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.
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Deadly car bomb blasts rock Somali capital
The death toll from a double car bomb attack Saturday in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, has risen to 15, a security official said.
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.
Car bombings in Mogadishu kill at least 30 people, police say
A series of car bombings killed at least 30 people and injured almost 100 in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Friday afternoon, police and medical officials said.
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.
US conducts airstrike near Somalia base where US soldier killed
The U.S. military conducted an airstrike Monday targeting Al-Shabaab in Somalia, a strike that took place after the terror group's fighters assaulted a base where a U.S. soldier was killed last month.
A trek from poverty through a war zone they knew nothing about
In small groups they trudge along the desolate desert road, young men and some women, from Somalia and Ethiopia. Some carry plastic bags with snacks, plastic water bottles, an extra scrap of clothing.
US service member killed in Somalia
A US service member was killed Friday in southern Somalia, according to US military officials.
Military officials killed in Somalia restaurant blast
At least five people, including three military officials, were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday morning at a busy restaurant in the Somali town of Galkayo, a military official said.
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.
Supreme Court sets travel ban arguments for final day of term
The Supreme Court announced Friday that it would hear oral arguments concerning the legality of the latest version of President Donald Trump's travel ban on April 25, which is currently scheduled as the last argument day of the term.
US says 2 terrorists killed in Somalia airstrike
U.S. forces conducted an airstrike on Tuesday targeting Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia, U.S. Africa Command said, the latest military action against the terror group in the country.
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.
UN appeals for $22.5 billion in humanitarian aid
The United Nations is appealing for $22.5 billion to provide humanitarian aid next year to millions of people displaced by conflict and disasters worldwide.
US airstrike in Somalia kills over 100 al-Shabaab militants
More than 100 al-Shabaab militants were killed Tuesday in a US airstrike on a camp in Somalia, US Africa Command said in a statement, the latest in a series of strikes against the al-Qaeda-affiliated group and ISIS fighters in the war-torn country.
Report: US carried out drone strikes in Somalia
The U.S. military said Sunday that it carried out three drone strikes against Islamic extremists in Somalia within 24 hours, The Associated Press reported.
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.
