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    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...

    Ma’awisley militia kills 20 Al-Shabaab fighters in fierce clashes in Hiiraan region

    Thursday June 5, 2025Beledweyne (HOL) – At least 20 Al-Shabaab militants were killed on Wednesday during heavy fighting between Ma’awisley local militia forces...

    Puntland’s Dervish Forces kill over 35 ISIS fighters in Bari region offensive

    Wednesday June 4, 2025Bosaso (HOL) – Puntland's elite Dervish forces have killed more than 35 ISIS militants, including several foreign fighters, during a...

    Somali forces kill 48 al-Shabaab fighters in joint operation in Jubbaland State

    Thursday May 22, 2025Kismayo (HOL) – The Somali National Army’s elite Danab Commandos, in collaboration with the Jubbaland Dervish forces, have killed 48...

    Ma’awisley fighters advance on Al-Shabaab stronghold in central Somalia

    Monday May 19, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Ma’awisley militia forces from Somalia’s Hiiraan region are advancing toward the Al-Shabaab-held district of Aadan Yabaal in...

    Wadajir Party leader urges military support for clan fighters battling Al-Shabaab in Hiiraan region

    Monday May 19, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Wadajir Party leader and MP Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has called on the Federal Government of Somalia to...

    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...

    Somali local militia kills 10 Al-Shabaab fighters in joint operation in Hiiran region

    Saturday May 3, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Local militia forces in Somalia's Hiiraan region killed at least 10 Al-Shabaab militants in heavy fighting on Friday...

    Somali forces kill 40 Al-Shabaab fighters in Middle Shabelle region

    Thursday April 24, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces repelled coordinated Al-Shabaab attacks in the Wargaadhi and Labi Gooley areas of the Middle...

    Puntland says its forces kill dozens of ISIS fighters in major operation

    Mogadishu (HOL) — Puntland security forces say they have killed more than 40 ISIS fighters and seized a critical stronghold during a 24-hour...

    Somali forces kill five al-Shabaab fighters in Middle Shabelle operation

    Thursday April 10, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces killed five Al-Shabaab militants and destroyed several vehicles in a planned military operation in...

    Somali forces expel Al-Shabaab fighters from Aboorey in Hiiraan offensive

    Tuesday April 8, 2025Somali government forces patrol the outskirts of Aboorey village in the Hiiraan region on April 8, 2025, following overnight clashes...

    Somali government seizes Ruunirgood district from Al-Shabaab fighters

    Monday April 7, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces, backed by local clan militias, have taken full control of the Ruunirgood district in...

    Three Ethiopian ISIS fighters surrender to Puntland forces in Al-Miskaat mountains

    Monday April 7, 2025Garowe (HOL) - Three Ethiopian men from the Oromo ethnic group, who were members of the ISIS militant group, surrendered...

    Al-Shabaab fighters surrender in Somalia’s Southwest State

    Wednesday April 2, 2025Four former Al-Shabaab fighters stand for a photo after surrendering to authorities in Baidoa, Somalia’s Southwest State, on April 1,...

    ISIS fighters shift to night attacks and landmines after losses in Somalia

    Wednesday March 26, 2025Gen. Faadhigo, spokesperson for Puntland’s counterterrorism operations, speaks to the media during a field briefingGarowe (HOL)  — ISIS militants in...