The U.S. military has launched its most intensive Somalia bombing campaign on record, U.S. Africa Command strike data show.

Somali intelligence forces carried out a targeted airstrike in the Lower Shabelle region in recent hours, killing several Al-Shabaab operatives, including senior commanders, the National Intelligence ...

Al-Shabaab has made significant territorial gains in central Somalia, capturing the strategic town of Maxaas after intense ...

The US is bombing while a number of countries with their own interests are engaging in counterterrorism on the ground. It isn't working.

Suicide Bombing in Somalia Targets Ugandan TroopsAccording to the insurgent-affiliated media, the bombing was carried out by a suicide bomber driving a vehicle laden with explosives, targeting the ...

U.S. Cuts Aid to Somalia But Continues to Bomb It Headline Jul 11, 2025 In the Somali city of Baidoa, health clinics warn of a worsening vaccination and malnutrition crisis among children.

A Ugandan military helicopter deployed with the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at Mogadishu airport on Wednesday, killing five passengers, a Ugandan military spokesperson said.

Somalia accused the semi-autonomous Puntland region of hijacking a ship with military equipment destined for a training facility in the capital, Mogadishu, that’s run by the Turkish government.

The contrast with the rest of Somalia is striking. Three years into the four-year term of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the federal government in Mogadishu, the capital, looks weak.