AFGOYE, Somalia — The U.N.-backed Somali government today moved swiftly to assert authority over the capital city Islamic fighters abandoned the day before, though the leader of the insurgents vowed ...

AFGOYE, Somalia — The U.N.-backed Somali government today moved swiftly to assert authority over the capital city Islamic fighters abandoned the day before, though the leader of the insurgents vowed ...

Somali police chief announced on 21 August that 30-hour-long siege ended adding that security forces rescued 106 people including women and children. SAID YUSUF ...

After years of militant and military control, the Somali national stadium in Mogadishu will return to a place for sports. After years of militant and military control, the Somali national stadium in ...

DOLOW, Somalia - Monday's clashes between the Somali National Army (SNA) and Jubaland troops within Doolow town have been linked to the current standoff between the federal government and the regional ...

MOGADISHU, Feb 7 - Armed police units took control of the Somali Federal Parliament’s main hall on Saturday, with lawmakers reporting they were threatened with lethal force, and a female ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Islamic militants said Saturday they had seized control of Somalia's third largest city after three days of fighting that left about 70 people dead and saw thousands flee ...

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. In Somalia, the once powerful Islamist movement that seized Mogadishu last summer fled the capital last week before Transitional Government ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya said on Tuesday it was ready to hand control of the strategic Somali port city of Kismayu to a recognised leader, but warned that a chaotic exit would embolden al ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia has come under the control of alleged pirates, a European Union anti-piracy force operating in the area said Thursday. Hong Kong ...