Mogadishu-Military chiefs from eight African countries that contribute troops to Somalia have approved a strategic document that will guide security operations and the exit of African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom). The African Union mission said on Thursday that the new concept of operations (CONOPs) aims to provide a structure for Amisom operations from 2018

A bloody rivalry has emerged between extremist groups in Somalia as the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab hunts upstart fighters allied to the Islamic State group, who have begun demanding protection payments from major businesses, officials tell The Associated Press. The rivalry supports some observers’ suspicions that al-Shabaab, now scrambling to defend its monopoly on the mafia-style extortion

Somali special forces backed by US forces raided two al-Shabaab checkpoints at which the extremists extort money from commercial vehicles, killing several fighters, Somali intelligence officials said on Wednesday. The officials also said two US air strikes in the area during the overnight raid destroyed an explosive-laden minibus that was prepared for a complex attack

An AU delegation led by the head of Amisom, Francisco Madeira has arrived in Kismayu, the administrative capital of Jubbaland State. Jubbaland officials and Amisom official have received the AU officials at Kismayu Airport. Officials held talks with Jubbaland authorities on security in Kismayu town. The sides focused on the liberation of areas under the

Baidoa-At least ten people were reported to have been arrested in a massive security operation by Southwest State police in connection with a bomb attack in the region’s capital, Baidoa. Local residents said the sweep was carried out in parts of the city, targeting houses suspected to be the hideout for Al-Shabaab sleeping cells mixed

Rageh Omaar is International Affairs Editor at ITV News ( Crescent Films ) Somaliland, an unrecognised former British colony in the Horn of Africa, has been described as the African miracle that nobody knows about. It lies in a region facing severe challenges: political instability, the rise of extremism and conflict. But Somaliland has, somehow,

The U.S. military said it killed nine militants in an air strike targeting al Shabaab in Lebede, Somalia, as part of its operations to support the government’s efforts to weaken the militant group. The military’s Africa Command (Africom) said the strike was carried out on Friday. “We currently assess this airstrike killed nine militants with

Somalia’s South West state will delay a key presidential vote for the third time because it is not sufficiently prepared, the semi-autonomous region’s election committee said on Saturday.Tensions between the federal government and state authorities have mounted in recent weeks after Mogadishu tried to block the candidacy of former al Shabaab Islamist militant Mukhtar Robow.

Somali government has deployed over one hundred soldiers in the southwestern town of Baidoa ahead the region holds the much-awaited regional governor election . The development comes amid fears of violence and protests in the town as rival candidates have reportedly started mobilizing troops across the region, raising fears of armed violence on the backdrop

U.S. Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), met with senior government officials during a visit to Somalia on Nov. 27, 2018. During the visit, Waldhauser met with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as President Farmaajo, and key Somali defense officials. “AFRICOM and the U.S. government support the Federal