Somali National Army forces, supported by local fighters, clashed with Al-Shabaab militants early Thursday in the Middle Shabelle region, military officials said. The fierce fighting centered on the ...

Somalia said on Thursday its army and allied clan militias have fought off coordinated raids on villages by the Islamist al Shabaab armed group in the country's south, killing more than 130 attackers.

Somali government forces are working to fully secure areas in the Middle Shabelle region that were attacked by Al-Shabaab militants on Thursday, as the situation remains tense in the aftermath of the ...