In a desolate makeshift camp on the fringes of Somalia’s capital, tens of thousands of internally displaced people sit under ...

The Post ventured to the front lines of an offensive against the Islamic State in northern Somalia, where foreign fighters ...

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The Islamic State armed group attacked military bases in Somalia's northeastern Puntland state overnight with suicide car and motorbike bombs, but government forces repelled the assault and airstrikes ...

Large, Abdirashid A. Sed, said the Ankara Declaration sets a powerful example for neighboring nations to resolve conflicts, enhance cooperation, and work collectively toward a more unified and ...

By Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington President Trump ordered airstrikes on Saturday against the Islamic State in northern Somalia, the first major U.S. military operation overseas since he ...

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The government of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday that US military strikes in the Golis mountains had killed "key figures" in the Islamic State group. US President Donald ...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during an interview in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Feb. 20. (Feisal Omar/Reuters) The al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which operates in ...

Finding and fighting the militants who have become the beating heart of the Islamic State (IS) group in Africa can be tough work as they hide deep in the mountains of north-eastern Somalia.

The US military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against the so-called Islamic State group operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s ...

The strikes were carried out in north Somalia, where the Puntland Security Forces is carrying out operations against ISIL since December. The Puntland Security Forces holds its position after ...