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U.S. airstrikes target ISIS militant group in Somalia’s Puntland State

Saturday March 29, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) - U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS militants in northern Somalia's Calmiskaad Mountains as...

Kenya recognises Kosovo as independent state, first such move in five years

Thursday March 27, 2025Kenya has recognised Kosovo as an independent state, the first country to do so after nearly five years of stalled...

Islamic State in Somalia: the terrorist group’s origins, rise and recent battlefield defeats

Saturday March 22, 2025The Islamic State in Somalia is an affiliate of the transnational jihadist group Islamic State, known in short as ISIS. Based...

Former senior ISIS leader dies in prison in Puntland State

Tuesday March 18, 2025Bosaso (HOL) — A former senior leader of ISIS, Abdirahman Shirwac Lahore, has died in a prison in the coastal...

Somali regional state denies corruption claims, calls allegations a defamation campaign

Monday March 10, 2025Jigjiga city, the capital of Somali Regional StateJIGJIGA, Ethiopia (HOL) — The Somali Regional State Communication Affairs Bureau has strongly...

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...

Lawmakers call for intervention over governance concerns in South West State

Tuesday March 4, 2025Lawmakers and political leaders from South West State gather in Mogadishu to discuss governance concerns and electoral challenges in the...

ENDF troops donate medical supplies to Bay Regional Hospital in South West State of Somalia

FanaBCMonday March 3, 2025Members of Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) deployed in the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) donated...

Islamic State in Somalia expands global reach, becomes key financial hub

Friday February 21, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The Islamic State’s Somalia branch (IS-S) has grown into one of the group’s most critical global affiliates,...

Southwest State of Somalia signs $500M deal with Kuwaiti firm to develop Barawa port

Tuesday February 18, 2025South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen meets with a senior official from Kuwaiti firm Arabic Holding to discuss...

Somali officials: US airstrike against Islamic State kills 16 militants

By Mohamed Olad HassanTuesday February 18, 2025U.S. airstrikes killed 16 militants affiliated with the Islamic State terrorist group in northern Somalia, officials there...

Two killed in clan-related attack in Galmudug State

Sunday February 16, 2025 Mogadishu (HOL) – At least two young men were killed and another injured in an attack by armed militias on herders...

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