NAIROBI, The U.S. army said Sunday it has kicked off identification process to establish the number of soldiers who may have been injured or killed in the daring dawn attack at an airstrip in coastal Kenya by al-Shabab terrorists. The U.S. Africa Command (Africom) which oversees American troops in Africa, however, said that initial reports...
April 30, 2025
Category: Somali News & Politics
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Al-Shabaab jihadists attack US-Kenya military base
Jihadists from Somalia’s Al-Shabaab group on Sunday attacked a military base used by US and Kenyan forces in Kenya’s coastal Lamu region, the army spokesman said. The strike on the base known as Camp Simba in Manda Bay near the picturesque tourist drawcard of Lamu Island is the latest by the group in Kenya since...
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‘My target was to get to a place of peace’
After escaping from Al-Shabaab in Somalia and enduring two years in Libya, Somali refugee Mahat was rescued by the Lifeline search and rescue boat in June 2018 By Anna Camilleri “Before the problems at home in Somalia started, I never thought about coming to Europe. But then there were a lot of problems. Every morning...
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33 al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia
Operation comes days after Somali military killed 20 al-Shabaab militants Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia At least 33 fighters from al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab were killed in two separate operations in southwestern Somalia on Friday, officials said. The first operation was conducted by specially-trained Somali forces known as Danab in the vicinity of Balow Eylo in...
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Somali government detains record number of journalists
Katharine Houreld NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somalia’s Western-backed government forces beat and detained a record number of journalists last year, the journalists’ syndicate told Reuters on Friday, prompting suggestions the government is suppressing scrutiny of its security record ahead of elections due this year. For years, the al-Qaeda linked al Shabaab insurgency was accused of killing...
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US agency warns of threat to Kenyan airspace
By BRIAN NGUGI , The East African The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned American air carriers to “exercise caution” when flying over Kenyan airspace, citing possible attacks by extremists. In an advisory directed to civilian airliners and all operators of US-registered aircraft issued last week, the agency said: “Those persons are advised to...
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Somali mourners march against extremist blast that killed 79
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Hundreds of mourners and government officials in Mogadishu gathered at the capital’s Police School on Thursday to mourn the 79 people killed by a tragic truck bomb last week. Somali government officials and residents marched through Mogadishu’s streets to show solidarity with those who lost their loved ones in the bombing...
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‘If I don’t pay, they kill me’: Al-Shabab tightens grip on Somalia with growing tax racket
By Omar Faruk and Max Bearak MOGADISHU, Somalia — The calls from an unknown number had been coming for weeks, but Osman, a household-goods trader in the Somali capital’s largest market, disregarded them — until he got the text message. “Will you pick up our call? Yes or no. This is the mujahideen,” it said. The mujahideen, the Islamist...
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Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing reaches out to the Needy in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing are partnering to deliver much-needed aid supplies to organizations across Ethiopia. The airline took delivery of a new 787 Dreamliner from North Charleston, South Carolina in December and loaded the jet with 34,000 pounds of books and 5,800 pounds of school supplies, clothing and medical supplies for the flight home to...
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Experts reject Somalia claim of UAE role in Mogadishu bombing
By KEVIN J. KELLEY New York Experts on Somalia say they doubt the claim by the Somali government’s intelligence agency that an unnamed “foreign country” planned the December 28 attack in Mogadishu that killed scores of civilians. The National Intelligence and Security Agency of Somalia did not name the accused country, nor did it offer...