Al Shabaab has waged an insurgency in Somalia since 2007 in a bid to topple the internationally-backed central government and establish its own rule based on its strict interpretation of sharia law.

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Somalia's defense ministry said officials were investigating an explosion at a military training school ...

Fighters of the al-Qaeda-linked group captured the town of Tardo in the central Hiiran region.

Five Ugandan soldiers were killed when a military helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia ...

A Ugandan military helicopter deployed with the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at Mogadishu airport on ...

The Federal Government of Somalia has initiated a new plan aimed at reopening blocked roads in the capital, Mogadishu, as ...

A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the Jaalle Siyaad Military Academy in Mogadishu late Tuesday morning, causing ...

At least three people were killed when a military helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia ...

At least three people were killed when a military helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia ...

A Ugandan military helicopter with eight people on board crashed and burnt at the main international airport in Somalia's ...

A Ugandan military helicopter deployed with the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at Mogadishu airport on ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) -A Ugandan military helicopter deployed with the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at Mogadishu airport on Wednesday, killing five passengers, a Ugandan ...