The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) strongly refutes media reports alleging heavy casualties among its soldiers in Bariire town, located southwest of the capital, ...

In support of a military operation led by the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted airstrikes against al Shabaab on Aug. 1, 2025.In support of a military operation ...

The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) has denied reports that its soldiers suffered heavy ...

Although AUSSOM has more than 10,000 boots on the ground in Somalia, Al-Shabaab has in recent months racked up a spate of ...

MOGADISHU, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) confirmed on Sunday that its troops, backed by Somali government forces, killed more than 50 ...

The Ugandan Ministry of Defense announced its troops and Somali National Army forces jointly captured Bariire, a strategic ...

Meanwhile, Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the town of Bariire, located approximately 65 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu. According to the group, their fighters stormed the ...

Ali Nur Mohamed, deputy governor of the Lower Shabelle region, told reporters the civilians were killed when foreign troops with Somali forces raided a farm near Bariire village.

The back-and-forth battle over Bariire Forward Operating Base in Somalia has continued to play out, with the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) handing over the base to the Somali National ...

Previously under the command of Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) since 2019, Bariire FOB holds strategic importance as a buffer zone about 60 km west of the capital, Mogadishu. For the Bariire FOB ...

Bariire becomes the seventh FOB to be handed over to the Federal Government of Somalia in the recent past with the others being Xaaji Cali, Mirtiquo, Cadale, Albao, Gherille, and Al Jazeera 1 as ...