Mogadishu (dpa) – Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab seized control early Tuesday of the key central town of Dhusamareb, which had been held by a pro-government militia.
Residents said al-Shabaab fighters drove out the moderate Islamist (...)
Mogadishu (dpa) – At least three people died Wednesday when a bomb went off in the compound housing Somalia's presidential palace, with militant group al-Shabab claiming responsibility.
“The bomb went off near the house of the parliamentary (...)
Nairobi (dpa) – A top official from Somalia's Islamist insurgent group al-Shabaab on Sunday denied claims the Kenyan military killed at least 60 insurgents in an air strike.
Kenya sent troops into Somalia to fight al-Shabaab in October, after a (...)
Mogadishu (dpa) – A gunman shot two foreign aid workers in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least one of them instantly, according to police officials.
The pair worked for international aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, (...)