NAIROBI, Kenya -- A Bush administration proposal to allow foreign forces to go ashore into Somalia to hunt the country's notorious pirates is getting a cool reception from U.S. military leaders, ...

Though unknown to the Clinton administration at the time, at least 10 members of Al-Qaeda were apparently aiding Somali ...

Bush did not make any public commitment on expanding America's role in Somalia, where 18 U.S. soldiers were killed in 1993. An international arms expert, who did not want to be identified, said ...

American forces have increased the number of airstrikes on ISIS and al-Shabab fighters this year, in support of Somali military operations. By Nicholas Slayton Published May 31, 2025 5:14 PM EDT The U ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The draft of a letter from Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to U.S. President Donald Trump offering exclusive access to air bases and seaports has reignited tensions between ...

A Minneapolis man who served as the leader in the overseas kidnapping of a journalist for over two-and-a-half years in 2012 was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday. Abdi Yusef Hassan, 56, was ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Islamic militia vowed to turn Somalia into a religious state today, pushing north to take more territory after winning a three-month battle for Mogadishu. But thousands of ...