MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali National Army (SNA) boss Gen. Yusuf Rage Odowaa says the military should put more focus on the elimination of the Al-Shabaab, a group that has organized mass killings ...

The Somali army on Tuesday killed 16 al-Shabab terrorists in an operation in the eastern part of Hiiraan region, according to state media. The army alongside local forces intensified a large ...

And Brigadier General Ahmed Abdullahi Sheikh, a former senior commander within the Somali army, said losing Turmasaale was a blow for IS as it was the militants’ main supply route. However, he notes ...

Mogadishu, Somalia - January 02, 2025 The Somali army continues its military operations in the Mahadaay (118 KM north Mogadishu capital city of Somalia)district of the Middle Shabelle region to ...

Rank and organization: Master Sergeant, U.S. Army. Place and date: 3 October 1993, Mogadishu, Somalia. Entered service at: ----- Born: Lincoln, Maine. Citation ...

A press dispatch indicated that the meeting involving sector commanders between AMISOM and the Somali National Army (SNA) aims at planning the security priorities for the mission. On the theme ...

By the end of 2008, Burundi had deployed some 1 700 troops to Somalia. Its contingent expanded as AMISOM grew in response to the al-Shabaab insurgency, peaking at around 5 500 – more than a fifth of ...

Somalia accused Ethiopian forces of a deadly ... It said the attack targeted three bases manned by the army, police and National Intelligence and Security Agency, and had caused fatalities ...

to train the Somali National Army and Somali Police Force and symbolizes the collective commitment to advancing training and cooperation between the EU and Somalia. "This event highlights the EU's ...