At least 10 people have lost their lives and more than two others, mostly civilians, sustained injuries in an exchange of gunfire between militiamen in Somalia’s south-central region of Hiran.
Over two weeks of clashes between rival militiamen in central Somalia have left at least 20 people dead, 120 wounded and forced some 90,000 from their homes, the UN says.
The Somali president has called on al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabab militants to lay down arms and choose the “path to peace,” warning the Takfiri group against pledging allegiance to Daesh terrorists.
Takfiri al-Shabab militants have overrun another town in central Somalia following the departure of the forces of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) from the area.
Members of Somali militant group al-Shabab have killed six people, including an MP and a senior government official, in two separate attacks in the capital Mogadishu, police says.
Al-Shabab militants have stormed a military intelligence base in the Somali capital of Mogadishu following a car bomb explosion targeting the compound, security sources say.
A high-ranking commander of al-Shabab militant group has been killed by Somali government forces during an operation in Somalia’s southwestern region of Bakool.
Somalia's prime minister predicted Monday that al-Shabab extremists will be defeated militarily by the end of the year but he said tackling the root causes that attract young people to the al-Qaida-linked group will take some time.
Fighting in south Somalia between al Shabaab militants and government forces killed at least 24 people, while a rebel attack in the capital killed three Transport Ministry workers and a lawmaker, officials and the group said on Saturday.