Trump Administration Expands Air War in Somalia Against ISIS-Somalia and Al-Shabab. The United States has sharply escalated its military campaign in Somalia, carrying out more than...
The Moment Somaliland Became Indispensable to U.S. Power in the Red Sea. The visit to Hargeisa by U.S. Africa Command chief Gen. Dagvin Anderson and Deputy...
Senior Western intelligence sources confirm high-value leadership figures were targeted in a massive, coordinated air campaign near El Baraf, reaffirming that the most decisive counter-terrorism leverage...
Sources say Omar was a double agent linked to Al-Shabaab logistics, and the U.S. acted on classified intelligence local commanders never saw. The killing of Caaqil...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday cast doubt on the need for American military operations in Somalia and Kenya, telling senior commanders that the United States should...
Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) met Monday with senior officials from the United States Forces in East Africa, a high-level engagement underscoring Somaliland’s growing importance...
Senior U.S. officials met with Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni on Saturday, pledging continued support for Somalia’s semi-autonomous region as it intensifies its fight against ISIS...
Pentagon move sparks local anger as clan leaders reject militant ties. The U.S. military confirmed Wednesday that a September 13 airstrike in Somaliland’s northern Sanaag region...
Militants escalate narrative war as U.S. confirms attack but denies casualties. The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has confirmed that its air base near Kismayo, the capital...
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has completed a two-week operation with Somali forces. The mission, which ended on August 23, included airstrikes against ISIS hideouts in Puntland’s...
Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Charles Kahariri, is urging stronger international backing for Somalia as African Union troops pull back, warning that a widening security...
Lt. Gen. Dagvin Anderson made history as the first Air Force officer to lead U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), confirmed unanimously by the Senate on July 31....
Ethiopia’s intelligence agency uncovers ISIS sleeper cells trained in Somalia, signaling the group’s dangerous new reach into the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia’s NISS announces the arrest...
125,000 pounds of bombs dropped on ISIS-Somalia as U.S. Navy flexes global force projection; Strike Group also intercepted 160 Houthi drones in Red Sea before pivoting...
As U.S. forces exit Niger, Washington turns to Abidjan to counter jihadist threats, Russian and Chinese influence, and protect strategic Sahel corridors. With its drone wings...
Somali President and U.S. AFRICOM Chief accelerate joint counterterrorism push, eye decisive blow to Al-Shabaab insurgency. The war against Al-Shabaab is entering a new, sharper phase—and...
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has executed targeted strikes against ISIS positions in Somalia’s Puntland region, southeast of Bosaso. Conducted in coordination with Somalia’s government, this operation...
As the U.S. intensifies airstrikes targeting ISIS and al-Shabaab in Somalia, the broader implications signal a strategic shift in America’s global counterterrorism approach. February saw a...
The U.S. Embassy in Somalia has issued a dire warning about potential imminent Al-Shabaab attacks, particularly targeting Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport and other critical locations....
Escalation at the Gates: Shabaab’s Bold Push Towards Mogadishu Al-Shabaab’s recent offensive across central Somalia has marked one of the most audacious campaigns by the militant...