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ANALYSES

Wargaadhi Base Briefly Overrun by Al-Shabaab

April 24, 2025

Today morning, Al-Shabaab launched yet another calculated and devastating strike—this time against the Somali National Army (SNA) base in Wargaadhi,...

Al-Shabab propaganda picture of the takeover of Adan Yabaal

ANALYSES

Adan Yabaal Falls as Political Distractions Leave Mogadishu Exposed

by Jama

April 16, 2025

Today, a modest Al-Shabaab force of roughly 100 fighters defeated between 2,500 to 3,000 Somali National Army (SNA) personnel and...

ANALYSES

Hassan Sheikh Calls for Reconciliation After 12 Months of Failures

by Jama

March 31, 2025

One year after Mogadishu unilaterally enacted a controversial new Constitution on March 31, 2024, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has...

Features

Mogadishu Offers What It Doesn’t Control in Desperate Bid for U.S. Support

by Jama

March 28, 2025

Mogadishu, SOMALIA - President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has reportedly written a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, offering...

Somalia Security News

Al-Shabab Captures Masajid Ali Gadud, Exposing Failing Security Strategy

by Dalmar

March 26, 2025

Al-Shabab militants launched a devastating assault on the village of Masajid Ali Gadud in the Middle Shabelle region today, dramatically...

U.S. planes taking off against ISIS in Somalia

Features

ISIS Suffers Heavy Losses as U.S. Airstrikes and Puntland Forces Strike Back

by Jama

March 26, 2025

The Islamic State in Somalia (ISIS-Somalia aka ISIS) has suffered significant setbacks in recent days, as U.S. airstrikes and Puntland...

Somalia Politics News

Al-Shabab Tightens Grip Around Mogadishu’s Suburbs

by Kheyr

March 24, 2025

Southern Somalia’s security crisis is rapidly escalating as the Al-Shabab militant group tightens its grip around the capital city of...

Features

Sabid Attack Underscores Al-Shabab’s Strategy to Encircle Mogadishu

by Jama

March 20, 2025

Al-Shabab has once again underscored the severity of the security crisis facing Mogadishu and its surrounding areas with a deadly...

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Somalia Mogadishu assassination Al-Shabab

Features

President Hassan Sheikh Survives Assassination After Downplaying Al-Shabab Threat

by Dalmar

March 18, 2025

In a shocking and brazen attack that has sent shockwaves through Somalia's political establishment, suspected Al-Shabab terrorist attempted to assassinate...