The Somali Ministry of Defense said its forces killed at least 25 al-Shabaab militants in precision airstrikes in the Lower Juba region.
1 week agoIn Nairobi, clashes broke out on Tuesday, June 17, between protesters, law enforcement, and armed civilians described as "thugs." Several people were injured. The protesters were demanding justice for Albert Ojwang, a teacher who died in custody in early June
Police officer arrested after shooting unarmed civilian during Kenya protest
1 week agoIn Kenya, following the death of Albert Omondo, police shot a protester at close range during street clashes
1 week agoClashes injure 11 as Kenyans protest death of blogger in police custody
Person shot and killed by Kenyan police at protest in central Nairobi over death of blogger in police custody, local media reports
Protesters clash with police in Kenya's capital Nairobi after well-known blogger, who criticised senior officer, dies in police custody
Vehicles ablaze in Nairobi as Kenya protests escalate
A member of Britain’s armed forces has been arrested in Kenya and U.K. military police are investigating, the Ministry of Defense said Sunday
4 week agoAl-Shabaab Militants Raid Somali Forces Military Barracks, Killing 8 Troops, in Dagmada Wada Jir, Mogadishu, Somalia
4 week agoAl-Shabaab militants have reportedly forced Burundian troops and some local fighters to vacate their camps in the strategic river-crossing village of Xawaadley in Middle Shabelle, about 50km north of Mogadishu. The militants have been deliberately flooding the area for 3 days with water from the Bal’ad nature reserve, the largest water reserve in Somalia. A source in the area said residents reported al-Shabaab militants were spotted in Xawaadley on Monday. Xawaadley has a strategic bridge linking the region to the southern half of the country
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab on May 24, the second within a week
Emergency declared in the Pakistani province of Punjab, the provincial chief minister says
US Africa Command: We conducted airstrikes on April 16 targeting advanced conventional weapons aboard two vessels en route to al-Shabaab.
2 month agoAl-Shabaab Militants Raid Ugandan Forces Military Base, in Janale, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Somali National Army, with @USAfricaCommand support, carried out a targeted airstrike in Aadan Yabaal, killing 12 Al-Shabaab militants. No civilian casualties. Operations continue to ensure lasting security
Somali media: Mortar shells fired at the presidential palace
3 month agoSomali Forces Strike Al-Shabaab in Lower Juba. Somali Danab Commandos and Jubbaland’s Dervish forces launched a joint operation against Al-Shabaab in northern Lower Juba. Officials say the raid destroyed key positions and inflicted heavy losses, though no casualty figures were
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted multiple airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia on March 25, 2025
Al-Shabab fighters raided a security camp in Garissa, Kenya, killing six and injuring four. The attackers overran the camp, shot and stabbed victims, then fled. Security forces are pursuing them
3 month agoTragedy in Somalia: Cargo plane crashes near MogadishunnA DHC-5D Buffalo aircraft operated by Trident Aviation crashed just 24 km from Mogadishu while en route from Dhobley. All 5 passengers on board lost their lives
3 month agoNew African Union Chair Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Visits Mogadishu, Somalia
Mohamed says his 13-year-old son was killed and his daughter wounded in an airstrike on his home in Gal’ad town, some 350 km north of Mogadishu, insisting he’s a well-known civilian with no ties to Al Shabab
The Somalia government reportedly deployed security forces on Friday to the road connecting Mogadishu and agricultural town Afgooye following multiple sightings of AlShabaab militants in the area throughout the week
3 month agoAhmed Nasser Dhuwaifar al-Khalifi, a member of al-Qaeda in Yemen, was killed in a US raid targeting al-Shabaab members in Somalia.
3 month agoSomalia Official statement: Al-Shabaab, facing heavy defeats, attempted a failed attack on President @HassanSMohamud’s convoy in Mogadishu today. The cowardly act resulted in civilian casualties, but the President safely reached his destination. The fight against terror continues
3 month agoMassive Explosion Targets Somalian President’s Convoy Near Villa Somalia. A powerful improvised explosive device (IED) was remotely detonated near Ceel-Gaabta, targeting Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s convoy shortly after it left Villa Somalia
3 month agoMore than 120 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in Somali army airstrikes targeting the city of Jilib in the Middle Juba region in the south of the country.
The U.S. military conducted a “collective self-defense” airstrike against al Shabaab on March 15, 2025, about 150km NE of Mogadishu; combatants were killed and that no civilians were injured or killed - per statement
The Somali government has reported that 16 al-Shabaab fighters were killed in two airstrikes in the vicinity of Basra, Lower Shabelle region, last night
