Al-Shabab militants captured the central Somali town of Mahaas after a violent assault. The government and allied forces had to retreat, highlighting challenges in the ongoing conflict. Mahaas was a ...

Islamist militants took control of the strategic town of Maxaas in central Somalia on Sunday after heavy fighting with the ...

Al-Shabab rebels have seized the central Somali town of Mahaas after an assault involving explosions and a ground offensive.

Kaaho Maslah, 27, a Dutch woman of Somali origin, survived a brutal attack by her husband in Mogadishu after she tried leaving him.Her husband struck her face, neck, and cheeks repeatedly with a heavy ...

Artist Maslah Abdi Dahi has made it his mission to nurture creativity in Somalia's Mogadishu, where artistic pursuits are often misunderstood, and encourages young students to express themselves ...

A suicide bomber has struck a cafe in central Mogadishu, as football fans were watching the Euro 2024 finals. A police spokesman said at least five people were killed with another 20 injured.

MOGADISHU, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Several blasts at a popular open-air market in Somalia's capital Mogadishu killed at least 10 people and left many others injured on Tuesday, local residents told Reuters.

FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. -Fort Novosel held a week of remembrance to honor the fallen of the Battle of Mogadishu and their efforts in Somalia in 1993.

The mayor of Mogadishu is taking no prisoners when it comes to his recent crackdown on drugs in the Somali capital - literally. Instead Yusuf Hussein Jimale has taken to the whip - as evidenced by ...

Another hotel siege perpetrated by Shabaab in Mogadishu was ended by Somali security forces almost twenty four hours after it began. The al Qaeda branch continues to lash out against civilians in ...

MOGADISHU / WASHINGTON — A top Somali police official and several of his guards were killed Friday in a roadside bomb blast near the southern town of Balad, according to Somali authorities. The ...