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.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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

You are not building a state in Somalia – you are funding a syndicate that mocks you and fuels the war against your allies.

|ByBISHOP DENNIS NTHUMBI/THE MEDIA LINE
An illustrative image of a Somaliland flag being held.

Why Israel was right to recognize Somaliland - opinion

Somaliland’s six million people see Israel’s recognition as a long-overdue reward for decades of successful state-building.

|ByNEVILLE TELLER
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

Somalia has strongly condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, marking the first time any nation has officially recognized the breakaway region.

|ByGUY ELSTER

Biden approves redeployment of under 500 ground troops to Somalia

Prior to Trump's withdrawal, the United States had about 700 troops in Somalia focused on helping local forces defeat the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgency.

MAY 16, 2022ByREUTERS
US Army soldiers, assigned to the East Africa Response Force (EARF), 101st Airborne Division on a mission to bolster the security of Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya after an attack by Somalia's al Shabaab militants that killed three Americans, board a transport plane in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti January 5,

Iranian arrested in Kenya for planning terror attacks against Israeli targets - report

Iranian Mohammed Saeid Golabi was arrested in Kenya for coordinating a terror cell in Nairobi attacking both Israeli and local sites.

NOVEMBER 28, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man crosses the road during the closing of businesses on First Avenue in Eastleigh district of Nairobi, Kenya November 16, 2021. Picture taken November 16, 2021.

Suicide bomber kills well-known Somali journalist

Al Shabaab, which wants to overthrow the government and impose its own strict interpretation of Islamic law, confirmed it was behind the attack.

NOVEMBER 20, 2021ByREUTERS
A Somali soldier holds position as civilians evacuate from the scene of a suicide explosion after al-Shabaab militia stormed a government building in Mogadishu, Somalia, March 23, 2019.

Iranian-supplied arms smuggled from Yemen into Somalia - study

"Iran has repeatedly denied any involvement in the trafficking of arms to the Houthis. However, a preponderance of evidence points to Iranian state supply."

NOVEMBER 10, 2021ByREUTERS
Houthi troops ride on the back of a police patrol truck after participating in a Houthi gathering in Sanaa, Yemen February 19, 2020

Iranian-supplied arms smuggled from Yemen into Somalia - study

"Iran has repeatedly denied any involvement in the trafficking of arms to the Houthis. However, a preponderance of evidence points to Iranian state supply."

NOVEMBER 10, 2021ByREUTERS
Houthi troops ride on the back of a police patrol truck after participating in a Houthi gathering in Sanaa, Yemen February 19, 2020

America may be creating a power vacuum from Somalia to Afghanistan

The US has broken its “long silence” with new airstrikes “against those who exploit the vacuum left by its withdrawal.”

JULY 24, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Former Mujahideen hold weapons to support Afghan forces in their fight against Taliban, on the outskirts of Herat province, Afghanistan July 10, 2021.

Ugandan army says it has killed 189 al Shabaab fighters in Somalia

Ugandan troops are part of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, whose aim is to support the central government and stop al Shabaab's efforts to topple it.

JANUARY 23, 2021ByREUTERS
Al-Shabaab fighter at food distribution camp Somalia 31 (R)

Car bomb targeting Turkish company kills four in Somalia - ministry

Turkey has been a major source of aid to Somalia following a famine in 2011 as Ankara seeks to increase its influence in the Horn of Africa.

JANUARY 2, 2021ByREUTERS
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

Mass terror killings in Nigeria put US Somalia withdrawal in spotlight

The US decisions in Africa could send a message to groups destroying northern Nigeria, like Boko Haram, that the US is not committed in the long term.

DECEMBER 6, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
FILE PHOTO: People stand amid the damage at a camp for displaced people after an attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Dalori, Nigeria November 1, 2018

US decision to withdraw troops dismays some Somalis

Senator Ayub Ismail Yusuf said the decision was "extremely regrettable."

DECEMBER 5, 2020ByREUTERS
A soldier from Somalia's Ras-Kamboni paramilitary group stands guard as he monitors activities at the sea port in lower juba regions in Kismayu February 27, 2013.