US forces conduct strike against Somalia`s Al-Shabaab: Pentagon
The Pentagon said the operation occurred at approximately 0600 GMT "in coordination with regional partners as a direct response to Al-Shabaab actions.
Jun 11, 2017, 20:02 PM IST
Somalia's president vows revenge on al Shabaab after deadly attack
Somalia`s president said late Thursday night the country`s army was in "hot pursuit" of Islamist group al Shabaab fighters after the insurgents` assault on a military base in the Puntland region that left at least 38 people dead.
Jun 09, 2017, 11:53 AM IST
Armed Al-Shabab fighters storm military base in Somalia, over 60 people killed
More than 60 people have reportedly been killed in Somalia after heavily armed Al-Shabab fighters stormed a military base in the country's semiautonomous state of Puntland, local media reports said.
Jun 08, 2017, 21:58 PM IST
Trump admin asks Supreme Court to reinstate its travel ban on citizens from 6 Muslim-majority countries
Suspended by US courts, Trump in his executive order had banned visa issuance to citizens of six majority-Muslim countries: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Jun 02, 2017, 10:37 AM IST
South Korea says contact resumed with vessel off Somalia, crew safe
This month has seen a new rash of attacks, with two ships captured and a third rescued by Indian and Chinese forces.
May 27, 2017, 18:07 PM IST
Two Kenyan police killed in latest bombing by Somali Islamists
A roadside bomb planted by Somali Islamists killed two Kenyan police near the Somali border on Thursday, police said, bringing to 11 the number of Kenyan security officials that have been killed by roadside bombs over the past two days.
May 25, 2017, 22:26 PM IST
Islamic State kills five in first suicide attack in Somalia
The Islamic State group has claimed its first suicide attack in Somalia that left five dead as it steps up activities in a region dominated by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab.
May 24, 2017, 17:26 PM IST
Islamic State claims first suicide attack in Somalia, kills 5
The Islamic State group has claimed its first suicide attack in Somalia, which police said Wednesday killed five people at a checkpoint in the northeastern port city of Bosaso.
May 24, 2017, 14:17 PM IST
Over 30,000 Somalis return from conflict-hit Yemen: UNHCR
Some 30,600 Somalis have returned to their country from Yemen since the beginning of war in Yemen in 2015, the UN refugee agency said on Friday.
May 19, 2017, 16:41 PM IST
20 mn people on brink of famine - These 4 African countries face 'unprecedented' humanitarian crisis
Famine is defined as occurring when 20 per cent of the population is starving, 30 per cent of the children are extremely malnourished, and the mortality rate has reached double its average.
May 19, 2017, 08:54 AM IST
Boko Haram traps starving people in Nigeria, UN warns
Two million people are teetering on the brink of famine in northeastern Nigeria but efforts to reach some are being thwarted by Boko Haram jihadists, the UN`s food agency said Thursday.
May 19, 2017, 00:15 AM IST
Blast kills three bomb disposal experts in Somalia's capital
Three bomb disposal experts were killed in a car bomb blast west of Somalia's capital on Wednesday.
May 17, 2017, 17:30 PM IST
Regional al-Shabab leader killed in raid by military: Somalia
A regional leader of the al-Shabab extremist group has been killed in a raid by Somalia's military, the government announced today, as the country's new offensive against the fighters moves ahead.
May 07, 2017, 20:09 PM IST
Dutch police arrest suspected member of al-Shabab network
Dutch prosecutors say police have arrested a Dutch man with a Somali background on suspicion of "involvement with a terror organisation" in Somalia.
May 02, 2017, 16:03 PM IST
Diarrhoea kills more than 500 in Somalia since January: UN
The UN`s health agency said the epidemic had left more than 25,000 people sick, warning that number was likely to double by the end of June.
Apr 13, 2017, 17:14 PM IST
Mortar attack kills three in Somalia, say police, ambulance services
Mortar shells fired into homes in the Somali capital of Mogadishu has killed three people and wounded five, police and ambulance services said on Friday.
Apr 07, 2017, 18:23 PM IST
Explosion heard in central Mogadishu, huge cloud of smoke seen: Reuters witness
A huge explosion was heard in the centre of Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said.
Apr 05, 2017, 14:46 PM IST
Court to hear revised Donald Trump travel ban in May
A federal appeals court said it will hear arguments next month on the legality of US President Donald Trump`s revised travel ban executive order.
Apr 04, 2017, 13:56 PM IST
Somali pirates hijack Indian commercial ship with 11 crew members aboard
Last month, Somali pirates hijacked an oil tanker, the first commandeering of a vessel since 2012, but released it after a fight with Puntland`s marine force.
Red Cross warns on mass hunger in Yemen, Somalia
There is a window of only three to four months to avert mass starvation in Yemen and Somalia, plagued by conflict and drought, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday in an appeal for funding.
Mar 22, 2017, 16:04 PM IST
