Somalia Reeling as Truck Bomb Toll Passes 300
Oct 16, 2017 Hospitals are overwhelmed after the deadliest single attack in the country's history.Top Al-Qaida Operative Killed in Somalia
May 1, 2008 The U.S. military carried out an overnight airstrike in Somalia, targeting the country's primary al-Qaida cell -- and by Thursday morning the man considered the group's leader, Aden Hashi Ayro, was confirmed dead, along with 10 others.
Turning the Corner in Somalia
Jan 2, 2007 The Islamists have fled, the transitional government and its Ethiopian allies have reclaimed Mogadishu as Somalia's capital and the prime minister has banned guns and called for peacekeepers. Will the stability last, or will guerrilla warfare and clan violence tear the country apart for another 15 years?
Disappearing Act in Mogadishu
Dec 28, 2006 Despite a vow to fight to the death, Islamist leaders and their troops have mysteriously vanished from the streets of Mogadishu, according to residents there. The Ethiopian army, in support of the powerless transitional government, had driven the Somali fighters back to their stronghold and the nation's traditional capital after a wave of devastating attacks.
Ethiopian Troops Enter Somalia
Jul 21, 2006 The Ethiopian army has crossed into Somalia as tensions build between the transitional Somali government and the Islamic militia that controls Mogadishu.
