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ICG warns of Al-Shabaab surge as Somalia aid falters

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — The International Crisis Group (ICG) warned Thursday that Somalia is losing ground in its long war with Al-Shabaab. The...
Security

Al-Shabab razes Somali village, burns mosque and farms

Awdhegle (Somalia Today) — Al-Shabab militants burned an entire farming village and its mosque to the ground in a scorched-earth retreat, the Somali military...
Politics

How a UAE base in Somalia fuels the mercenary war in Sudan

Bosaso (Somalia Today) — An Emirati base in Somalia's port city of Bosaso is being used to move battle-hardened Colombian mercenaries into Sudan's civil...
Security

Army command cracks down on fake Somali soldiers

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — The Somali National Army (SNA) warned against the unauthorized use of military uniforms, insignia, and equipment, announcing a sweeping crackdown...
Security

Sweden secretly deploys soldiers to Somalia to aid US mission

Stockholm (Somalia Today) – Sweden’s government has secretly deployed a specialist military unit to Somalia to support United States counterterrorism operations against the Al-Shabaab...
Security

Somalia: Man gets 25-year sentence in sisters’ rape case

Garowe (Somalia Today) — A court in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland state on Wednesday sentenced a man to 25 years in prison for the gang...
Security

Somalia’s NISA kills 7 militants days after intel base attack

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said its forces, supported by international partners, carried out an overnight raid in...
Security

Somalia: Puntland and Somaliland sign rare security agreement

Nairobi (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s rival northern regions, Puntland and Somaliland, announced a security agreement amid tensions with Mogadishu over a new federal state...
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attends the Italy-Africa Summit in Addis Ababa.

Somali president accuses foreign powers of stoking instability

Journalists photograph weapons displayed by Somali police inside Elite Hotel in Mogadishu.

Somali police display ‘seized’ arms at opposition-linked hotel

Somali soldiers patrol a street after supporters of opposition political figures and state security forces clashed in Mogadishu, Somalia

Somali army clashes with militia linked to former minister

A view shows the Elite Hotel on the Indian Ocean waterfront in Abdiaziz district of Mogadishu, Somalia

Somali forces raid opposition-linked hotel in Mogadishu

The flags of Israel and Somaliland at the entrance to a fruit farm between the capital city of Hargeisa and port city of Berbera

Israel deployed forces to Somaliland during Iran war: reports

Somali soldiers patrol a street after supporters of opposition political figures and state security forces clashed in Mogadishu, Somalia

Somalia says Mogadishu operation over as Sharif leaves flashpoint

Somali soldiers patrol a street after supporters of opposition political figures and state security forces clashed in Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu calm after government forces, ex-PM loyalists clash

Then Somali prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire pictured during a meeting in Mogadishu.

Clashes erupt near Somalia ex-PM’s home in Mogadishu

Somali-born cleric Abdulqadir Mumin on computer screen

IS resurgence tests Puntland forces in northern Somalia

Two Ethiopian suspects sit in a Somali military court during an Al-Shabaab-related hearing

Somalia tries two Ethiopians accused of joining Al-Shabaab

South West President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen at a cabinet meeting in Baidoa

Fighting erupts in Baidoa after Laftagareen loyalist attack

Ali Mohamad Rage, also known as Ali Dhere, speaks during an interview

Al-Shabaab targets Turkey, US in Eid propaganda message

M60 tank displayed at Fort Lewis Military Museum

Turkey trains Somalia’s Gorgor commandos for tank warfare

Somali Danab soldiers train with US partners, NISA raid kills Al-Shabaab

Somalia says 26 Shabaab militants killed in Hiiraan raids

Somali opposition plans protest as president calls talks ahead of mandate deadline

Mogadishu protest crackdown leaves one dead, opposition says

General view of Maka Al Mukarama Road in Mogadishu.

Mogadishu braces for opposition rally under tight curbs

Somali military officers march in a parade during celebrations to mark the 62nd anniversary

Villa Somalia overhauls Mogadishu security amid poll row

A Turkish made intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Yildirimhan on display

Türkiye to test first ICBM from Somalia, Bloomberg reports

Somalia military forces parade during 65th independence anniversary in Mogadishu

Somali government tightens security as mandate row grows

An illustration shows the flags of Somalia and Pakistan.

Somalia pledges help as pirates hold Pakistani crew hostage

Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbalolshe attends a cabinet meeting at the prime minister’s office in Mogadishu.

Foreign mistrust hinders Somalia’s intel sharing, ex-spy chief says

Bab el-Mandeb, meaning 'Gate of Tears', is a narrow maritime corridor linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden

Somalia denies banning Israeli ships from Bab al-Mandeb Strait

An armed Somali pirate stands off the coast of Hobyo in 2010, watching a cargo ship anchored offshore, illustrating the threat Somali pirates pose to merchant shipping.

Pirates seize oil tanker off Somalia with 17 crew

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters.

EU approves 75 million euro boost for AU mission in Somalia

Somali soldiers celebrate the 66th anniversary of the Somali National Army in Mogadishu

Somalia needs a feared military in world of no rules: PM

Hussein Kasim Yusuf, the newly appointed head of Somalia's Immigration and Citizenship Agency, sits in a parliamentary session in Mogadishu.

Somalia appoints new immigration chief

Somali military officers march in a parade during celebrations to mark the 62nd anniversary

Somalia arms new recruits in Galmudug ahead of vote push

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