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    Turkey to send 500 troops to Somalia as part of expanded military, energy deal

    Tuesday June 3, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Turkey will deploy 500 additional special forces to Somalia in a significant escalation of its military support...

    AU troops evacuate Xawaadley after floods; reports suggest Al-Shabaab presence

    Tuesday June 3, 2025FILE – Burundian peacekeepers serving under the African Union mission walk along a tarmac at Aden Adde International Airport in...

    Puntland troops withdraw from key frontlines amid discontent over Erigabo, unpaid salaries

    Tuesday May 6, 2025Garowe (HOL) — Puntland military forces stationed along key frontlines in the Calmadow mountain range have withdrawn from their positions...

    African peacekeeping mission in Somalia ‘needs 8,000 more troops’

    Sunday April 27, 2025African Union peacekeepers from Uganda provide security as Somali lawmakers arrive to cast their vote in the presidential election, at...

    Turkey doubles troops in Somalia amid Al-Shabab offensive

    Friday April 25, 2025By Ragip Soylu in Ankara and MEE correspondentAnkara sends drones, ammunition, commandos but still avoids directly engaging the armed Somali...

    IGAD urges 8,000 more troops and funding as al-Shabaab threatens Somalia mission

    Friday April 25, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has called for the rapid deployment of 8,000 additional peacekeepers and...

    Turkey deploys troops to Somalia as al-Shabaab reclaims territory and U.S. pulls back

    Thursday April 24, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Al Shabaab has retaken key areas across central Somalia in a coordinated offensive that has allowed...

    Djiboutian troops deploy to Beledweyne under new AUSSOM mandate

    Wednesday April 16, 2025Beledweyne (HOL) — A new contingent of Djiboutian troops arrived in Beledweyne on Tuesday as part of the African Union...

    Somalia deputy PM visits wounded troops, urges public to support fight against al-Shabab

    Wednesday April 9, 2025Somalia’s Second Deputy Prime Minister Abdisalaan Abdi Ali (center left) visits a wounded soldier at a hospital in Mogadishu on...

    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...

    Ethiopia deploys 2,500 troops under new AU mission to fight al-Shabaab

    Saturday April 5, 2025FILE - Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) troops parade during a medal ceremony at Mahas Forward Operating Base in Beledweyne,...

    Jubbaland deploys more troops to counter Al-Shabaab in Lower Juba region

    Friday April 4, 2025Kismayo (HOL) – Jubbaland regional authorities have deployed a large contingent of Jubbaland Dervish Force to northern parts of the...

    Ethiopia and Eritrea edge closer to war as troops mass at border

    Thursday March 13, 2025Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, left, and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki attend the reopening of the Eritrean embassy in Ethiopia in...

    UPDF troops complete post-mission training after year long Somalia deployment

    Nile PostBy Ramson MuhairweSunday March 9, 2025Brig Michael Kabango addresses the troops.The UPDF has officially concluded a post-mission ideological training course for Battle...

    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...

    Five African Nations to deploy nearly 12,000 troops for new AUSSOM mission in Somalia

    Thursday February 27, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Five African nations, including three of Somalia’s neighbours, will deploy a total of 11,900 troops under the...