When Siad Barre’s regime fell in 1991, Somalia’s fragile unity crumbled. Decades of authoritarian rule, fueled by Cold War ...

Pirates off the coasts of Somalia have hijacked a commercial vessel for the first time in 18 months, raising fears of a ...

Federal and New Jersey police arrested two Americans late on Saturday for attempting to fly to Somalia allegedly in order to join the terror group al-Shabaab, an al ...

BOSSASO, Somalia Sept 14 (UNHCR) - Civil war was raging in Somalia when Fatima Mohamed, then just 12 years old, and her older sister fled Mogadishu and travelled north to safety in Yemen. The two ...

We drive west out of Mogadishu, Somalia, in a convoy of three African Union armored personnel carriers, mounted with three heavy machine guns. No building seems untouched by bullet holes; many have ...

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) shot back at President Trump after he mocked her for quoting the Constitution and becoming involved ...

Emirates Airlines, along with other non-profit organisations, has partnered with Boeing to transport relief supplies on board its newly delivered 777-300ER to victims of the civil war in Somalia. The ...

Buried under the dizzying headlines about Iran and Israel, many may miss that the head of the largest terrorist organization in Africa was recently eliminated by American-supported forces. Despite ...

Of all the countries in the world that will be affected by cuts to overseas aid announced this year, the impacts felt in Somalia will be among the most profound. The war-torn country has long been ...

Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war movie directed by Ridley Scott set during 1993's Battle of Modadishu, one of the largest American military losses in recent memory. At the peak of the Somali Civil War, ...

Refugees have told of mass rape, abductions and streets lined with corpses. Satellite imagery shows streets awash with blood ...