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Uganda warns of Al Shabaab attacks in coming days

Uganda police warned soccer fans on Friday that Somalia`s al Shabaab insurgents could attack them while they watch ...

Somali troops, peacekeepers advance on Bakara market

African Union peacekeepers and Somali government forces advanced on Mogadishu`s Bakara market, a rebel stronghold, ...

Somalia shelling kills 14 civilians at market

Shells fired in battles between insurgent militant Islamists and African Union forces at a Mogadishu market on ...

Somalia`s political row heightens insecurity fears

An acrimonious power struggle among Somalia`s leaders is opening the way for Islamist militants to step up their ...

Somali Pirates Free Indonesia Cargo Ship

Somali pirates have freed an Indonesian bulk carrier after the ship`s owner paid a ransom, pirates and a maritime ...

Somali pirates release Panama-flagged bulk carrier

Somali pirates have freed the Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Renuar and its crew of 24 Filipinos after four months in ...

Somalia pirates release Panama-flagged Bitumen cargo ship

Somali pirates have released a Panamanian-flagged bitumen carrier ship after receiving a ransom, but detained some of ...

Fighting in Mogadishu kills 17

Exchanges of heavy artillery fire between Islamist rebels linked to Al-Qaeda and government forces backed by African ...

Somali troops, militia take two towns from rebels

Somali troops backed by pro-government militia took two towns from rebel Islamist group al Shabaab in fighting on ...

Kenya arrests six Shabaab fighters in border town

Kenyan police have arrested six suspected fighters from Somalia`s al Shabaab rebel group in Mandera on the Kenyan side ...

Somali rebels cede more ground in Mogadishu - president

Somali forces pushed deeper into rebel-controlled pockets of Mogadishu, the president said on Friday, as the ...

Somali preacher urges Egypt-style revolt

A spiritual leader of Somalia`s Islamist Shebab rebels called Monday for popular Egypt- and Tunisia-style revolts to ...

Somali pirates quit one Puntland base, head south

Somali pirates abandoned one of their main bases in Somalia`s semi-autonomous Puntland region fearing local security ...

AU extends Somalia peacekeeper force mandate

The African Union (AU) has extended the mandate of its peacekeeping force in Somalia for another year, defying demands ...