Somalia Security News

UPDATED: A massive explosion in Beledweyne near one of the city's checkpoints has killed at least 18 people and injured...

Al-Shabaab operatives murdered a former police commander in Mogadishu's Abdiaziz district, perceived as one of the most secure neighbourhoods in...

Suspected al-Shabaab militants in Kenya's Lamu County killed one person and destroyed several homes. The extremists carried out the assault...

EDITORIAL: Somalia's elusive deadline: In international affairs, the slippery slope between caution and procrastination can often be treacherous. Such is...

EXCLUSIVE: Somali Government's eleventh-hour plea for troop extension raises questions about long-term stability. In a move that could best be...

In a chilling act of violence, al-Shabaab militants killed Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud 'Duqow', a former deputy district commissioner responsible for...

On Monday night, a tragic incident unfolded in Lamu County as at least 8 soldiers were killed in a Kenyan...

BREAKING: Leaders of the Ga'an Libaah militia have publicly agreed to cease their military activities following mediation by clan elders....

Ethnic clashes in Somaliland escalate, raising fears of bursting into a full-scale civil war. Today's outbreak of violence occurred in...

Over 100 Ga'an Libaah recruits attempted defection amid Somaliland's amnesty offer. The Ga'an Libaah Movement is a militant group associated...