Somalia

In the past three months, Somalia has seen a significant rise in cholera cases, with 4,956 new cases and 60 deaths reported, Xinhua news agency cited a UNICEF statement on Sunday. Following uninterrupted transmission of the disease since 2017, this…

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) on Thursday pledged to continue efforts to clear Somalia of explosive remnants of war (ERW) and to enhance the capacity of the Somalia Explosive Management Authority (SEMA), Xinhua reported. Landmines and ERW continue…

Somali forces, with the support of international partners, have carried out military operations in Galmudug, Hirshabelle, and Southwest State over the past two days, resulting in the killing of at least 80 al-Shabaab militants, including some of the group’s leaders,…

Al Shabaab terrorists attacked a military base in Somalia, killing at least 17 people, Reuters reported. The attackers briefly occupied the Busley base in the Lower Shabelle region using suicide car bombs, the news agency added. According to the report,…

At least 54 people have died from cholera in Somalia in recent months, with nine deaths occurring in the past week, marking the highest weekly death toll this year, according to Save the Children. The organization emphasized the vulnerability of…

At least five people, including four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer, have been killed in an attack in Somalia. Al-Qaeda-linked armed group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the Saturday attack on General Gordon military base in the Somali…

At least five people were killed Wednesday and 10 wounded in a bomb attack in Somalia’s lower Shabelle region in the state of South West, according to officials. According to Anadolu Agency, the attack involved an improvised explosive (IED) device…

At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday in a crowded market in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, after multiple blasts, Al Jazeera reported. The incident happened within the Bakara market in the city, leaving more than 20 people injured. The…

Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said Thursday it killed 30 terrorists in an operation against the al-Shabaab terror group in the central province of Galgadud. The spy agency said top al-Shabaab commanders, including foreign nationalists, were killed in…

The United States military confirmed Tuesday that it conducted airstrikes in Somalia over the weekend, resulting in the deaths of three Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabab militants. The U.S. Africa Command, based in Stuttgart, Germany, stated that the strikes were carried out at…