A Somali police officer recently received an unexpected summons from the enemy. An unknown caller ordered him to report to a town outside the capital, Mogadishu, where the extremist group al-Shabab would settle a dispute between him and his brother. The caller assured the officer he would be safe even if he showed up in […]Continue Reading
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An Army two-star general is the first woman to take command of forces at the only permanent American military base in Africa, a milestone in the military’s 20-year mission in Djibouti. Maj. Gen. Jami Shawley, a 1992 graduate of West Point, took over Saturday as head of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, replacing Maj. […]Continue Reading
Au Somaliland, région du nord de la Somalie qui s’est autoproclamée indépendante en 1991, le gigantesque incendie du marché central de la capitale a plongé le pays dans le deuil, dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi. Mais ce drame a aussi suscité une solidarité internationale, y compris de la Somalie dont la région s’est […]Continue Reading
At least seven people were killed in two attacks Wednesday, with the militant group al-Shabab claiming responsibility for both, police in Somalia said. At least six people are dead after two gunmen attacked Mogadishu’s heavily guarded international airport. The dead include a Somali national and five foreigners, according to police. Two gunmen were killed by […]Continue Reading
La situation est tendue à Bosasso, dans l’État semi-autonome du Puntland, en Somalie. Le dirigeant d’une force d’élite refuse de rendre ses armes après avoir été limogé par le président de la région. Et mardi 7 décembre, une proposition de sortie de crise a été rejetée par le gouvernement, faisant craindre un affrontement armé. Rien […]Continue Reading
Firefights have broken out between federal Somali soldiers and troops from the Jubaland region. A heightened confrontation could embolden Al-Shabaab’s Islamist insurgency. The African Union should press Ethiopia and Kenya, which back Mogadishu and Kismayo, respectively, to coax the two sides into negotiations.Continue Reading
Somali National Army (SNA) on Tuesday killed seven Al-Shabaab extremists in an operation in the central region of Hiran, a military commander said.Continue Reading
Islamic State’s (IS) attempts to gain ground in Somalia and beyond have remained slow, five years after a splinter group from al-Shabaab emerged in a mountainous region in the northern state of Puntland and declared its allegiance to the caliphate.Continue Reading
Somali militant group al-Shabab recently said it does not intentionally target Muslims – but a new report indicates that whatever its intentions, the group has a lot of Muslim blood on its hands.Continue Reading
U.S. Africa Command officials believe that al-Shabab militants from Somalia crossed the border into Kenya to conduct an attack on U.S. and Kenyan forces earlier this month in Manda Bay — with the assistance of facilitators within Kenya.Continue Reading