Turkish troops will help train Somali forces and provide aerial support as Somalia battles al-Shabaab and prepares for AU ...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a closed-door meeting with the leaders of the Galmudug, Hirshabelle, and South West regional states to discuss the deteriorating security situation and the ...

In Burkina Faso, a series of arrests involving military officers has been reported, with two of them being dismissed from ...

Paramilitary forces aligned with Somalia's Jubaland regional administration have integrated a group of armed militias previously active in the town of Balad Hawo, as part of a renewed effort to assert ...

Reliable sources say an investigation is underway to determine what led to the shooting. Somali military has yet to issue an official statement regarding Gabow’s death. Gabow was a young, active ...

Al-Shabaab’s enduring presence in Somalia transcends conventional military confrontations, rooted deeply in its insidious ...

The cross-transfers and appointments were announced by Col Chris Magezi, the acting Director of Defence Public Information ...

Two joint Somali-US airstrikes killed 12 al Shabaab militants in central Somalia and destroyed a ship carrying weapons for ...

Six residents and three soldiers said al Shabaab seized the town of Adan Yabaal, which lies around 245 km (150 miles) north ...

The boatswain’s mate, who grew up in Egypt, was awarded for his gutsy role in responding to a pirate attack on a commercial ...

First impressions count. From the hard book cover designed in army greens to the glossy pages and fine print of the book, ...

In a high-level security reshuffle at the heart of Somalia’s political power, Major General Maslah Mohamud Mohamed was ...