Since March 2017, al-Shabaab has launched close to 900 attacks on civilians and hundreds more against U.S., Somali, and Kenyan troops. Al-Shabaab controls vast swaths of territory throughout rural ...
The summoning of the ambassador signals a significant diplomatic protest by Somalia, potentially affecting bilateral cooperation on security, trade, and regional stability. Both nations have a history ...
In the 2000s, the rise of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), a coalition of Sharia courts, briefly brought order to southern Somalia. However, neighbouring country Ethiopia, backed by the US ...
Passengers at Mogadishu's Aden Adde International Airport endured prolonged delays Monday, as flights were grounded amid a fierce dispute over newly imposed charges by private airlines. The situation ...
For many years, it was considered a minor security threat in the Horn of Africa country compared with al Shabaab, which controls swathes of southern Somalia. In recent years, however, the Somali ...