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A foreign ISIS fighter captured at midnight — and a U.S. airstrike hours later. The battle for Al-Miskaad is intensifying. Puntland security forces say they captured...
The President of Jubaland, Ahmed Mohamed Islam, held a meeting with U.S. Special Operations officers serving under the United States Africa Command mission in Jubaland, praising...
Puntland Arrests Dozens of Foreign Islamic State Fighters in Major Counterterrorism Offensive. Puntland’s latest counterterrorism operation has delivered one of the clearest intelligence victories against Islamic...
Trump Administration Expands Air War in Somalia Against ISIS-Somalia and Al-Shabab. The United States has sharply escalated its military campaign in Somalia, carrying out more than...
The Moment Somaliland Became Indispensable to U.S. Power in the Red Sea. The visit to Hargeisa by U.S. Africa Command chief Gen. Dagvin Anderson and Deputy...
Senior Western intelligence sources confirm high-value leadership figures were targeted in a massive, coordinated air campaign near El Baraf, reaffirming that the most decisive counter-terrorism leverage...
Sources say Omar was a double agent linked to Al-Shabaab logistics, and the U.S. acted on classified intelligence local commanders never saw. The killing of Caaqil...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday cast doubt on the need for American military operations in Somalia and Kenya, telling senior commanders that the United States should...
Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) met Monday with senior officials from the United States Forces in East Africa, a high-level engagement underscoring Somaliland’s growing importance...
Senior U.S. officials met with Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni on Saturday, pledging continued support for Somalia’s semi-autonomous region as it intensifies its fight against ISIS...
Pentagon move sparks local anger as clan leaders reject militant ties. The U.S. military confirmed Wednesday that a September 13 airstrike in Somaliland’s northern Sanaag region...
Militants escalate narrative war as U.S. confirms attack but denies casualties. The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has confirmed that its air base near Kismayo, the capital...
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has completed a two-week operation with Somali forces. The mission, which ended on August 23, included airstrikes against ISIS hideouts in Puntland’s...
Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Charles Kahariri, is urging stronger international backing for Somalia as African Union troops pull back, warning that a widening security...
Lt. Gen. Dagvin Anderson made history as the first Air Force officer to lead U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), confirmed unanimously by the Senate on July 31....
Ethiopia’s intelligence agency uncovers ISIS sleeper cells trained in Somalia, signaling the group’s dangerous new reach into the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia’s NISS announces the arrest...
125,000 pounds of bombs dropped on ISIS-Somalia as U.S. Navy flexes global force projection; Strike Group also intercepted 160 Houthi drones in Red Sea before pivoting...
As U.S. forces exit Niger, Washington turns to Abidjan to counter jihadist threats, Russian and Chinese influence, and protect strategic Sahel corridors. With its drone wings...
Somali President and U.S. AFRICOM Chief accelerate joint counterterrorism push, eye decisive blow to Al-Shabaab insurgency. The war against Al-Shabaab is entering a new, sharper phase—and...
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has executed targeted strikes against ISIS positions in Somalia’s Puntland region, southeast of Bosaso. Conducted in coordination with Somalia’s government, this operation...
As the U.S. intensifies airstrikes targeting ISIS and al-Shabaab in Somalia, the broader implications signal a strategic shift in America’s global counterterrorism approach. February saw a...
The U.S. Embassy in Somalia has issued a dire warning about potential imminent Al-Shabaab attacks, particularly targeting Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport and other critical locations....
Escalation at the Gates: Shabaab’s Bold Push Towards Mogadishu Al-Shabaab’s recent offensive across central Somalia has marked one of the most audacious campaigns by the militant...
Somalia’s Puntland forces intensify campaign, eliminating foreign ISIS fighters in targeted airstrikes. A new wave of airstrikes in Somalia’s Puntland has wiped out over 30 Daesh...
Somali and allied forces escalate strikes against ISIS in Puntland, killing over 13 foreign fighters in a strategic blow to terrorism. Somalia’s Puntland region just delivered...
In a sharp rebuke to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Somaliland’s Ministry of Defence has dismissed reports suggesting that recent airstrikes targeting ISIS militants struck the Golis...
U.S. confirms airstrike that eliminated Mohamed Mire, al-Shabaab’s key figure in financing and orchestrating attacks in Kenya and Somalia. Mohamed Mire, also known as Abu Abdirahman,...
Mohamed Mire, head of Al-Shabab’s regions department, killed in coordinated strike with Somali government. A U.S.-led drone strike in Somalia has eliminated Mohamed Mire, a senior...
US Africa Command faces strategic crossroads under Trump’s foreign policy priorities and rising global competition. The future of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) hangs in...
On Tuesday, Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi hosted U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Richard H. Riley and Major General Brian T. Cashman, Commander of the Combined Joint...
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed that an American-operated MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone crashed on Tuesday in Somalia, clearing up earlier reports from local media...
Islamic State presence in Somalia has doubled over the past year, raising concerns about increased foreign fighter involvement and regional destabilization. The number of Islamic State...
A Region Gripped by Instability The Sahel, a vast and volatile region south of the Sahara Desert, has been besieged by a surge in extremist violence...
U.S. Africa Command leads regional collaboration in Zambia to strengthen efforts against workplace harassment and violence in military settings. U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Southern African...
Legal and Professional Standards for Troop Deployment in Focus at Lusaka Forum The African Military Law Forum, set to commence on Tuesday in Lusaka, Zambia, will...
EARF Enhances Rapid Deployment and Security Measures in Kismayo In a display of military precision and readiness, U.S. soldiers from the East Africa Response Force (EARF)...
AFRICOM Chief Refutes Allegations of Establishing a Military Base in Zambia The head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael Langley, firmly denied allegations made by...
In a significant move towards enhancing security and stability across Africa, defense chiefs from 30 African countries will converge in Botswana next week for a two-day...
On May 31, the U.S. military conducted an airstrike in Somalia, specifically targeting ISIS militants 81 km southeast of Bosaso. This strike aimed at Abdulqadir Mumin,...
U.S. Military Clears Airstrike Allegations by Al-Shabab, Confirms No Civilian Harm AFRICOM denies involvement in the deaths of Cuban doctors in Somalia, refuting al-Shabab claims. U.S....