MOGADISHU, Somalia — The commander of Somalia’s 143rd Unit of the 14 October Brigade, Colonel Ali Mahdi Abdi Beerdiide, received senior officers from the Somali National Army’s General Operations Command in the town of Awdheegle, officials said. The visiting officers travelled to Awdheegle to asses»»»

Mogadishu: Somali Minister of Defense Ahmed Moalim Fiqi announced the killing of over 120 militants of the Al Qaeda-affiliated Al Shabaab movement, and the injury of others during recent military operations in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia. In a press conference addressing the milit»»»

African Union forces from Uganda reportedly suffered heavy casualties in a week-long battle to seize Barire, a town in Lower Shabelle region, about 64km west of Mogadishu. At least 17 Ugandan soldiers were said to be killed, including six who died after a deadly suicide car bomb earlier last week, »»»