AFGOYE, Somalia — The U.N.-backed Somali government today moved swiftly to assert authority over the capital city Islamic fighters abandoned the day before, though the leader of the insurgents vowed ...

Somali police chief announced on 21 August that 30-hour-long siege ended adding that security forces rescued 106 people including women and children. SAID YUSUF ...

AFGOYE, Somalia — The U.N.-backed Somali government today moved swiftly to assert authority over the capital city Islamic fighters abandoned the day before, though the leader of the insurgents vowed ...

After years of militant and military control, the Somali national stadium in Mogadishu will return to a place for sports. After years of militant and military control, the Somali national stadium in ...

On the evening of April 26, the Egyptian merchant vessel Sward was hijacked by armed men a few miles off the Somali coast. It was steered towards an anchorage near the port of Garacad in Puntland, a ...

DOLOW, Somalia - Monday's clashes between the Somali National Army (SNA) and Jubaland troops within Doolow town have been linked to the current standoff between the federal government and the regional ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somali government has reported a significant shift in its long-standing conflict with the al-Qaida-affiliated al-Shabab militant group, attributed to intensified ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Islamic militants said Saturday they had seized control of Somalia's third largest city after three days of fighting that left about 70 people dead and saw thousands flee ...

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MOGADISHU, Feb 7 - Armed police units took control of the Somali Federal Parliament’s main hall on Saturday, with lawmakers reporting they were threatened with lethal force, and a female ...