Somalia Security News

As Somalia wrestles with an insurgency that persistently threatens national stability, the fluctuating control over critical towns like Budbud, Osweyne,...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says that operations against the al-Shabaab militant group will not stop until final victory. Last...

The militant group al-Shabaab has recaptured the strategic town of El Buur in the Galgaduud region of Galmudug State. The...

Kenya's Mandera County reports a major turnout at the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment. On Monday, 28 August, the KDF...

Las Anod water supply facility has been destroyed by Somaliland's soldiers who fled the area on Saturday. The water plant...

The Somali Digest brings a chilling recap: a breakdown of 3 days of the government's collapse in the Galgaduud region...

The militant group al-Shabaab captured the towns of El Dher and Gal'ad. The development means another setback in the government's...

The Galmudug frontline is collapsing: According to sources within the Somali National Army (SNA), al-Shabaab recaptured the town of Wabho....

ANALYSIS: The oscillating frontlines in Somalia: In a series of dramatic shifts that epitomize the volatility of Somalia's ongoing Phase...

Kenya plans to construct a 'cutline' to protect villagers from al-Shabaab fighters hiding in the infamous Boni Forest. On Saturday,...