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 ...

Somalia plans its first direct elections by 2026, but faces resistance from opposition groups and wary international partners ...

As unfortunate as it is for the locals or Americans who travel to such risky areas, Al-Shabaab is a regional African problem, ...

The President of the Jubaland State of Somalia, Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Ahmed Madobe), carried out a morale-boosting visit today to the National Emergency Response Forces under the Jubaland Intelligence ...

A suicide bomber linked to the militant group Al-Shabab detonated explosives outside the Jaalle Siyaad military academy — one of Somalia's main training centers for its new army recruits in Somalia's ...

Soldiers who deployed to 15 countries in Africa and the Middle East between October 2023 and June 2025 are now authorized to wear combat patches, according to a policy released last week.

Eligibility for the patch "does not authorize pay entitlements such as hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, or combat zone ...

George and Army G-1 Lt. Gen. Brian Eifler are to be commended for both the unprecedented administrative speed and pragmatic ...

AUSOM and Somali National Army (SNA) forces were also commended for their recent gains in Lower Shabelle, where a joint ...

Somalia's defense ministry is investigating an explosion at a military training school in Mogadishu. The incident at the Jaalle Siyaad Military Academy has been claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked group al ...

This post has been updated with a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Germany on Tuesday accused China of targeting ...