A roadside bomb planted by al-Shabaab hit a civilian vehicle near Ceeldheer in central Somalia, killing and injuring passengers as the Somali National Army evacuated the wounded to Mogadishu.
Troops intercepted the suspects in the Harboole area of Janaa Abdalle, a known transit corridor used by Al-Shabaab to move fighters and equipment. Four Feykon motorcycles, commonly used for off-road movement in the region, were confiscated.
A military court in Mogadishu has sentenced three traditional clan elders to a five-year prison sentence for cooperating with Al Shabaab.
The traditional elders, Omar...
Airstrikes conducted by US military command in Africa have killed 30 al-Shabaab fighters in central Somalia.
In a statement, Africon said U.S. conducted a collective...