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    U.S. airstrike destroys smuggling vessel carrying weapons to al-Shabaab off Somali coast

    Thursday April 24, 2025FILE - A U.S. Navy boarding team approaches a stateless dhow during a maritime security operation in the Gulf of...

    Ma’awisley forces launch assault on al-Shabaab in Somalia’s Hiiraan region

    Wednesday April 23, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Heavy fighting broke out Wednesday afternoon in Abooreey, a strategic village in Somalia’s Hiiraan region after local...

    Macawiisley militias launch attack on al-Shabaab near Aadan Yabaal

    Tuesday April 22, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Community defence forces in central Somalia launched a major assault on Monday targeting Al-Shabaab militants entrenched in...

    Las Anod officials confirm death of Ethiopia Consular official in Garowe, blame Al-Shabaab

    Tuesday April 22, 2025Puntland capital, Garowe. Photo: Garowe OnlineLas Anod officials confirmed the death of Farah Aydiid Jama, who is reported to be...

    U.S. military strikes Al-Shabaab near Adan Yabaal district in Middle Shabelle region

    Tuesday April 22, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab...

    Ma’awisleey commander urges relocation of Al-Shabaab families from Urban Areas

    Monday April 21, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The commander of Somalia's Ma'awisleey community defense forces, Ali Jeyte Osman, has called for the relocation of...

    Al-Shabaab launches attack near Baidoa, warns farmers to stay away from fields

    Sunday April 20, 2025FILE – Farmers tend crops on a small farm on the outskirts of Baidoa in Somalia’s Bay region. The area...

    Somali army kills 47 al-Shabaab terrorists in 2 attacks

    Friday April 18, 2025The Somali army on Thursday killed 47 al-Shabaab terrorists in separate attacks, including one in Aadan Yabaal in the Middle...

    Somali president defends war strategy after al-Shabaab captures key town

    Thursday April 17, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday defended his administration’s ongoing offensive against Al-Shabaab, following the militant...

    Somali forces kill 35 al-Shabaab militants near Baidoa

    Thursday April 17, 2025Somali National Army soldiers raise their fists in solidarity following a successful operation against Al-Shabaab militants near Baay Burjeed, close...

    U.S. airstrike destroys weapons-laden vessels bound for Al-Shabaab, officials say

    Thursday April 17, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — A U.S. airstrike, carried out in coordination with the Somali National Army (SNA), destroyed two vessels carrying...

    Somali forces repel Al-Shabaab attack near Baidoa, kill at least 10 militants

    Thursday April 17, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces and allied local militia repelled an attempted Al-Shabaab attack in the Gasarta area between...

    Al-Shabaab attack sparks heavy fighting in Somalia’s Galgaduud region

    Wednesday April 16, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Al-Shabaab militants launched a coordinated attack on the village of Haamcaduur in central Somalia's Galgaduud region early...

    Ma’awisleey commander blames inter-clan disputes for hindering fight against al-Shabaab

    Tuesday April 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Ali Jeyte Osman, commander of Somalia’s Ma’awisleey community defence forces, has accused Hawiye clan leaders of obstructing...

    U.S., Gulf states sanction 15 al-Shabaab figures over Somalia terror financing

    Tuesday April 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States and six Gulf states have imposed coordinated sanctions on 15 senior Al-Shabaab members and...

    Five civilians killed in Al-Shabaab landmine blast in Middle Shabelle region

    Saturday April 12, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — At least five civilians were killed and nearly ten others wounded on Friday when the vehicle they...