A U.S. delegation traveled to Somaliland, the disputed territory in the Horn of Africa, last week to meet with President ...

Ahead of a trip to Saudi Arabia this year, US President Joe Biden said he would be the first president to visit the Middle East since 9/11 "without US troops engaged in a combat mission there".

American forces have increased the number of airstrikes on ISIS and al-Shabab fighters this year, in support of Somali ...

A US military “self-defense strike” in Somalia on Tuesday killed seven al-Shabaab fighters, US Africa Command said in a statement. AFRICOM revealed the attack on Wednesday and said it came at ...

“It prevented us from analyzing and exploiting any intelligence ... has begun to serve as a force multiplier for the wider Somali military, especially since a government offensive began in ...

And in May 2022, Biden agreed to send about 500 US troops to Somalia. Those troops will return to Somalia soon to fight the extremist group al-Shabaab as the resurrected government of Hassan ...

I did!" The fact that Somalia was the target of America's first major military operation under the new administration surprised many in the country who feared the US was planning to abandon them.

“After nearly two decades of a military-first approach, it’s clear that more airstrikes don’t make the people of Somalia or the United States any safer or bring us any closer to peace.

But the New York Times is reporting that he is sending hundreds of U.S. troops to Somalia to fight al-Shabab extremists that control swaths of territory in southern Somalia. The decision ...

Here's everything you need to know: Why are American troops in Somalia? American troops are mainly in the country to fight the terrorist group al-Shabaab, which bases itself in Somalia and other ...

STUTTGART, Germany — One of President-elect Donald Trump’s last actions during his first term was pulling all U.S. forces out of Somalia, a move that could be back on the table in a second ...