If Somalia’s capital cannot even protect a visiting head of state and its president, how can it protect itself?

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Sudan’s military said it retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last bastion in the capital of rival paramilitary forces, after nearly two years of fighting. Social media ...

The militant group has ramped up attacks in recent weeks, targeting areas near the capital, Mogadishu. This morning, ...

After its battlefield defeat, it’s unclear if the Islamic State in Somalia retains the ability to extort money from the ...

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Somali security forces on Wednesday ended a 24-hour siege at a hotel in the central city of Beledwyne, leaving an unknown ...

Al Shabaab frequently launches bombings and gun attacks in the fragile Horn of Africa nation as it tries to topple the ...

Al Shabaab gunmen killed at least seven people in an attack on Tuesday at a hotel in a central Somali town where local elders and government officials were meeting to discuss how to act against the ...

Armed Islamists have stormed a hotel in the city of Beledweyne in central Somalia, and a siege is ongoing, police and ...

Beledweyne, Somalia — Al-Shabaab militants stormed a hotel in central ... Beledweyne, located about 208 miles north of the capital, Mogadishu, is a strategic hub in the ongoing conflict with ...