Al Shabaab
US mounts airstrikes against Al Shabaab militants
World
November 15, 2017
US mounts airstrikes against Al Shabaab militants
The United States military has carried out an air strike in Somalia against al Shabaab, an Al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgency…
Islamists attack Somali hotel, killing at least 29, police say
Middle East
October 29, 2017
Islamists attack Somali hotel, killing at least 29, police say
An Islamist attack on a hotel in Mogadishu ended on Sunday after 29 people were killed during a siege lasting…
Somalia calls for blood donations after bombing, Turkey sends doctors
Middle East
October 17, 2017
Somalia calls for blood donations after bombing, Turkey sends doctors
Somalia is in desperate need for donated blood to treat survivors of a truck bombing in the capital Mogadishu on…
Gunmen kill two in attack on university convoy in Kenya
World
October 10, 2017
Gunmen kill two in attack on university convoy in Kenya
Two staff members of a Kenyan university were killed south of Mombasa on Tuesday when gunmen fired on vehicles carrying…
Al Shabaab attacks military base near Somalia’s Kismayu: military
Middle East
September 3, 2017
Al Shabaab attacks military base near Somalia’s Kismayu: military
Al Shabaab militants attacked a military base near Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayu early on Sunday, a Somali army…