Somalia

Uganda president:

Al-Shabab killed 54 Ugandan soldiers in Somalia

TEHRAN, June 4 (MNA) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has announced the deaths of 54 Ugandan soldiers in an al-Shabab attack on a base housing African Union peacekeepers in Somalia.

Al-Shabaab terrorists attack military center in SE Somalia

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Al-Shabaab terrorists attacked a military center in the southeast of Somalia, Arab media outlets reported on Friday.

60 Al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Reports from Somalia said Tuesday that as many as 60 Al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in Somalia by the Somalia government forces and allied tribal fighters.

Five killed, several injured over suicide attack in S Somalia

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – At least five people were killed and 11 others, including a regional governor, wounded in a suicide attack on Tuesday in southern Somalia, a police commander said.

Death toll in Italian coast boat wreck rises to 59

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – A wooden sailing boat, believed to be carrying more than 100 migrants, broke apart off the southern Italian coast, killing at least 59 people, including 12 children, local authorities have said.

Three dead after African Union helicopter crashes in Somalia

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – A helicopter, flying a training exercise for the African Union’s mission in Somalia, has crashed near the capital of Mogadishu, killing three and injuring eight other people on board.

20 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in airstrike in Somali

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Somali state television announced on Wednesday night that 20 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in an airstrike in the country's central region of Hiran.

10 killed, several injured in Somalia terrorist attack

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – At least 10 people were killed and several others were injured when al-Shabaab terrorists stormed a residential building in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.

200 Al-Shabaab terrorists killed in S Somalia

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – The Somali government announced that 200 al-Shabaab terrorist forces were killed in military operations in the south of the country.

Somali National Army kills 32 Al-Shabaab militants

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – 32 members of Al-Shabaab terrorist group were killed in the country's military operation.

Somali Army kills 13 Al-Shabaab terrorists in operation

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – Somali National Army on Saturday killed 13 Al-Shabaab terrorist fighters including its commander for guerilla wars and two suicide bombers in the lower Shabelle region.

Somali presidential palace area comes under mortar attack

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Local news sources reported that several mortars hit the areas near the country's presidential palace in Mogadishu on Wednesday.

Russian helicopter shot at in Somalia

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – A helicopter of Russia's UTair airline participating in the UN humanitarian mission has been shelled at a Mogadishu airport.

Somali forces kill 39 al-Shabab militants in central region

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – The Somali National Army on Monday killed 39 al-Shabab militants after heavy fighting near the central town of Harardhere, said a military official.

Explosion, gunfire reported in Somalia's Mogadishu

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – A blast was heard near the mayor's office in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, according to a witness who added the explosion was then followed by gunfire.

Dozens of Somalian army forces killed in terrorist attack

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – News sources on Tuesday reported that at least 20 Somali army forces were killed in a terrorist attack in the center of the country.

Top commander of ISIL terrorist group killed in Somalia

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – A senior commander of the ISIL terrorist group was killed in a clash with security forces in Somalia’s semiautonomous Puntland region, authorities said on Friday.

9 killed in simultaneous car bomb attacks in Somalia

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – At least nine people were killed and several others wounded in simultaneous car bomb attacks in a town in central Somalia on Wednesday, security officials and witnesses said.

14 Iranian fishermen freed after 8 years in Somalia

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – As many as 14 Iranian fishermen have been freed through diplomatic efforts of the foreign ministry after being held in Somalia for 8 years.

210 al-Shabab terrorists killed in a week: Somalia military

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – The Somali military’s land forces commander said that the army killed 67 terrorists in the Middle Shabelle region, bringing the number of al-Shabaab fatalities to 217 in less than a week.

15 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalian capital

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Somali officials announced that 15 members of the al-Shabaab terrorist group were killed in Mogadishu.

At least 40 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – At least 40 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed and several others wounded in a fresh operation in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region on Thursday, authorities said.

Key hotel in Mogadishu stormed by al-Shabab militants

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – A hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, where government officials are known to stay, has come under attack.

Over 100 al-Shabab terrorists killed in central Somalia

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – 100 al-Shabab terrorists were killed during planned operations by Somali National Army and its international partners, days after another 49 al-Shabab militants were killed in the southern part of the lower Shabelle region.

49 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somali Army operation

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – 49 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in an operation launched by Somalian National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) forces, the Somali government announced on Wednesday.

Al-Shabab gunman kills 3 Kenyan peacekeepers in Somalia

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – A lone gunman entered a military base in Somalia and killed at least three Kenyan peacekeepers on Monday.

97 Al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – Somalia's Ministry of Information announced on Friday morning that 97 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed during two large-scale operations of the country's army and security forces.

Al-Shabaab terrorists attack Somali military base

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Al-Shabaab terrorists attacked a Somali military base in the central Galgaduud region on Monday days after the area was captured by government forces.

Terrorist atatck in Somalia capital kills 15

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – At least 15 people have been killed in a terrorist attack on a military base in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.

Somalia army:

At least 100 al-Shabab terrorists killed in clashes

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – Somalia's army and allied clan militias have killed at least 100 al Shabaab terrorists in heavy clashes in the central Hiran region, the defence ministry said on Friday.