Somali-US air strike kills 12
Somali and US forces carried out an air strike on an area under attack from the Al-Shabaab Islamist group and killed 12 militants, the Somali government said on Thursday.
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Somali govt claims 70 Al-Shabaab killed
More than 70 members of the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab were killed during an army operation with local forces in Somalia, the information ministry said on Tuesday....
US strikes in Somalia neutralise 鈥榢ey鈥� IS figures
The government of Somalia鈥檚 semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday that US military strikes in the Golis mountains had killed 鈥榢ey figures鈥� in the Islamic State group.
Ethiopia backs new peacekeeping force in Somalia
Ethiopia on Friday announced that it will collaborate with a new African Union force against Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, which is set to deploy later this month.
Somali pirates demand ransom for Chinese vessel
Somali pirates who hijacked a Chinese fishing boat have demanded a ransom payment for the vessel and its 18 crew members, police and local officials said on Saturday...
32 killed in Al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu beach
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing 32 people and wounding scores more, in one of the deadliest attacks...
Somalia cafe attack kills nine during Euro final
The death toll from a blast at a cafe in Somalia鈥檚 capital Mogadishu has climbed to nine, security sources told AFP Monday, after a car bomb struck the venue packed with...
8 killed in Mogadishu prison gunfire
Five inmates said to be from Somalia鈥檚 Al-Shabaab jihadist group and three guards were killed in a blaze of gunfire during an attempted breakout from the main prison in the...
Pakistan, Greece, Denmark, Panama, Somalia become Security Council members
Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia were elected by secret ballot Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly to serve on the Security Council for the 2025-2026 term.
Sailors of Bangladesh ship hijacked by Somali pirates return home
Twenty-three Bangladeshi sailors of cargo vessel MV Abdullah, who were abducted by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, returned home on Tuesday afternoon after...
MV Abdullah, 23 crew reach country
Bangladeshi-flagged cargo vessel MV Abdullah with its 23 crew reached Kutubdia channel of Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Monday evening, nearly a month after it was freed from Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean...
SCB chair relieved upon release of hijacked ship, its sailors
Md Rezaul Karim, chairman of Shippers Council of Bangladesh, has expressed his satisfaction and gratitude to all concerned for the...
Family counting days for return of MV Abdullah鈥檚 chief engr
The family members of MV Abdullah鈥檚 chief engineer Saiduzzaman Syed have been eagerly waiting for his return home after the pirates released all 23 crew members including Syed after weeks of...
MV Abdullah crosses risk zone of Somali coast聽
Bangladeshi-flagged cargo vessel MV Abdullah with its 23 crew on board crossed the risk zone of Somalia coast on Wednesday afternoon on its way to Dubai after Somali pirates freed it after 32 days reportedly on payment of...
Somali police arrest eight pirates involved in hijacking Bangladeshi ship
Somali authorities arrested at least eight pirates who reached the shore after releasing the hijacked Bangladeshi cargo ship MV Abdullah, reports Somalia鈥檚 online media Garowe Online on Sunday.
MV Abdullah owner declines to comment on ransom
KSRM Group, the owner of MV Abdullah, has claimed that the ship and its 23 crew members were safely released through negotiations with the pirates, using the experience of the 2011 hostage situation involving their ship 鈥楯ahan Moni鈥�.....
Have no information whether Somali pirates given ransom: Khalid
State minister for shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday said that he had no information whether the Somali pirates were paid ransom for the release of the Bangladeshi cargo ship, MV Abdullah, and its 23 sailors....
Hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah along with 23 sailors finally freed
The Bangladeshi cargo ship, MV Abdullah, which was hijacked by Somalian pirates, was finally freed, along with its entire crew of 23 sailors.
Crew members of hijacked ship to be rescued this month: state minister
The 23 crew members of Bangladeshi vessel MV Abdullah, hijacked by Somali pirates, could be rescued this month, state minister for shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said on Tuesday....