The Islamic State has regrouped in Somalia — and has global ambitions
Puntland’s soldiers are now locked in a grinding fight, one with major international implications, but without much Western ...
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Scores of ISIS fighters killed in northern Somalia: Security forces
Security forces in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region said Wednesday they had killed scores of fighters linked to ISIS ...
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How Somalis see the 'Black Hawk Down' battle three decades on
The expression Black Hawk Down, the title of a Hollywood film, has become shorthand for a 1993 US military disaster in ...
The ‘barbaric’ true story of Black Hawk Down
US peacekeepers were killed by Somalia militiamen in flip-flops. What went wrong – and did it set a ‘dangerous precedent’?
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U.S. Troops to Extend Somalia Stay Amidst ISIS, Al-Shabaab Threats
(Photo by MC2 (SW/AW) Evan Parker. Released) Evan Parker/Defense Media Activity MOGADISHU, Somalia - The US Africa Command troops could remain in Somalia a little longer than anticipated, with special ...
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US Defence Secretary makes Africom visit a strategic priority
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has made a decisive move, traveling to US Africa Command (Africom) headquarters at ...
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Islamic State attacks military bases in Somalia
The Islamic State armed group on Monday night attacked military bases in the northeastern Puntland state of Somalia with ...
The True Story Behind Surviving Black Hawk Down
The Netflix docu-series Surviving Black Hawk Down looks at the most devastating moments of the Battle of Mogadishu ...
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U.S. Considers Extended Military Presence in Somalia to Counter Al-Shabaab & ISIS
The United States military presence in Somalia may extend beyond initial plans, as the Pentagon shifts its focus to countering the growing threats posed by the Islamic State (ISIS) faction in Somalia ...
The harrowing true story behind Netflix’s Surviving Black Hawk Down
Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning 2001 war film about the shooting down of two US military helicopters was inspired by the real-life Battle of Mogadishu. A new Netflix docuseries explores the true story be ...
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The Islamic State has regrouped in Somalia — and has global ambitions
In the early hours of New Year’s Eve, the Somali branch sent 12 suicide bombers into the town of Dharjaale. They targeted military vehicles ... “They used us like enslaved people, digging ...