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Somalia sees momentum in US-backed war on Al-Shabaab

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Somalia’s government says US-backed airstrikes and expanded ground operations have shifted momentum in its long-running war against Al-Shabaab, claiming key...
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Somalia praises US strike surge, shrugs off Trump rhetoric

Washington (Somalia Today) – Somalia’s government has praised a record surge in US military support as essential to its survival, brushing aside hostile rhetoric...
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US Senator links Somaliland to UAE-backed RSF training camp

Washington (Somalia Today) — Jim Risch, the chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Tuesday he was alarmed by reports of a...
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Somalia kills Al-Shabaab finance chief for Mogadishu

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Somalia's elite forces have killed a senior Al-Shabaab commander responsible for the group's finances in the capital Mogadishu, intelligence authorities...
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Somalia flank sees US, Turkey air power surge

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Turkey deployed F-16 fighter jets to Somalia on Thursday while the United States expanded a key airbase in neighboring Kenya,...
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Israel eyes IDF base in Somaliland after recognition

Tel Aviv (Somalia Today) – Israel’s formal recognition of Somaliland could pave the way for an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) base in the breakaway...
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Türkiye deploys F-16s to Somalia as Ankara expands footprint

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) – Türkiye deployed three F-16 fighter jets to Mogadishu on Wednesday, escalating its military engagement in the Horn of Africa as...
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Somalia names Turkish-trained general as new army chief

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s cabinet dismissed army chief General Odowaa Yusuf Raage on Thursday and appointed a Turkish-trained logistics expert to lead the...
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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