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    Somali forces kill 12 Al-Shabaab militants in joint operation in Middle Shabelle region

    Saturday June 21, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali National Army forces, in collaboration with local militia groups, killed 12 Al-Shabaab militants, including senior leaders, during a...

    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 security forces kill two Al Shabaab militants in Mandera

    by Frankline Oduor Wednesday June 11, 2025Kenyan troops disembark from a military vehicle at the Kenya-Somalia border in October 2011. PhotoSecurity officers from the...

    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...

    Over 40 al-Shabaab militants killed in joint operation in Hiiraan region

    Saturday June 7, 2025Mogadishu (HOL)  – The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), in coordination with the Somali National Army (SNA) and international...

    Kenyan forces kill four Al-Shabaab militants in Garissa dawn raid

    Tuesday June 3, 2025FILE - Kenyan Special Operations Group (SOG) officers prepare for deployment in this undated file photo. The elite unit has...

    US airstrikes kill at least 10 ISIS militants in northeastern Somalia

    Tuesday June 3, 2025Bosaso (HOL) – At least ten ISIS militants were killed in new US airstrikes targeting militant hideouts in the mountainous...

    US conducts airstrike against Al Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia

    By Greg Wehner Wednesday May 28, 2025U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against the al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab over the weekend in Somalia.The airstrike by...

    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...

    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...

    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 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. airstrike targets ISIS militants in northeastern Somalia, backing Puntland forces

    Tuesday May 13, 2025Bosaso (HOL) – U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, carried out an airstrike targeting...

    Suspected Al-Shabaab militants kill five Kenyan police officers in Lamu ambush

    Saturday May 3, 2025Nairobi (HOL) — At least five Kenyan police officers were killed on Tuesday in a deadly ambush by suspected Al-Shabaab...

    Five killed, two injured by suspected Al-Shabaab militants, in Mandera

    By Adan MohamedWednesday April 30, 2025Five people have been killed and two others injured on Tuesday morning in a new wave of suspected...

    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...