When Siad Barre’s regime fell in 1991, Somalia’s fragile unity crumbled. Decades of authoritarian rule, fueled by Cold War ...
On Nov. 9, the U.S. struck a group of al-Shabaab fighters about 175 miles northeast of Mogadishu, killing 17 combatants who were engaged in a firefight with Somali security forces. Six days earlier, ...
Famine looms over Somalia as drought, civil war displace millions Dec 17, 2022 5:40 PM EDT By — PBS News Weekend Leave your feedback ...
As the number of Somali civilians driven out of their homes by the conflict in Mogadishu rises, growing insecurity is making it increasingly difficult for aid workers to gain access and provide ...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A stadium in Somalia’s violence-prone capital is hosting its first soccer tournament in three decades, drawing thousands of people to a facility that had been abandoned for ...
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Every school day, Shuayb Muhidin travels Mogadishu's battle-scarred streets to get to Banadir Zone School. For years, the government has battled Islamist insurgents but now ...