Officials say attacks started off with suicide car bombs on both bases, followed by infantry attack

An AFRICOM spokesperson tells VOA Somali that the U.S. Africa Command is aware of the threats made t

Officials tell VOA the lack of airstrikes against al-Qaida affiliate will allow group's leaders to 

Attack helicopter gunships are used for the first time

Four killed in Somalia explosion days after US troop withdrawal //

Somali militant group has renewed attacks and presence on the roads in Mandera County, bordering Som

Many in Israel believe Iran, whose proxies are said to have been targeted, will not retaliate now be

The strikes come just days after President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to remove the majority

The operation Tuesday targeted Bah ag Moussa, who had been on a UN sanctions list and was believed r

Bombing came as government and Taliban negotiators met for the first time in Qatar

Militants drove suicide vehicle at camp west of Kismayo

Separately, Somali leaders sign pact outlining model for election in which security will be an issue

Heavily-armed al-Shabab militants, who control parts of the region, tried to impose taxes on residen

A report from the International Crisis Group calls on Kenyan authorities to cooperate with the local

Syrian state media reports say Israel carried out airstrikes in Syria near Damascus for the first ti

Houthi rebels blame Saudi-led coalition for two bombings just days apart

Mohamed Mohamud Siyad was travelling in vehicle from Jowhar town to the capital Mogadishu when he wa

The deadliest attack took place in Wanlaweyn, 90 kilometers west of Mogadishu, when an improvised ex

Two counterterrorism airstrikes Tuesday focused on areas in the Afghan province of Kunar, which hous

According to multiple reliable sources in the town, at least 10 militants and six fighters belonging

Such attacks have brought education to a near-standstill in Kenya's Mandera, Garissa and Wajir count

The operation was meant to last a few months but - nearly five years later - security forces are sti

The U.N. humanitarian chief for Yemen says strikes killed more than 30 civilians in a Yemeni mountai

Zubair al-Muhajir's identity and defection was verified through Somali officials and previous al-Sha

19 militants also were killed when the Islamist group attacked two bases Friday, according to offici

Majority of deaths occurred in Somalia, according to records compiled by the independent group Armed

Al-Shabab has launched several attacks inside Kenya, including assaults on schools and shopping mall

Al-Shabab has launched several attacks inside Kenya, including assaults on schools and shopping mall

Three other people were reportedly injured in the attack on the bus, which was traveling from the ci

Mohamed Haji Ahmed sentenced to death for killing police and military generals, deputy attorney gene