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    Mortar attack targets Halane Base Camp in Mogadishu; casualties unconfirmed

    Monday April 28, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Several mortar shells were fired toward the heavily fortified Halane Base Camp in Mogadishu on Monday, which...

    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...

    Somali forces repel al-Shabaab attack, hold key village in Middle Shabelle

    Thursday April 24, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces and allied local militias repelled an early-morning Al-Shabaab assault on the village of Wargaadhi...

    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...

    Puntland forces foil ISIS suicide attack in Togga Miraale, killing eight militants

    Sunday April 20, 2025Garowe (HOL) — Puntland security forces have thwarted a major ISIS suicide bombing attempt in the Togga Miraale area, killing...

    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...

    Mortar attack kills one, injuries three in Mogadishu

    Saturday April 19, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Several mortar shells struck multiple neighborhoods in Mogadishu on Sunday, including Hamarweyne, Hamar Jajab, and Shibis districts,...

    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...

    Somalia to inspect planes after cargo crash, airport attack

    Friday April 11, 2025UN cargo aircraft rests on its nose after a landing gear failure at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport on April...

    Somali man who helped stop knife attack in Germany wins right to stay

    Wednesday April 9, 2025Ahmed Mohamed Odowaa, the Somali asylum seeker who helped subdue the knife attacker during the deadly January rampage in Aschaffenburg,...

    AUSSOM condemns Al-Shabaab attack on AU troops in Hirshabelle’s Buurane village

    Wednesday April 9, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) has strongly condemned an attack by Al-Shabaab...

    Mortar attack in Mogadishu hits homes and theater, injures civilians

    Saturday April 5, 2025Smoke rises after mortar shells struck a residential area near the National Theater in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Saturday, April 5,...

    ‘We are under attack by pirates’: The threat to cruise ships that refuses to go away

    Friday April 4, 2025By Dave MonkAfter holidaymakers received a worrying warning on a recent voyage, our expert digs into the lingering danger of...

    Armed militants attack Bosaso police station, one killed

    Wednesday March 26, 2025Security forces patrol a barricaded area in Bosaso following a recent attack on the city's central police station.Mogadishu (HOL)  —...

    Qatar condemns attack on Somali President’s convoy, affirms solidarity with Somalia

    Sunday March 23, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has strongly condemned the recent attack on Somali President Hassan...