Terror Watch

Official: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence, according to a statement Wednesday from the country's interim prime minister, who called the killing a "hateful, inhumane and barbaric act."

SNA kills senior al-Shabaab commander in southern Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Senior al-Shabaab commander was among over 16 militants killed over the weekend in separate operation in southern and central Somalia, military officials confirmed.

Three al-Shabaab suspects nabbed in Garissa county

GARISSA (HORN OBSERVER) - Kenyan security forces on Sunday announced the arrest of at least three al-Shabaab suspects two days after three non-locals were killed and another injured in al-Shabaab attack at construction site in Dhobley town, Garissa County.

Somali police arrest six robbers in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Six suspected robbers have been arrested following series of police operations against a spate of robberies in Somali capital.

Thousands of people displaced in Wisil fighting - UN

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - United Nations (UN) has confirmed that thousands of people were displaced from homes after heavy fighting between Somali forces and al-Shabaab fighters in central Somalia.

more than 20 killed in al-Shabaab attack in central Somalia

GALKAYO (HORN OBSERVER) - At least twenty were on Sunday killed and more than thirty others injured after al-Shabaab attacked a military base in Somalia's central region.

Puntland executes 18 militants in Galkayo

GALKAYO (HORN OBSERVER) - Puntland military court on Sunday executed eighteen Al-Shabaab militants behind killing of several people including senior official in Galkayo of central Somalia.

AMISOM trains Jubaland Police to counter violent extremism

Kismayo, 24 June 2021 – The Police component of the African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, has concluded training for Jubaland State Police personnel on prevention and countering violent extremism and radicalization.

Al-Shabaab militants recapture Amisom vacated town

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Al-Shabaab militant group has claimed to have taken control of a small town vacated by African Union Mission (Amisom) forces this week.

Three Kenyan officers wounded in a suspected al-Shabaab attack

Three Kenyan police officers including the acting Officer Commanding Station have been injured in a suspected al-Shabaab attack in Mandera county near the border with Somalia.

Turkey pledges to support Somalia's war on terror

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Turkish government has pledged to Somalia in the fight against terror groups in the wake of Tuesday's deadly suicide bomb blast attack in Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Somalia: Southwest State police trained on tackling gender-based violence

BAIDOA, June 11 –The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has concluded a training for 30 police officers from the Southwest State of Somalia, to enable them to effectively enforce laws that protect women and girls from sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and stem the crime.

Somalia: Somali police nab two al-Shabaab recruits from Somaliland

BELEDWEYNE (HORN OBSERVER) - Somali police confirmed Tuesday the arrest of two suspected al-Shabab recruits in Hiiraan region amid the armed forces intensified operations against al-Shabaab fighter in southern Somalia.

Somali clan pays over $100K for the compensation of two dead al-Shabaab fighters

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - In a heavily secured makeshift structure in al-Shabaab-controlled Kunyo-Barrow in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region, traditional elders of the Mudullod clan handed over USD56,000 to al-Shabaab on Sunday as compensation for the deaths of two terrorists last year.

Somalia: Children wounded by KDF airstrikes in Gedo region airlifted to Mogadishu for treatment

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) Children who were reportedly wounded by the Kenyan airstrikes on June 3rd in Somalia's Gedo region were airlifted to Mogadishu, Somali officials said.

AU to probe alleged Kenyan airstrikes against civilians in Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) The African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Saturday said it shall fully investigate the alleged airstrikes by the Kenyan Defense forces in Gedo region in what Somalia called "indiscriminate" strikes that resulted lose of civilian lives.

2 killed, several injured in airstrikes in Somalia's Gedo region

Belet-Hawo, Somalia (Horn Observer) At least 2 civilians were reportedly killed and 7 others were wounded on Thursday, when military airplanes carried out an overnight airstrikes more than a dozen villages in Somalia's Gedo region.

Presidential Candidate and former President survives an attempt on his life – Official

MOGADISH, Somalia (Horn Observer) – Somalia police on Wednesday fired at convoy of former president and presidential candidate Hassan Sheikh Mohamud near Banaadir Court in Mogadishu, witnesses and officials said, the latest in a series of attacks against the opposition presidential candidates in Somalia.

SNA kills 25 militants in central Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - At least 25 al-Shabaab terrorists have been killed and wounded several others in clashes with Somali military, Army boss confirmed Tuesday.

Somali forces kill 37 militants, liberate villages in Middle Shabelle region

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) The Somali National Army (SNA) forces on Sunday killed 37 al-Shabab militants in Middle Shabelle region, amid the ongoing military operations to flash out the extremists in parts of southern and central Somalia, officials said.