1 year agoNiger-: Nigerien army vehicle struck by an IED in the area of Titahoune, axis In-Ates - Ayorou, Tillabery Region, four soldiers wounded including two severely and two lightly (first reported IED attack targeting FAN in this specific area)
1 year agoNew US airstrike killed 24 Al-Shabaab militants in Shabeley, Hiran region on Wednesday - per US military. Somalia.
Ethiopian military says it has killed 43 AlShabaab militants in an air strike carried out in Burhakaba town
[email protected] delivers message of condolence to @UKenyatta after DusitD2Riverside attack, vowing to stand with Kenya in the war against terror. Somalia
Govt forces in Bur Hakaba town tonight repulsed an attack by small number of Shabaab attackers on motorcycles. Nine militants were involved in the attack. Few minutes after the attack, soldiers on patrol clashed with the same militants, a soldier was slightly wounded, per sources
1 year agoTwo people were killed and five wounded on Tuesday when a car packed with explosives was detonated near the ministry of petroleum in Mogadishu. The vehicle was parked at a petrol station in front of the ministry's offices in Mogadishu when it was detonated.
"The conflicts in Iraq and Syria have generated a large pool of skilled and battle-hardened fighters who remain dispersed throughout the region" per @ODNIgov Dir Dan Coats
Reports of an IED explosion targeting a vehicle belonging to a private electericity company outside Mogadishu.
1 year agoGao: Tarkint's FAMa camp (Bourem) was attacked today, 29/01/2019 at around 6am.
1 year agoAftermath of today's car bomb around Ministry of petroleum which is near to Banadir administration HQ, Somali National University and Daljirka Dahson in Mogadishu. Photos courtesy by Saed Yusuf. Casualties feared.
1 year agoSmoke rises over around Bar-shabeel area near Banadir region HQ in Mogadishu after a suicide car exploded in front of petroleum station. Police forces were checking the car before it went off. Casualties feared.
Explosion heard around Jubba junction in Mogadishu. Somalia
1 year agoOne of Al-Qaeda commanders Adel al-Abdali was killed in Sabha city
1 year agoAQAP militants planted the flag and IED im Shibam city, Hadramout province. 1 soldier killed and 3 wounded, after the explosion and shooting.
HTS militants are storming the city of Ma'arat al-Nu'man and control the headquarters of the bank and the museum amid a state of great alert in the city Idlib
Al-Shabaab assassin captured by security forces shortly after he shot dead a govt soldier in Yaqshid district of Mogadishu - source
2 people were injured in a suspected IED explosion in Nairobi. Reports say the explosion occurred at Tom Mboya -Latema Road junction at 7pm local time. A journalist says a man hired a trolley pusher to carry a box, it's suspected the box contained IED explosive, the man escaped.
1 year agoEight killed in Afmadow, Kismayo clashes
Explosion has been reported in Afmadow,Middle Jubba province. Early reports say Jubbaland forces was the target.
U.S. military will no longer publish 'body-counts' in press releases announcing American airstrikes in Somalia, officials say. Change in policy comes 5 days after U.S. Africa Command claimed 52 al-Qaeda-linked Shabab fighters killed in airstrike.
[email protected] reports that in talks with the US the Taliban has agreed to oppose any attempts by militant groups, like ISIS and al Qaeda, use Afghanistan to stage terrorist attacks abroad
1 year agoA pick-up vehicle is engulfed in flames after a bomb blast exploded near KM4 area in Mogadishu
1 year agoFootage of a SAA convoy (12 men) targeted today by an ATGM launched by rebels in Idlib near Tall Mamu.
1 year agoAlgeria- AQIM release the speech by Abu Ubayda Yousuf al-Annabi, head of "Council of Dignitaries"
French military aircraft carried out airstrikes January 10 in Mali, killing an estimated 15 militants
1 year agoMonster VBIED: Al-Shabaab's improvised armoured, explosive-laden SUV seized by Somali forces near Sanguni earlier today.
1 year agoUS military says Saturday's airstrike in Lower Jubba region killed 52 Al-Shabaab militants. This is the 6th airstrike against Al-Shabaab in 2019.
United States: 52 al-Shabaab members killed in air strike on their positions
1 year agoKenyan police arrest four people including three foreigners in Kitui town in connection with Dusit hotel.
Ethiopia readies 'massive offensive' on al-Shabab in Somalia
