Mogadishu- More than 30 Al-Shabaab fighters were killed in a joint military operation in southern Somalia, African Union forces said on Thursday. The operation, carried out by the Somali National Army (SNA), the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), Ugandan troops (UP»»»

Uganda will deploy a new battalion of troops to Somalia in the coming weeks under the African Union mission. The troops will support ongoing operations against Al-Shabaab militants, joining Ugandan forces already stationed in southern Somalia, active in the country since 2007. Deputy Land Forces Co»»»

A siege by Al-Shabaab Islamist militants of a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu ended on Friday after more than 13 hours, a police officer told AFP. The assault, which began late Thursday, broke a relative lull in violence by the Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group, demonstrating its continued abili»»»

MOGADISHU, March 15 — A siege by Al-Shabaab Islamist militants of a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu ended today after more than 13 hours, a police officer told AFP. The assault, which began late yesterday, broke a relative lull in violence by the Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group, demonstrating »»»