MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — U.S.-backed airstrikes and recently expanded ground operations have shifted momentum in Somalia 's long-running war against al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militant group, the ...

A female soldier on the frontline of Somalia's fight against the Islamic State group.

GALKAYO, Puntland- Heavy fighting broke out in Galkayo city, the administrative capital of Mudug region, between forces loyal to Puntland and Galmudug, Garowe online reports. According to local ...

The turn comes at a pivotal moment: African Union peacekeeping forces are gradually drawing down and Somalia is assuming greater responsibility for its own security, nearly two decades after al-Shabab ...