Al-Shabaab claims attack on elite hotel in Mogadishu
Security forces ended a deadly attack at a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Tuesday after a seven-hour battle that left at least three civilians dead.
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US airstrikes help repel attack on US base in Somalia
The U.S. military carried out two airstrikes and exchanged small arms fire with al Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia after a base used by U.S. personnel was attacked by a vehicle-borne bomb Monday, U.S. Africa Command said in a statement to CNN.
US military base, Italian convoy attacked in Somalia
A US base and an Italian military convoy were targeted in separate attacks in Somalia on Monday.
3 killed in foiled Al-Shabaab attack on Somali military camp
Three people were killed in a foiled attack Wednesday against a newly established military camp near Mogadishu, Somali army officials said.
Mogadishu mayor dies of wounds following Al-Shabaab attack
Abdirahman Omar Osman, the mayor of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, succumbed to wounds sustained in a suicide bombing in the city, the government said on Thursday.
US conducts airstrike in Somalia after troops come under attack
The US military conducted an airstrike in Somalia on Monday after a Somali-led force and its accompanying US military advisers were attacked by Al-Shabaab militants.
At least 30 dead in Somali car bombings
A nearly day-long standoff between Islamic militants and security forces in Somalia ended on Friday after three deadly car bomb explosions killed at least 30 people in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Thursday night, security sources said.
US says airstrike killed 35 Al Shabaab fighters in Somalia
The US military announced Monday that an airstrike in Somalia killed 35 Al Shabaab fighters on Sunday.
US military says airstrike kills more than 50 terrorists in Somalia
The US military said Saturday that an airstrike near the Jilib, Middle Juba Region of Somalia killed more than 50 al-Shabaab militants.
At least 14 killed as Kenya hotel siege declared over
Men armed with guns and explosives burst into a hotel complex in Nairobi, killing at least 21 people in an attack that lasted hours and ended Wednesday morning.
US airstrikes in Somalia kill 62 militants, US military says
Sixty-two militants were killed by US airstrikes in Somalia this month, US Africa Command said in a statement released Monday.
US says it killed 37 militants in two Somalia airstrikes
The US military killed 37 militants in two separate airstrikes in the vicinity of Debatscile, Somalia, on Monday, according to a statement from US Africa Command, which oversees military operations on the continent.
US says airstrike in Somalia killed 60 al-Shabaab fighters
The US military said Tuesday that an October 12 US "precision airstrike" near Harardhere, Somalia killed some 60 al Qaeda-affiliated fighters.
At least 6 dead in car bombing in Somalia's capital
A car bombing on Sunday morning in Mogadishu, Somalia, has left at least six people dead and 15 others wounded, according to a city official.
U.S. Embassy warns of 'imminent attacks' in Mozambique
The U.S. Embassy in Mozambique has warned of "imminent attacks" against government and commercial centers in a northern province of the Eastern African nation and urged U.S. citizens to leave the area.
US warns of growing African terror threat
ISIS and al Qaeda represent major threats and are growing in strength in West Africa according to the commander of US special operations in Africa, Maj. Gen. Marcus Hicks.
US military resumes air operations in Djibouti
The US military has resumed air operations in the East African nation of Djibouti, a critical location in the fight against terrorism, a US defense official tells CNN.
Death toll spikes nearly two months after Somalia truck bombings
The number of dead in the devastating twin bombing in the Somali capital of Mogadishu in October has jumped to 512, authorities announced Sunday.
US conducts 'precision airstrikes' in Somalia under expanded authority
The Pentagon said it conducted an air strike against the Al-Shabaab group in Somalia early Sunday morning.
