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American troops are still in Somalia, fighting an endless war
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSomali national army soldiers stand in formation during a logistics course graduation ceremony in...
'They are on the run': Somalia leads fight against al-Shabab
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEnough was enough. For 13 years, extremists with al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate had controlled...
Silver Star Awarded to Army Ranger Who Came to Aid of Fellow Troops During Battle of Mogadishu
Military.com via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMore than three decades after his actions during the infamous Battle of Mogadishu, retired Army Maj....
United Nations suspends pullout of African Union troops from Somalia as battles with militants rage
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe decision follows a request by the Horn of Africa nation for the forces to remain in the country...
Somalia says it will revert to direct vote for officials starting next year
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSomalia will start electing its president and other officials by direct vote next year, the...
After Somalia hotel siege, a vow to tackle al-Shabab 'snake'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hell began at sunset. It was a Friday evening in Somalia’s capital. The...
Somalia drought: 43,000 people die in a year and half are children under five
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn estimated 43,000 Somalis died during the country’s longest ever drought last year, half of them...
At least 21 killed in Somalia hotel siege, many hostages freed
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMOGADISHU (Reuters) -Security forces have ended a siege by al Qaeda-linked militants at a hotel in...
Fire Watch: Inside the Fight by National Guardsmen to Repel a Terrorist Attack in Somalia
Military.com via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn late 2019, an explosion rumbled across a remote vista in Somalia, disturbing the low brush and...
How New Jersey Guardsmen Thwarted One of the Largest Somali Terror Attacks in Decades
Military.com via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was fall 2019, and there was a near certainty that the American-run Baledogle Military Airfield...