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    Somali forces overrun Al-Shabaab stronghold in El Buur offensive

    Thursday March 13, 2025Armed local fighters, alongside Somali security forces, patrol a rural area near Ceelbuur district in the Galgaduud region on March...

    Somali forces overrun Al-Shabaab stronghold in Ceelbuur offensive

    Thursday March 13, 2025Armed local fighters, alongside Somali security forces, patrol a rural area near Ceelbuur district in the Galgaduud region on March...

    Islamic State in retreat after offensive in Somalia’s Puntland

    Wednesday March 5, 2025 By Harun Maruf and Jeff Seldin FILE - Puntland security forces parade newly trained soldiers and equipment to combat Islamic State...

    Somalia’s opposition leaders back military offensive against Al-Shabaab and urge national security reform

    Wednesday March 5, 2025 Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, and opposition leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame (L...

    Shabaab’s deadliest offensive in months pushes toward Mogadishu

    Tuesday March 4, 2025A masked Shabaab militant poses with a rifle and the group's flag in front of a landmark in Biyo Cadde,...

    Somali forces, militias expand offensive against Al-Shabaab in Middle Shabelle

    Sunday March 2, 2025Somali government forces and allied local militias mobilize near Biyo Adde, Middle Shabelle, as part of an ongoing military offensive...

    Somali forces recapture Ba’adweyne district from Al-Shabaab in major military offensive

    Friday February 28, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali security forces recaptured Ba’adweyne, a strategic district in the southern Mudug region, on Friday following a...

    SSC Khatumo leader calls for renewed offensive as Somaliland faces resistance over militia nationalization

    Wednesday February 26, 2025SSC Khatumo leader Abdiqadir Aw Ali Firdhiye addresses a public gathering,Mogadishu (HOL) — The leader of SSC Khatumo, Abdiqadir Aw...

    Somali PM vows to continue military offensive after gains in Middle Shabelle

    Tuesday February 25, 2025FILE -Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre speaks during a government meeting in Mogadishu.Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza...

    Somali army kills over 70 Al-Shabaab militants in Middle Shabelle offensive

    Tuesday February 25, 2025FILE - Somali National Army soldiers are seen in the Middle Shabelle region of Somalia, Dec. 10, 2012. (Stuart Price...

    Puntland forces, UAE airstrikes kill 44 ISIS fighters in major offensive

    Thursday February 20, 2025Puntland security forces patrol a remote area in the Al-Miskaad Mountains following a large-scale counterterrorism operation against ISIS militants. The...

    Hiiraan governor inspects Ma’awisleey forces ahead of anti-Al-Shabaab offensive

    Friday February 14, 2025Beledweyne (HOL) – Hiiraan Regional Governor Muse Salad Wehliye on Thursday inspected a newly deployed contingent of Ma'awisleey local forces...

    Somali president joins push for renewed offensive against ISIS after key victory

    Thursday February 6, 2025Hassan Sheikh Mohamud / Photograph: Girma BertaMogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has renewed his call for stepped-up...

    As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies from rebel offensive

    Wednesday February 5, 2025Red Cross team members proceed with the burial of victims of the fighting in Goma, following the intensification of fighting...

    Somali forces, Ma’awisley militia push al-Shabaab back in Hiiraan offensive

    Friday January 31, 2025Beledweyne (HOL) — Heavy fighting broke out Friday between Somali National Army (SNA) forces, backed by local Ma'awisley militia, and...

    Somali National Army prepares for major offensive with operations in Bakool region

    Thursday January 30, 2025Baidoa (HOL) – Somali National Army (SNA) conducted security operations on Wednesday in several areas of the Bakool region as...