The president of Somaliland told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday that he expects to sign a trade deal with Israel after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a decree recognizing the Republic of Somaliland, a de facto independent state within Somalia’s...
US Africa Command said in a press release on Tuesday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on February 1 as the Trump administration continues escalating its air war in the country. The command said the strike targeted the ISIS affiliate in Somalia's...
The US has begun a $70 million military construction project to expand a runway at the Manda Bay airbase in Kenya near the Somali border as it continues to significantly escalate its air war in Somalia. US and Kenyan officials held a groundbreaking ceremony on...
Update: US Africa Command told Antiwar.com on February 2 that its forces have launched 26 airstrikes in Somalia so far this year US forces launched at least 25 airstrikes in Somalia in January as the Trump administration has escalated the pace of its record-shattering...
The US has launched at least two more airstrikes in Somalia in recent days, according to press releases from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration continues bombing the country at a record pace, an air campaign that receives virtually no US media coverage....
The US has launched four more airstrikes in Somalia, according to press releases from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration continues bombing the country at a record pace. AFRICOM said in two separate press releases that it conducted airstrikes against...
The US launched an airstrike against al-Shabaab in southern Somalia during an attack overnight, January 3 to January 4, according to a press release from US Africa Command. "The airstrike occurred in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, approximately 100 km north of...
The US began the New Year with three straight days of airstrikes in Somalia, according to a press release from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration appears poised to continue its record-shattering bombing campaign in the country throughout 2026. AFRICOM said...
2025 saw a major increase in US airstrikes due to President Trump loosening the rules of engagement for military commanders and launching new interventions in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. According to a report from the Armed Conflict Location and Event...
Israel has become the first country to recognize the independence of Somaliland, an autonomous region within Somalia's internationally recognized borders. Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has operated as a de facto independent state for decades, though it...
