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    Somali National Army, local forces launch joint operation against Al-Shabaab in Hiiraan region

    Tuesday June 17, 2025 Beledweyne (HOL) – The Somali National Army (SNA) and allied local forces carried out coordinated military operations in the past few...

    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...

    Suspects with Somali army ties arrested in Elwak – Police

    by CYRUS OMBATISaturday June 14, 2025Two Kenyan men who had crossed into Somalia and enlisted in the Somali National Army were on Thursday...

    Somali army kills 13 Al-Shabaab fighters in Middle Shabelle region

    Thursday June 12, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali National Army (SNA), with support from international partners, carried out a planned military operation in the Buurta...

    Somali National Army and Ma’awisley militias prepare major offensive to retake Aden Yabaal from Al-Shabaab

    Tuesday May 27, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali National Army (SNA), in coordination with the Ma’awisley clan militia, is preparing for a large-scale...

    Somali Defense Minister says army will soon liberate Middle Shabelle region

    Saturday May 24, 2025Somali Defense Minister Ahmed Moalim Faqi announced Friday that his country's armed forces have liberated the entire Middle Shabelle region...

    Somali army kills over 120 al-Shabaab militants in 72-hour offensive

    Thursday May 22, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali National Army forces, in coordination with local clan militias and international partners, have killed at least...

    Sudan army chief appoints former UN official Idris as prime minister

    Tuesday May 20, 2025Independent candidate Kamil Idris poses for a picture in Khartoum February 3, 2010. REUTERS/Mohamed Nurdldin/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsSudan's army...

    Somali army kills three Al-Shabaab militants in Mudug region

    Tuesday May 13, 2025Harardhere, Mudug (HOL) – Somali National Army (SNA) forces, in collaboration with local clan militia, killed three Al-Shabaab militants in...

    U.S. delivers new military equipment to support Somali army operations against al-Shabaab

    Thursday May 8, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Ministry of Defense on Wednesday received a new shipment of U.S.-supplied military equipment to support...

    Somali army kills at least 50 Al-Shabaab fighters in heavy fighting along Hiiraan–Middle Shabelle border

    Sunday May 4, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces, in collaboration with local community fighters, killed at least 50 Al-Shabaab militants in heavy...

    Sudan’s RSF conducts first drone attack on Port Sudan, army spokesperson says

    Sunday May 4, 2025Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a drone attack on a military air base and other facilities in...

    Somali army kills 21 Al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle region

    Saturday April 26, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali National Army (SNA) elite Danab Commandos killed at least 21 Al-Shabaab militants during a targeted operation...

    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-Shabaab terrorists attack strategic army base in Somalia, multiple casualties on both sides

    Thursday April 24, 2025Al-Qaeda-affiliated group claims to have overrun army base in Wargaadhi, but Somali Defense Ministry denies and says it remains under...

    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...