U.S. forces launched an airstrike on a terror group in southern Somalia over the weekend, killing three terrorists, officials said. U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Al Shabaab fighters attacked a town in central Somalia on Wednesday that government forces have been using as a staging area for their efforts to drive back the militants, who ...

In February, just a few kilometers from the Omani border, a drone targeted a Toyota Corolla in the city of Al-Ghaydah, the capital of Yemen’s eastern Al-Mahrah province. Later, the identity of the ...

The New York Times reported earlier this month that recent gains by al-Shabaab Islamist militants in central and southern Somalia has prompted a debate within the State Department about closing the ...

Last week, after months of speculation and dubious reports about his fate, Omar Hammami – the American commander and erstwhile media face of al-Shabaab – left the jihadist group. In an interview with ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed in Somalia on Saturday after Islamist group al Shabaab attacked a military base. The Busley base, in the Lower Shabelle region in the country's ...

“There is a genuine, robust tax base. You can call it extortion, you can call it what you want, but it’s there, it’s real, and it works,” says Matt Bryden, a Canadian political analyst who has worked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: EU-trained Somali special police forces handed over to government to bolster Mogadishu security MOGADISHU (Reuters) ...