Official welcome ceremony held for President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

An official welcome ceremony was held for Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, who arrived in the Republic of Azerbaijan for an official visit, Azernews reports. A guard of honor was arranged for the Somali President in the …

Defense Department: U.S. airstrikes kill 14 ISIS leaders in Somalia

U.S. airstrikes on a cave complex in northeastern Somalia earlier this month killed 14 senior members of the Islamic State’s local group, including an ISIS leader who helped finance the deployment of jihadists into the United States and Europe. On Tuesday, …

Scores dead as Islamic State attacks military base in Somalia

Nearly 100 people were killed and up to 60 others wounded when members of the Islamic State terror group launched a deadly attack on a military base belonging to security forces from Somalia’s Puntland region, officials said Tuesday. At least 27 Puntland …

US aid freeze paralyzes NGOs working to help millions of internally displaced people in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — In a desolate makeshift camp on the fringes of Somalia’s capital, tens of thousands of internally displaced people sit under the baking sun not sure if they can have access to food rations and medication following U.S. President …

Somalia’s identity crisis: Overcoming fragmentation for a unified future

Tuesday February 11, 2025 By Sadik Warfa Edward Wadie Said, a renowned Palestinian-American academic, literary critic, and political activist, stated that it is challenging to define an identity for everyone, including people and nations because identity …

Somalia deploys elite troops in major push against Al-Shabaab, ISIS

Tuesday February 11, 2025 Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addresses specially trained units of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) during a send-off ceremony in Mogadishu on February 11, 2025. The elite troops, prepared under …

Islamic State attacks military bases in Somalia's Puntland

MOGADISHU - The Islamic State armed group attacked military bases in Somalia's northeastern Puntland state overnight with suicide car and motorbike bombs, but government forces repelled the assault and airstrikes killed 70 militants, a military …

Somalia: Resilient Puntland forces repel ISIS attack

Somalia: Puntland Forces Triumph Over ISIS, Killing Over 60 Militants in Lone Battle BOSASO, Somalia - In what could be a significant step towards the realization of stability in Puntland state, local ISIS forces declared a major victory against the IS- …

President of Somalia embarks on official visit to Azerbaijan

The Islamic State has regrouped in Somalia — and has global ambitions

A man sits on the wreckage from a New Year’s Eve attack by the Islamic State that involved 12 suicide bombers. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) BALIDHIDIN, Somalia - The dead Islamic State fighter was sprawled out on the ridge, bloodstains …