Ilhan Omar's father, Nur Omar Mohamed, committed war crimes as a military officer in Somalia before immigrating to the U.S.

When the boundaries of peace are sketched with unsteady hands and the shadows of past violence loom over a fragile federation, even a single reckless act can redraw the map in blood. The Oromo ...

The Somali state of Puntland is witnessing an escalation of security challenges with an increase in military confrontations against the Islamic State ...

Al-Shabaab is rapidly closing in on Mogadishu, threatening commercial and military shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Arabian ...

Under the authoritarian regime of President Mohamed Siad Barre, the Somali National Army and various paramilitary groups committed war crimes and acts of genocide against the Issaq clan in ...

Africa’s most lethal terrorist organization is expected to gain strength in Somalia, raising the security threat through a ...

Now its sequel is playing out to devastating effect in Somalia. Al-Shabaab — a Salafi ... Maersk Alabama took place in 2009. Warlords and clan leaders battling for power in ungoverned spaces ...

The draft of a letter from Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to U.S. President Donald Trump has been leaked ...