Despite reports the Pentagon will pull back its presence in Africa, the Trump administration’s military campaign against a radical Islamist group in Somalia is accelerating to a record level amid allegations from leading human rights groups that the U.S. is killing civilians and perpetrating war crimes. At a time when the Pentagon has talked of

Mogadishu, Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire, attended the Community Integration and Security Initiative program, saying that the Registered Armed Forces have been continuously obtaining their full rights while remaining part of the country registration of the Armed Forces. The Prime Minister said the government is committed to ensuring that every soldier received their rights,

With so many little wars to keep track of, you probably haven’t noticed that the US has quietly been increasing its airstrikes against targets in Somalia. In recent months, dozens of Al-Shabaab terrorist suspects have been killed by American drones and planes in Somalia, reportedly thanks to a surplus becoming available from Syria. However, in

U.K. police are treating the stabbing of a young man as an act of terrorism as the perpetrator was inspired by the far-right. On Saturday night a 19 year old man was stabbed in the county of Surrey and a 50 year old man was arrested near the scene on suspicion of attempted murder and

Djibouti’s President Ismael Omar Guelleh and his delegation arrived in Mogadishu and met with the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. President Guelleh the plan and visiting Mogadishu is that Djibouti President to open the Djibouti’s Embassy in Mogadishu  Abdiazis district Banadir. Somali Foreign Minister Abdulkadir Ahmed Kheire said President

The weapons and ammunition that KDF soldiers seized after killing three Al-Shabaab terrorists in Bura Hache on March 13, 2019 Kenyan soldiers in Somalia on Wednesday killed three Al-Shabaab terrorists and captured one in a gunfight in Bura Hache.The Defence ministry issued a statement saying the troops, who are part of the African Union Mission

Mogadishu, Mayor Eng. Abdirahman Omar Osman, Mayor of Mogadishu and governor of Banadir Regional Administration has issued a directive regarding the Base of the Navy located in Abdiaziz district as well as the house of the naval forces` commander. The mayor, after checking the provisions of the Federal Republic of Somalia`s constitution, the Law of

Kismayu, Somali Times Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire and a high-level delegation he was leading have arrived in the southern port city of Kismayu on Monday. The Prime Minister received a warm welcome from Jubbaland state president, lawmakers, officials and cheering, flag-waving crowd upon his arrival at the city’s airport. During his stay, Somali

Mogadishu, Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, visited the Madina Hospital this morning to review the medical situation of victims injured in the terror attacks in Mogadishu. When he arrived at the hospital, he was briefed by the Director of Hospital Dr Mohamed Yusuf told the medical

The United States military on Friday said it had killed 26 fighters with the al-Shabab extremist group with an airstrike in central Somalia, after a pair of strikes earlier this week killed 55. The U.S. has carried out 24 such strikes this year, more than half the number in all of 2018. Several have had