Timeline of the War in Somalia
Three Dead In Mogadishu Mortar Attack
At least three people have been killed and several others wounded in mortar attacks in Somalia's capital a day after...
Al-Shabab Dismisses Somali President War Declaration
Al-Shabab says President Farmajo's, centre-left, threats to defeat them are not new Somali Islamist militant group...
Al-Shabab Fighters Offered Amnesty As New Somali President Declares War
Somalia’s new president has offered al-Shabab militants a 60-day amnesty amid a declaration of war on the group....
Al-Shabab Fighters Offered Amnesty As New Somali President Declares War
Somalia's new president has offered al-Shabab militants a 60-day amnesty amid a declaration of war on the group....
Seven Killed In Mogadishu Car Bombing
At least seven people have been killed in a massive car bomb blast in Somalia's capital, the fourth deadly attack in...
Somalia Al-Shabab Islamist Militants Kidnap Aid Workers
For al-Shabab fighters, kidnapping for ransom is often a financial weapon Four aid workers have been kidnapped by...
Trump Boosts US Military Authority For In Somalia Fighting
President Donald Trump has boosted the US military's authority to step up air strikes in the fight against Islamist...
Car Bomb Kills At Least 5 In Somalia’s Capital
Blast near the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu targeted a security checkpoint with soldiers among the dead. A deadly...
Five Dead In Mogadishu Bombing As PM Unveils New Lineup
At least five people were killed when a vehicle laden with explosives blew up in Mogadishu on Tuesday, a local official...
$100,000 Reward For Information On Car Bomb Plots In Somalia
Somalia’s new President, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmajo,’ has placed a $100,000 reward on information leading...
Somalia Car Bomb: 34 People Killed
At least 34 people have been killed and about 50 injured in a car bomb blast in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The car...
Suicide Bomb In A Market In Mogadishu Kills 18
At least eighteen people were killed on Sunday by a suicide car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu, according to...
Somalia Mogadishu Car Bomb
At least 16 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a car bomb blast in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The...
Mogadishu Car Bomb ‘kills At Least 14’
At least 14 people were killed on Sunday when a car packed with explosives blew up near a busy intersection in...
Shabaab Claims Attack As New Somali Leader Takes Office
Somalia's Shabaab extremists claimed a mortar strike that left two children dead near the presidential palace Thursday...
Somalia’s Mogadishu Hit By Mortar Attacks As MPs Elect President Today
Al Shabaab insurgents have long threatened to scuttle the process which they are against Somalia is holding its...
Somalia’s Al-Shabab Kills Four In Puntland Hotel Attack
Al-Shabab fighters stormed a hotel in the capital of the semi-autonomous Puntland region killing four guards, while two...
Al Shabaab Executes Four Alleged Spies In Somalia
Al Shabaab militants beheaded four men accused of spying for the country's Western-backed gov't Al Shabaab militants in...
Al-Shabab Fighters Attack Kenya Military Base In Somalia
It is not the first time that al-Shabab fighters have launched a fierce attack on Kenyan soldiers Islamist militant...