by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 11, 2017 | World
At least 17 people were killed on Monday in clashes between Somali government forces and al-Shabaab militants in a town on the Kenyan border, the military said, adding that the forces managed to recapture the area. The forces regained control of a military base in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 3, 2017 | World
The number of casualties was unclear after al-Shabaab militants attacked a military base in southern Somalia, an army officer announced on Sunday. He did not disclose the exact number of casualties, but the militant group said that 26 soldiers were killed in the...
by Khalid Mahmoud | May 27, 2017 | World
Cairo – Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khairy announced that the monthly salaries of members of the army will be handed out as media reports said that the police received US drones to carry out surveillance missions against terrorists in the country. Khairy said...
by Ali Helni | May 26, 2017 | Interviews
Mogadishu– Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said that defeating terrorism would pave the way for reviving the economy. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on the occasion of the passing of 100 days since he took office, Mohamed said that...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 17, 2017 | World
Three Somali soldiers were killed in the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday while attempting to defuse a car bomb, announced the police and militant al-Shabaab group. The bomb detonated as the military experts were trying to dismantle a car laden with explosives that...
