#voanews.com. × Somali forces kill 50 militants in airstrikes after ending hotel siege. All six hotel attackers are killed, ending a siege that claimed the lives of seven other people
#Mar.12.2025
#voanews.com. × Gunmen attack hotel in Somalia, killing at least 5. Witnesses report ongoing clashes between al-Shabab militants and security forces at Beledweyne’s Qahira Hotel
#Mar.11.2025
#voanews.com. × Somali activists mark International Women's Day with eye toward future. Honoring resilience: Somali women commemorate International Women's Day with reflections on the past and resilience in the present
#Mar.09.2025
#voanews.com. × Islamic State in retreat after offensive in Somalia's Puntland. The Somali region’s leaders vow to keep pressure on the IS hub, which is seen as a key spoke in the Islamic State network
#Mar.05.2025
#voanews.com. × Ethiopia PM visits Somalia as neighbors try to improve relations. Abiy Ahmed meets with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu, as their nations try to mend relations strained by Ethiopia’s deal for sea access with Somaliland
#Feb.27.2025
#voanews.com. × AU, Somalia agree on troop numbers for new mission. AUSSOM is expected to have 11,900 personnel operating on the ground in Somalia, including soldiers, police and civilian support staff, according to officials
#Feb.25.2025
#voanews.com. × Somali government says attacks on bases repulsed, 130 militants killed. In a statement, Somalia's Ministry of Information said that militants used explosives to attack the bases in the Middle Shabelle region
#Feb.20.2025
#voanews.com. × Somali officials: US airstrike against Islamic State kills 16 militants. During the airstrikes, militants launched drone attacks targeting bases of Puntland security forces in the area
#Feb.17.2025
#voanews.com. × Intelligence agencies close in on Islamic State caliph. New UN report says growing number of countries are convinced terror group’s leader is trying to hide in Somalia
#Feb.15.2025
#voanews.com. × Key Islamic State planner killed in airstrike, US and Somali officials say. Ahmed Maeleninine, an Omani-born leader of Islamic State, was killed in U.S. airstrikes against the terror group in Somalia earlier this month, officials of the Puntland region said Wednesday. Maelenin
#Feb.12.2025
#voanews.com. × Key Islamic State planner killed in airstrike, US says. Strike's main target in Somalia earlier this month was behind deployment of terror operatives to the US and Europe, according to US Africa Command
#Feb.12.2025
#voanews.com. × Authorities in Somalia warn against financing terrorism. Government leaders say individuals or businesses that pay extortion money to al-Shabab 'face legal action'
#Feb.09.2025
#voanews.com. × Scores killed in Somalia in clash between security forces, Islamic State. Puntland forces in Somalia say 57 foreign fighters were killed in military operation against IS stronghold recently targeted by US warplanes
#Feb.05.2025
#voanews.com. × US strikes stronghold of Islamic State affiliate in Somalia. Officials from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region thank the US via social media, calling the operation a success
#Feb.01.2025
#voanews.com. × Somali general confident of defeat against IS. Fiercest clashes occurred late last week when the regional forces dislodged the militants from Turmasaale, militants' main supply route
#Jan.29.2025
#voanews.com. × Puntland blocks illegal entry of foreigners in IS crackdown. The military deactivates SIM cards of IS fighters hiding in Somalia’s northern region
#Jan.28.2025
#voanews.com. × Drought led to 71,000 ‘excess deaths’ in Somalia, report shows. About 40% of the lives lost between January 2022 and June 2024 were children under the age of 5
#Jan.24.2025
#voanews.com. × Somalia, Ethiopia to restore diplomatic ties amid AU mission agreement. In a major diplomatic breakthrough, Somalia says the obstacles to Ethiopia's participation in the African Union mission were overcome
#Jan.13.2025
#voanews.com. × Somali president makes surprise visit to Ethiopia amid strained relations. Prior to the trip to Addis Ababa, Mohamud visited Uganda for a continental summit on agricultural development
#Jan.11.2025
#voanews.com. × US-Somali operation kills 10 al-Shabab militants. A statement was issued on Sunday but did not specify when the operation took place
#Jan.06.2025
#voanews.com. × Somali security forces fend off Islamic State attack in Puntland. Authorities say eight foreign militants died, security forces sustained ‘limited’ casualties and shrapnel injured some civilians
#Dec.31.2024
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