Somalia’s government has increasingly turned to Turkey to repel al-Shabab, as America’s diminished focus on Africa scrambles ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The cries of distressed children filled the ward for the severely malnourished. Among the patients ...

Voice of America was my favorite radio station, the voice of a beloved, diverse nation.In the late 1980s, before war marched ...

and saw the downing of two U.S. helicopters and the deaths of 18 American soldiers. Some of their bodies were dragged along city streets by Somali militants. The battle was considered one of the ...

Anwar fled Somalia for the US as a child, but was deported back there ... “but now many of them wear uniforms, have allegiances to the state and are tasked with security.

“At the very least, a complete blank slate review of U.S. policy toward the Somali failed state should be undertaken before investing any more American resources,” Pham said. John covers U.S ...

“They used us like enslaved people ... as a line of heavily armed Somali soldiers snaked down the mountainside to a fortified cave — their camouflage uniforms marking a new front line in ...

US President Donald Trump late on Saturday said he ordered “precision military air strikes on a senior ISIL attack planner and other terrorists” in Somalia. ISIL has a relatively small ...

Somalia offers US control of strategic air bases and ports Offer could enhance US military presence in Horn of Africa Somaliland opposes Somalia's offer, favors direct US engagement NAIROBI ...

The US' decision to redeploy 500 troops to Somalia to help in the fight against ... and police wearing a bewildering number of different uniforms, carrying a wide assortment of weapons.