News AFRICOM Conducts Airstrike Targeting Al-Shabaab Fighters Near Kismayo May 28, 2025Kismayo, Somalia – The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, carried out an airstrike on May 24, 2025, targeting members of the Al-Shabaab…
News Somali National Army Destroys Key Al-Shabaab Bases in Lower Juba May 22, 2025BARJALA, Somalia – The Somali National Army (SNA), supported by Jubbaland regional forces, has announced the killing of more than 48 Al-Shabaab militants and the destruction of key militant bases…
News NISA Welcomes Saudi Cabinet Approval of Counterterrorism Cooperation Agreement May 22, 2025MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has officially welcomed the decision by the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to ratify a bilateral…
News Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Participates in High-Level AU-EU Ministerial Meeting in Brussels May 22, 2025BRUSSELS, Belgium – Djibouti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdulkadir Hussein Omar, participated in the third African Union–European Union (AU-EU) Ministerial Meeting held in Brussels on 21 May…
News Somali Forces Kill Al-Shabaab Militants in Targeted Operation at Garas Magan May 21, 2025GARAS MAGAN, SOMALIA — Somali National Army and local forces conducted a planned operation in the Garas Magan area, situated between Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle regions, targeting Al-Shabaab militants. According…
News Hirshabelle Announces New Offensive to Defeat Al-Shabaab May 20, 2025WAR-GAADHI, HIRSHABELLE, SOMALIA — President Ali Abdullahi Hussein (Ali Gudlawe) of Hirshabelle State has announced a united military campaign aimed at decisively defeating the Al-Shabaab group operating in Somalia. President…
News The government has destroyed Al-Shabaab bases in Baraawe May 17, 2025Abukar Osman Baraawe, Lower Shabelle –The Somali National Army and the South West State Darawiish forces carried out a planned operation today near the outskirts of Baraawe town, in the…
News Farmaajo defended the withdrawal of troops from the frontlines as a military strategy. Apr 23, 2025Mogadishu, Somalia – Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has defended the withdrawal of government troops from frontlines as part of military strategy, arguing that such movements should not be…
News Puntland Says It Has Killed ISIS Fighters in Anti-Terror Operation Apr 19, 2025Bosaso, Somalia – Puntland authorities have announced that their counter-terrorism forces have killed multiple ISIS fighters in a recent operation in the Miraale Valley, located in the Bari region. The…
News Somalia Threatens the Acting Head of AUSSOM Apr 17, 2025“We will protect ourselves from foreign interference just as we defended ourselves from those who previously tried to harm us,” said Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Macallin Fiqi, using…