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    Somali, Ugandan Forces seize key territory from al-Shabab in Lower Shabelle region

    Saturday June 21, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali National Army (SNA) forces, in coordination with Ugandan troops under the African Union Stabilization Support Mission in Somalia...

    Top al-Shabab operative Abbas Hool dies from injuries after Somali military strike

    Wednesday June 18, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) –  Somali Ministry of Information has confirmed the death of Abbas Mohamed Hool, a senior Al-Shabaab operative accused of orchestrating...

    Somali army, local militias kill Al-Shabab militants in Lower Shabelle operation

    Monday June 16, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali National Army (SNA), with support from local militia forces, killed several Al-Shabab militants and seized...

    Kenyan counter-terror unit kills two al-Shabab militants in Mandera County

    Tuesday June 10, 2025A collage of some of the guns and RPGs recovered by the elite SOG group from Alshabaab militants on June...

    Jubbaland Vice President, Mandera governor discuss border security and fight against al-Shabab

    Tuesday June 10, 2025Kismayo (HOL) — The First Vice President of Somalia’s Jubbaland State, Mahmoud Sayid Aden, met Monday with the Governor of Kenya’s Mandera...

    How U.S. cuts in Somalia could imperil the fight against al-Shabab

    Tuesday May 27, 2025By Katharine Houreld and Mohamed GobobeSomalia’s government has increasingly turned to Turkey to repel al-Shabab, as America’s diminished focus on...

    Nairobi court finds 2 men guilty of aiding al-Shabab militants in 2019 hotel attack

    By  EVELYNE MUSAMBIFriday May 23, 2025Two Kenyan men charged with facilitating the 2019 attack on a luxury hotel complex that left 21 people...

    Death toll climbs to 20 in Mogadishu suicide bombing claimed by al-Shabab

    Sunday May 18, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The death toll from Sunday’s suicide bombing at a military recruitment center in Mogadishu has climbed to...

    Hiiraan militia targets Al-Shabab hideouts as militants regroup in rural villages

    Thursday May 15, 2025FILE - Ma’awisley fighters operating in HiiraanBeledweyne (HOL) — Community militia fighters in central Somalia have launched a new offensive...

    Somali forces kill senior Al-Shabab commander in Mudug raid

    Monday May 12, 2025FILE — Somali National Army soldiers advance during a joint operation with local forces against extremist militants in the Bacadka...

    Somalia’s war with al-Shabab forces hundreds of families to flee homes in Middle Shabelle

    Friday May 9, 2025IDP mother and her children sit outside their new shelter/File PhotoMaryan Nur Mohamed’s family of eight has faced severe shortages...

    Turkey doubles troops in Somalia amid Al-Shabab offensive

    Friday April 25, 2025By Ragip Soylu in Ankara and MEE correspondentAnkara sends drones, ammunition, commandos but still avoids directly engaging the armed Somali...

    Al-Shabab battles Somalia’s army for strategic military base

    Friday April 25, 2025Al-Shabab fighters have battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in southern Somalia, according...

    Al-Shabab battles Somalia’s army for strategic military base

    Thursday April 24, 2025The armed group says it seizes control of Wargaadhi town and its military base, but the Somali army denies the...

    Somalia deputy PM visits wounded troops, urges public to support fight against al-Shabab

    Wednesday April 9, 2025Somalia’s Second Deputy Prime Minister Abdisalaan Abdi Ali (center left) visits a wounded soldier at a hospital in Mogadishu on...

    Somali army kills 21 Al-Shabab militants in Middle Shabelle region

    Saturday March 29, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) announced on Saturday that it killed at least 21...