Fighting was ongoing between Somalia's armed forces and the Al-Shabaab Islamist group over a strategic town in the country's central region, a local militia commander and elder said on Monday.

MOGADISHU, 1st July, 2025 (WAM) -- Nineteen al-Shabaab militants were killed in a clash with the Somali army forces, according to the Somali National News Agency (SONNA).The operation, supported ...

Al Shabaab insurgents have seized the town of Tardo in Somalia's central Hiiran region and are pressing on with an advance that has already displaced thousands, a military official said.

An explosion hit a military base in the Somali capital on Wednesday and was followed by gunfire, a witness said, as the al Qaeda-linked militant al Shabaab group claimed responsibility for what it ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) -An explosion hit a military base in the Somali capital on Wednesday and was followed by gunfire, a witness said, as the al Qaeda-linked militant al Shabaab group claimed ...

Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Bondi and Bongino at the Justice Department The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files flap is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI ...

AG Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino had a contentious conversation at the White House earlier in the week over the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Al-Shabaab had some origins connected to al-Qaeda and formally declared its allegiance to them in 2012. It currently functions as a clan-based terrorist group predominantly in south Somalia.

The spat threatened to shatter relations between them and centered in part on a news story that described divisions between the FBI and the Justice Department.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and FBI are struggling to contain the fallout and appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald ...