The UN Security Council on Friday gave the green light to a new African Union force in Somalia that is meant to take on the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab, with the soldiers due to deploy in January.

Somalia, situated on the east coast of Africa, has spent much of the past three decades grappling with internal strife ...

The United Nations has given the green light for a new African peacekeeping mission to tackle the al-Qaida-linked group ...

The US military said Thursday it had killed two members of the jihadist Al-Shabaab" group in Somalia in an airstrike.

The United States military said Thursday it carried out an airstrike in southern Somalia, killing two members of the Al-Qaeda ...

Ethiopia has been fighting Al-Shabaab in Somalia since the first AU-led mission (AMISOM) began in 2007. AMISOM was ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Al-Shabaab, the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group in Somalia, has confirmed the death of Mohamed Mire, a key figure who was designated a terrorist leader by the United States in 2022 ...

In a resolution was adopted by 14 votes in favor, with one abstention (the United States) and no votes against, the council ...

This will provide the international community with adequate time to discuss the best response to the militant group.

BOSASO, Somalia - Puntland has ramped up preparations for a major offensive against both Al-Shabaab and ISIS militants in the mountain areas of Bari region, with thousands of troops and heavy military ...

Clashes erupted between Somalia's federal forces and Jubbaland, symbolizing internal political tensions within Somalia. These ...