Much of the Somali population is concentrated around Independence Avenue in northeast Kansas City, where rates of poverty and gun violence are higher than in many other parts of the city.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced Friday that his government has banned people from carrying weapons on the streets of Mogadishu, the country's capital. "We impose a strict ban on ...

An Egyptian warship has delivered a second major cache of weaponry to Somalia including anti-aircraft guns and artillery, port and military officials said on Monday, in a move likely to stoke ...

A Salt Lake City teen was worried about gun violence in her Somali community. So she decided to help prevent it.

Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged the U.N. Security Council to lift an arms embargo on the nation, saying it no longer serves its purpose. Some analysts, however, say Somalia is ...

After almost a decade of hibernation, Somali pirates have resurfaced. Their reemergence follows the Yemeni Houthi movement’s campaign to target Red Sea shipping in support of Hamas in its war ...

Along with the weapons donation, the United States and African Union each have troops training and conducting operations to help Somalia's government.

Last weekend, a Somali-American teenager was found dead after police responded to a 911 call of shots fired, part of a broader trend of increased gun violence in the area.

The 27-year-old Somalian was on the watchlist as “a confirmed member of al Shabaab," but a border bungle meant he was released after initially being arrested for crossing into the country ...

At least five killed in bomb, gun attack in Somalia’s Mogadishu Al-Shabab armed group claims responsibility for the deadly bombing and storming of a government building in the Somali capital.