Neither al-Shabab nor the ISIS affiliate in Somalia has demonstrated the reach needed to pose a significant danger to the U.S ...

After more than a month without conducting airstrikes in Somalia, the U.S. military quickly ramped up its actions in the country this past week. U.S. forces carried out four strikes in support of ...

Troops involved in a video that showed the American flag being stepped on and kicked were detained and an investigation is ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's defense ministry said officials were investigating an explosion at a military training school in the capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday, an incident claimed by the al ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The United Nations and foreign powers claim they are dedicated to building up the Somali National Army. Instead, they have become complicit in its dysfunction. Last week, the U.N.

This initiative follows a comprehensive defense and military cooperation agreement signed between Somalia and Saudi Arabia on February 9, 2026, in Riyadh. Signed by Somali Defense Minister Ahmed ...

Odowa Yussuf Raage is a Somali military officer who has served as the Chief of Defence Force of Somalia from November 2024 to January 2026. MOGADISHU, Somalia — The opposition leaders on Saturday ...

A Somali Defense Ministry statement initially said Turkish F-16s carried out strikes on Al-Shabab targets before a later version referred only to “international partners.” ...

Amman, July 14 (Petra) -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti on Tuesday met Somali Defense Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi and an accompanying delegation at the General Command ...

Somalia’s insecurity is often framed as a military problem, but its roots are deeply political and institutional. Since the collapse of Siad Barre’s regime in 1991, the country has struggled to ...

Amid growing foreign influence, Somalia faces a critical question: How can it build a strong military without compromising ...