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Fafi MP Salah Yakub blames NIS for recent Al-Shabaab attack in Garissa
Issa Hussein  |  Mar 25, 2025

He challenged the NIS in the region to improve its operations and integrate with the community to gather valuable information that would aid in the fi...

Senators demand action as five abducted chiefs remain missing for over 40 days
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 25, 2025

Senators have now called on the Ministry of Interior and National Administration to provide regular updates on efforts to secure their release.

Opinion: Al-Shabaab’s deadly advance on Mogadishu signals Somalia’s descent into disaster
Addis Standard  |  Mar 21, 2025

If Mogadishu falls, the consequences will reverberate far beyond Somalia’s borders.

Islamic State in Somalia: The terrorist group’s origins, rise and recent battlefield defeats
The Conversation  |  Mar 21, 2025

The Islamic State’s reputation in Somalia is often overstated. The group has never captured or held large territories.

Somali National Army eliminates Al-Shabaab leaders in Shabelle region
Charles Adinda  |  Mar 20, 2025

This latest victory comes just a day after an assassination attempt on Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, whose convoy was targeted by Al-Shabaab...

Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud spends the night on the frontlines after surviving bomb attack
Hassan Mohamed  |  Mar 19, 2025

Al-Shabaab militants unsuccessfully tried to take down President Hassan after the attack on his motorcade as it was travelling through the capital Mog...

Blast reported near Somalia's presidential palace, allegedly targeting President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's convoy
Amina Wako  |  Mar 18, 2025

Reports indicate that a convoy carrying Somali President Hassan Sheikh was passing through the area at the time.

Interior PS Omollo: No armed operation to rescue five Mandera chiefs held by Al-Shabaab
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 12, 2025

PS Omollo has said the government is working through diplomatic and security channels to secure their release.

Gunmen storm hotel in central Somalia, at least four killed
Reuters  |  Mar 11, 2025

Dahir Amin Jesow, a federal lawmaker from Baladweyne, said so far at least four people had been killed but that "we are still counting casualties".

Anti-terror police arrest two suspected Al-Shabaab operatives in Mandera
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 18, 2025

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspects had planned to abduct foreign nationals working on a sewer line constructi...

Somalia's IS expansion efforts hit roadblock amid sustained security operations
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 14, 2025

The recruitment campaigns targeted regional member states and Yemen, attempting to integrate foreign terrorist fighters into structured hierarchies.

MPs fault KDF for neglecting security as cross-border threats escalate
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 10, 2025

The MPs also criticised the government for deploying security officers to Haiti while Kenya’s own borders remained vulnerable.

Five chiefs kidnapped by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Mandera
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 03, 2025

Mandera South police commander Julius Njeru confirmed the attack and said the administrators were travelling from Wargadud to Elwak town for duty.

Puntland forces record major victories against ISIS in Somalia
Hassan Mohamed  |  Jan 16, 2025

The fierce fighting that has so far killed over 40 terrorists deep inside a rugged mountain where forces are battling a resurgent ISIS militant in Pun...

A look into war against Al-Shabaab in Somalia as new mission takes over from ATMIS
Mary Wambui  |  Jan 01, 2025

AUSSOM is designed to contain about 11,000 personnel comprising civilians, military, and police personnel.

Lamu families agonize over missing kinsmen years later
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 12, 2024

The situation has left these families with unanswered questions lingering in their minds and giving them sleepless nights.

Elite unit thwarts terror plot after successful raid on two Al Shabaab camps in Garissa
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 06, 2024

Acting on intelligence, the elite unit, raided the two camps and recovered an assortment of IED-making material and communication gadgets.

Somali police intercept network trafficking girls to Al-Shabaab fighters
Hassan Mohamed  |  Oct 03, 2024

All Al-Shabaab-related crimes in Somalia are handled by the military court.

Lamu-Witu-Garsen commuters want 10-year night travel ban lifted
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 05, 2024

The ban is subjecting us to suffering and we want it fully lifted on our route. It is long overdue

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