Somalia

Egypt boosts commitment to Somalia’s stability with new military deployment - analysis

As part of its efforts to enhance "security and stability," Egypt is sending additional forces to Somalia.

Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region, during a gathering calling for Somalia’s territorial unity, in Mogadishu, Dec. 30.
Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdisalam Abdi Ali, attends an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers called by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the OIC General Secretariat headquarters in Jeddah on January 10, 2026.

An African bishop’s warning: America is funding its own enemies in Somalia - opinion

An illustrative image of a Somaliland flag being held.

Why Israel was right to recognize Somaliland - opinion

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaks during a press conference after a meeting with his Greek counterpart in Athens on May 20, 2024.

Egypt boosts military presence in Somalia after Israel recognizes Somaliland - report


Turkey to evacuate wounded after deadly Mogadishu blast

The dead included many students from a university in the city, authorities said.

A general view shows the scene of a car bomb explosion at a checkpoint in Mogadishu, Somalia December 28, 2019

From newlywed to widow on a deadly morning in Mogadishu

No-one immediately claimed responsibility but the city's mayor blamed al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab.

Qali Ibrahim who lost her husband in the car bomb explosion is consoled by an unknown relative during a Reuters interview at the Madina hospital in Mogadishu

At least 90 people killed in Somalia checkpoint blast

The dead included many students and two Turkish nationals, the Somali foreign minister said.

A general view shows the scene of a car bomb explosion at a checkpoint in Mogadishu, Somalia December 28, 2019

More than 250,000 people displaced after flooding in Somalia

A Somali boy stands on a junk vehicle after heavy rain flooded their neighbourhood in Mogadishu

Iranian held by Somali pirates since 2015 freed

Three Iranians sailors are still being held, Mousavi said.

Marines Turkish frigate 'Gediz' arrest suspected pirates 390

Somali reporter killed in terror attack, her goal was to show 'positive'

Somali-Canadian television personality Hodan Nalayeh was reported killed in the Al Shabaab complex attack in Kismayo which targeted reporters and activists for a civic society in Somalia.

A general view shows people at the scene of a suicide car explosion at a check point near Somali Parliament building in Mogadishu, Somalia June 15, 2019

U.S. air strike kills 13 Islamic State fighters in Somalia - U.S. military

The US military has stepped up its campaign of air strikes in Somalia since President Donald Trump took office, saying it has killed more than 800 militants in two years.

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U.S. air force strikes ISIS fighters in Somalia, killing three

A witness said missiles struck two wells on the outskirts of Timirshe village, some 60km southeast of Puntland's commercial capital Bosaso.

Policemen security forces secure the scene where al-Shabaab militia stormed a government building in Mogadishu

Top Somalian ISIS leader killed in U.S. airstrike

Abdulhakim Dhuqub was responsible for the daily operations of the extremist group, attack planning and resource procurement.

Al Shabab terrorists in Somalia

Amnesty Int'l says U.S. strikes in Somalia kill large numbers of civilians

The US military rejected Amnesty's report. It says it has killed 800 militants in air strikes in Somalia over that period, but has not wounded or killed a single civilian.

SOMALIA: Until 2011, al Shabaab controlled much of the Horn of Africa country including Mogadishu. Its militants often stage bomb and gun attacks in the capital in their quest to topple the Western-backed government and impose their own strict interpretation of sharia (Islamic law) on the nation. In