The ISIL militants remain much smaller in number compared to Al-Shabaab, which controls large parts of Somalia. The group’s fighters are estimated to be 1,500, mostly scattered in the Al-Maskad region ...

The United States Embassy in Nairobi has clarified reports regarding an alleged meeting between President William Ruto and ...

The United States military presence in Somalia may extend beyond initial plans, as the Pentagon shifts its focus to countering the growing threats posed by the Islamic State (ISIS) faction in Somalia ...

The Council voted at the end of December to endorse a new mission, the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in ...

Towards the end of last year, the US military also made a series of airstrikes against the rival Al-Shabaab group, leaving ...

The president told northerners he wanted them to feel as Kenyans without any discrimination. But critics of the decision it ...

Islamic State launched attacks on military bases in Puntland, Somalia, but was repelled by government forces with UAE airstrike support, killing 70 militants. Puntland has been targeting both IS and ...

The Islamic State armed group attacked military bases in Somalia's northeastern Puntland state overnight with suicide car and ...

The Islamic State launched attacks on military bases in Somalia's Puntland using suicide car and motorbike bombs. Puntland ...

As Ruto ran across North Eastern Kenya in the ended week, questions lingered on population issues, altruism, the 2027 presidential election, and Somali nationalism in Kenya.

However, these claims have been met with skepticism, as the Federal Government has conspicuously refrained from acknowledging ...

Forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from Islamic State during a ...