Somalia’s government has increasingly turned to Turkey to repel al-Shabab, as America’s diminished focus on Africa scrambles ...

Those operations have come in the form of air strikes in support of ground forces deployed to fight the group by the internationally-recognized Somali government in Mogadishu. Most recently ...

But fighting terrorist groups, which have no international link, is different. We need support. President Trump is a man of action. He does what he says. We hope that he will look at Somalia.

"Their role is to jointly plan and jointly operate under the command of the Somali security forces," he said. "So, they will be fighting against al-Shabab alongside Somali forces. That is the plan." ...

Oct. 5 (UPI) --Thirty years after the infamous Battle of Mogadishu, the U.S. military is still conducting operations in Somalia. Popularized in the United States by the 2001 film Black Hawk Down ...

The military successes have prompted a surge of optimism, but it is not clear if that will help in the fight against famine, or simply distract the Somali government. "It might, or it might not ...

MOGADISHU/GAROWE, Somalia, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Clashes erupted on Wednesday between forces from Somalia's federal government and the semi-autonomous Jubbaland region, raising concerns that internal ...

Ali Rogin reports on hardest-hit Somalia, where people are fleeing their homes simply to find food and water. For a transcript of the story, click here . Do wealthy countries like the United ...

Al-Shabab’s Ramadan offensive in March coincided with reduced U.S. support for Somali special forces — a 2,500-strong unit known as the Danab brigade — which has traditionally led the fight ...