JOWHAR, Somalia - The ground commander of the Somali National Army (SNA), Major General Sahal Abdullahi Omar, has expressed optimism that the forces would defeat the Al-Shabaab, noting the progress ...

ADAN YABAL, Somalia - The Somali National Army (SNA) forces were forced to retreat in the strategic ... the Voice of America reported then. After the failure in the Hiran region, the militants ...

Al-Shabab fighters have battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in southern Somalia, according to the government and a military official. Capturing the base in ...

Mogadishu, Mar. 31 (BNA): The Somali National Army has carried out a military operation against terrorist militias in northern Lower Juba. According to the Somali National News Agency (SONNA), the ...

Turkey has boosted its military presence in Somalia this week following Al-Shabab’s recent offensive near Mogadishu, deepening Ankara’s concerns over the deteriorating security situation in ...

The Somali army on Thursday killed 47 al-Shabaab terrorists in separate attacks, including one in Aadan Yabaal in the Middle Shabelle region, a strategic town taken over by the al-Qaeda-affiliated ...

Al-Shabab fighters sit on a truck as they patrol in Mogadishu, Somalia, in October 2009 [Mohamed Sheikh Nor/AP Photo] Al-Shabab fighters have battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of ...

MOGADISHU - Al Shabaab fighters battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in central Somalia on Thursday, the government and a military official said ...