Somali security forces says it foiled New Year attack on AMISOM.

Somalia's intelligence agency claimed its troops have foiled a planned attack on the African Union forces' headquarters that also houses foreign diplomats and the United Nations offices on the New Year's Eve on Friday.

Security forces operation against 'al-Shabaab' near Boni Forest

Aden Abdullah, Roble Kassim and Mohammed Hussein, al Shabaab suspects who were arrested in Bondeni, Mombasa.

Security forces conducted operations in Afgooye following security threats in the town.

Somali government forces launched operations last night to hunt down suspects reported to be behind the escalating security situation Afgooye town, residents have said.

Five of Al shabaab was killed by Somali National Army and Amison troops battle near Bula-burde.

A Somali official says five Anti peaces Al shabab were killed in fight between Al shabaab fighters and SNA, along with Djibouti-a peacekeepers in Hiiraan region.

Senior Al shabaab leader surrenders to the Government troops

Somali military commander said a senior Al shabaab leader surrendered to SNA forces in Diinsoor town in Somalia's southern Bay region.

Hiiraan, Middle Shabelle inter-regional state formation conference set to open in Jowhar.

Somalia's government announced that the the inter-regional state formation conference for Hiiraan and its neighboring Middle Shabelle region would start in the agricultural town of Jowhar, the provincial capital of Middle Shabelle region next week.

International partners welcome the launch of conference towards the formation of interim central regions administration.

The United Nations, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), African Union Mission in Somalia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, Ethiopia, Uganda and Turkey have welcomed the launch of the Adaado conference for the formation of an interim administration…

Nine Al-Shabaab dead and more than five were injured in Somalia battle.

Nine Al-Shabaab dead and more than five were injured on Monday night following a heavy gun battle outside Qoyolay town located in lower Shabelle region of southern Somali.

A joint military and Police hunt suspects over botched terror operation near El Wak.

A joint military and the Police patrol unit are on the lookout for suspects believed to have escaped a botched terrorist operation in El Wak, Northern Kenya, Police said on Monday.

At least 7 Anti peaces Killed in Fighting between AU Peacekeepers and Al-Shabaab.

At least seven of Al shabab were killed and several others injured on Monday in a heavy fighting between African Union peacekeepers together with SNA troops against Al-Shabaab in outside of Owdhigle which is some 30kms in Owdhigle town in lower Shabelle region southern Somalia, officials said.

Somali parliament passes controversial media bill.

Speaker of the Somali Parliament hon. Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari .

Operation to flush out Al-Shabaab starts along the Kenya-Somali border

The Government is carrying out a massive security mob up to flush out Somali based insurgents groups, who were seemingly regrouping along the Kenya-Somali common in readiness for a major terror attacks in Kenya.

Government sends ministerial delegation to Jowhar town.

A high-level delegation led by the minister of interior Abdirahman Odawa has on Monday reached Jowhar town the capital of Middle Shabelle region on mission to assess the security situation of the town a head of the federal state formation meeting.

SNA and Amison did operation in Qoryoley town in Lower Shabelle Region.

Somali National Army and Amison conducted security operation as a police commander confirmed to the media.

Kenyan Bus Hero Says Won't Change Route After Attack

Passengers hoping to travel to Nairobi line up at a bus in the town of Mandera near the Kenya-Somalia border, Dec. 8, 2015.

Somalia Security arrests two Iranians over Shiite indoctrination in Mogadishu.

Somalia's security forces arrested two Iranians it accused of converting locals to Shiitism doctrine, a development which underlines the tricky relationship between the Sunni horn of Africa nation and the overwhelmingly Shia country of Iran.

Government troops conduct security operation in Jowhar town.

Somali National Army has conducted an operation to ensure the security of Jowhar town, the capital of middle Shabelle province today on monday according to the officials.

Major security operation in Mandera after attacks.

The attack on Sunday is in a similar area to an ambush last Monday, when Al Shabaab gunmen opened fire on a bus, killing two people at Elwak.

African Union Hails Outgoing Nigerian Police Contingent For Job Well Done In Somalia

contingent of 140 Nigerian Formed Police Unit Officers (FPU) serving on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was today awarded certificates for their distinguished service after completing their one year tour of duty.

Kenya CDF Visits KDF AMISOM Troops in Somalia

The Kenya Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF) General Samson Mwathethe today paid a visit to Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops serving under Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Kismayo and commended them for a job well done.

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