Tag: Somalia

BRIEFS

al-Shabaab Attack on Somali Military Base Leaves Dozens Dead (Photo Release)

The al-Qaeda affiliated al-Shabaab terror group has released photos...

Operations Suspended at Mogadishu Airport Following Attack on Russian Helicopter

Operations at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu,...

Somalia’s Government on the Attack

In recent days the Somalian Government has began an...

al-Shabaab Claims to Have Killed Somali Major General

Pro-Shabaab outlets are claiming that the attack at Hawadley...

STORIES

Ugandan Forces Re-take Military Base Captured by al-Shabaab

As this publication reported on 26 May 23, al-Shabaab militants seized a Ugandan military base in Buulo Mareer, Lower Shabelle, Somalia. However, at the time of that publication, Ugandan and ATMIS leadership refused to comment if the base had actually been overrun. Well, by 0700 on 31 May 23, Ugandan...

Al-Shabaab Claims to Have Captured ATMIS Base, Buulo Mareer, Somalia

At 2330 EST on 25 May 23, reports began to emerge of an attack on an African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) base 130km (80 miles) southwest of the capital, Mogadishu. By 0000 EST, extremist chat rooms began to claim that more than 100 ATMIS troops, mostly Ugandan...

ATMIS Troops Killed, Suicide Bombing, Mogadishu

Update (1112 EST): Local Somali media now reporting three civilians injured. Initial reports documenting the death of two ATMIS troops seem to be erroneous. We will update as more information becomes available from the Somali government. Update (0810 EST): At least two have been reported KIA. No word yet on...

US AFRICOM Airstrikes kill 15 al-Shabaab Militants in Somalia

United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has reported that American forces carried out two “collective self-defense strikes, one each on December 14 and 17, 2022, in support of Somali National Army engagements against al-Shabaab near Cadale, Somalia.” The December 14 strike resulted in the deaths of seven militants. The December 17 strike...

100 Killed, 300 Injured, in Somalian Car Bombings

Mogadishu, Somalia (Reuters) – At least 100 people were killed and 300 injured in two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday, the country's president said in a statement early on Sunday. "Our people who were massacred ... included mothers with their...

U.S. Airstrike Kills Top Al-Shabaab Leader

The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that an American airstrike killed a senior al-Shabaab leader near the town of Jilib, Somalia, on October 1. In a statement, AFRICOM reported that “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against the al-Shabaab militant...

Week's Recap

Nearly 300 Dead in Indian Train Derailment

Two passenger trains derailed Friday night at 7 p.m....

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Mexican Military Clashes with Civilians in Chiapas

Mexican military forces clashed with civilians in Chiapas after...

US Flies B-1 Bombers Over Bosnia in Sign of Military Support

The United States flew a pair of B-1B Lancer...
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