MOGADISHU, July 26 (Xinhua) -- African Union (AU) troops backed by Somali security forces on Friday thwarted an attack on military bases by a militant group in Sabiid-Anole town, located southwest of ...

Somali National Army and Ugandan People's Defense Force repulsed al-Shabaab terrorist attack in Sabiib and Canoole areas of ...

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has expressed shock and sadness over the tragic death of five peacekeepers killed in an AUSSOM helicopter crash at Mogadishu ...

African Union (AU) troops backed by Somali security forces thwarted an attack on military bases by the extremist Al-Shabaab group in Sabiid-Anole town, located southwest of the capital Mogadishu.

Fierce fighting broke out early Friday in the Sabiid and Caanoole area of southern Somalia's Lower Shabelle region after Al-Shabaab militants launched a coordinated assault on military positions held ...

More than 80 suspected members of the Islamic State group have been arrested across Ethiopia, state media said, claiming they ...

Helicopter with eight people on board crashes at Aden Adde airport, the main international airport in Mogadishu.

Three of the eight passengers on board were immediately rescued and rushed to the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) Level II hospital in Mogadishu for medical ...

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf expresses his profound sorrow at the tragic loss of five peacekeepers following the crash of an AUSSOM helicopter ...

Despite billions of dollars in international support, Somalia's army has melted in the face of a months-long offensive by the ...

AUSSOM has more than 11,000 personnel in Somalia to help the country's military counter Islamist group al Shabaab.