Armed groups affiliated with Al-Shabaab launched a heavy attack on villages in the Lower Shabelle region, local sources reported.The assault took place late last night, with Al-Shabaab militants ...

The Somali National Army (SNA) has identified five Al-Shabaab members killed in heavy fighting in the El-Ali Ahmed area of ...

Reports from the HirShabelle state of Somalia indicate that many troops from Galmudug state have arrived in areas within the Middle Shabelle region. The reinforcements include both the Galmudug State ...

Somalia said on Thursday its army and allied clan militias have fought off coordinated raids on villages by the Islamist al Shabaab armed group in the country's south, killing more than 130 attackers.

Somali National Army (SNA), with support from U . S . Africa Command (AFRICOM), conducted airstrikes near Bulo Burte district ...

Somali National Army forces, supported by local fighters, clashed with Al-Shabaab militants early Thursday in the Middle Shabelle region, military officials said. The fierce fighting centered on the ...

A month into its new guise as the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) senior commanders met their counterparts from the Somali National Army (SNA) to strategise joint ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A pre-dawn attack launched by the Al-Shabaab militants was successfully repelled by the Somali National Army (SNA) on Thursday, officials said, following intensive fighting ...

Somali forces, alongside clan militias, thwarted coordinated attacks by al Shabaab on villagers in southern Somalia, killing over 130 militants. The insurgent group, linked to al Qaeda, briefly took ...

"The heroes of the national army and the local people killed more than 130 (al Shabaab fighters) in the operation to defeat the enemy," the information ministry said in a statement. "They attacked ...