Al-Shabaab

Kenya-Somalia: Progress in the north, causality in the central fronts

Kenya’s military operation (Operation Linda Nchi) against Al-Shabaab was launched in mid-October in three directions, as reported previously in this…

Ethiopia, Somalia troops captured Beledweyne from Al-Shabaab

On Saturday afternoon, Ethiopian and TFG (Transitional Federal Government of Somalia) troops captured Beledweyne, a strategic town located 30 kilometers…

Somalia: Djibouti troops join AMISOM | AFP

Dec. 20, 2011 (AFP) — The first Djiboutian contingent of 100 soldiers landed in Mogadishu Tuesday to join the African…

Somalia: Rape on the rise amid “climate of fear” in Mogadishu IDP camps

The number of reported rapes in camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, has risen sharply,…

Al-Shabaab militants fled Afmadow town | Kenya media

Al-Shabaab militants have fled the key town of Afmadow fearing attacks from the Kenya Defence Forces, military sources said on…

Now Asmara puts blame on Russians as well as Americans

[from: A Week in the Horn of Africa - Dec. 16, 2011] Since the tightening of sanctions last week the…

Ban Ki-moon visits Somalia, UN office relocates to Mogadishu

Dec. 9, 2011 (UN News Center) – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid an unannounced visit to Mogadishu today together with the…

Somalia President in Addis Ababa for security talks

A delegation of Somali politicians and military officials led by President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed arrived in Addis Ababa on…

Somalia: Kenyan troops join AMISOM force

Kenyan soldiers fighting Al-Shabaab militants have now become part of the United Nations-sponsored African Mission in Somalia. It follows the…

Kenya: Abducted Spanish aid workers spotted in Somalia

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) indicated that the two aid workers abducted in Kenya last October were spotted in southern Somalia…

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