May 16, 2013
Two men who left Minnesota to join an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia have been sentenced to three years in prison, while a man they said lead Al Shabab recruiting efforts was sentenced to 12 years. Read Article Americans with Al Shabab links in Somalia jailed on terror charges
May 06, 2013
Suicide bomber rams explosive-laden car into a convoy carrying Qatari officials through the centre of Somalia's capital Mogadishu. Read Article Al Shabab strikes Qatari officials' convoy in Mogadishu
May 02, 2013
The UAE and UK will provide £2million in funding to help fight the horrific levels of sexual violence in Somalia. Read Article UAE and Britain fund Somalian battle against sexual violence
Apr 30, 2013
Alabama-born Omar Hamami once fought alongside Al Shabab in Somalia, but last year fell out with the fighters who now want to kill him. Read Article Fighting former Al Shabab comrades, American readies for his final stand
Apr 15, 2013
World sea piracy falls 35 per cent, with the with the spotlight shifting to West Africa as navies helped keep pirates away from Somalia. Read Article World sea piracy falls, but West Africa waters remain dangerous
Apr 15, 2013
Nine Al Shabab militants, most of them wearing suicide vests, storm Somalia's main court complex while the supreme court is in session, killing at least seven people and themselves. Read Article Suicide attack on Somalia's supreme court kills 16
Mar 28, 2013
President Silanyo told The National that he proposed UAE involvement in establishing two hospitals in the towns of Berbera and Burauo. Read Article President of Somaliland seeks closer ties with UAE
Mar 26, 2013
A Somali man detained two years ago by the US military in the Gulf of Aden has pleaded guilty to supporting Islamist militants in the region. Read Article Somali pleads guilty in US to aiding Al Qaeda
Feb 15, 2013
UN monitors following Somalia sanctions are warning that Islamist militants in the Horn of Africa nation are receiving weapons from distribution networks linked to Yemen and Iran. Read Article Iran denies claims it is supplying weapons to Somali militants
Jan 29, 2013
A suicide bomber kills at least six people in an attack on the Somali prime minister's office. Read Article ‘There was chaos, smoke and human flesh’: witness to Mogadishu attack
