Tag: Somalia

United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has reported that American forces carried out two “collective self-defense strikes, one each on December 14 and 17, 2022, in support of Somali National Army engagements against al-Shabaab near Cadale, Somalia.” The December 14 strike resulted in the deaths of seven militants. The December 17 strike...

Mogadishu, Somalia (Reuters) – At least 100 people were killed and 300 injured in two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday, the country's president said in a statement early on Sunday. "Our people who were massacred ... included mothers with their...

The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that an American airstrike killed a senior al-Shabaab leader near the town of Jilib, Somalia, on October 1. In a statement, AFRICOM reported that “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against the al-Shabaab militant...

The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has reported that 13 al-Shabaab militants were killed during an airstrike operation in Somalia on Sunday. According to a press release from AFRICOM, “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists that were actively attacking...

  Update: Former PM Dhunul has also been killed in the blasts. Update: another three explosions have rocked the regional capital as power has been cut off in several neighborhoods and gunfire can be heard. The Honorable Aamina Abdi Mohamed was killed moments ago in a suicide explosion in Beledweyne town, multiple reporters...

At least 10 people are dead after an Al-Shabaab VBIED targeted a UN peacekeeping convoy in Mogadishu, Somalia. Nine others were also wounded by the blast, which destroyed a nearby building. Al-Shabaab has been designated as a terrorist organization by Australia, Canada, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and...