Terror Watch

Al-Shabaab militants storm Baar Sanguuni military base near Kismayo

KISMAYO (HORN OBSERVER) – Jubbaland security officials have disclosed harrowing details of an audacious assault by Al-Shabaab militants on a military base located just outside Kismayo city on Thursday.

More than 30 killed, 17 including children injured in a Turkish drone strike in Somalia

MOGADISHU – The death toll from what families claim to be a Turkish drone strike in Baqdaad village, Lower Shabelle, Somalia, has now climbed to over 30, with more than 17 others sustaining injuries, including women and children.

Ethiopian security says terror plot in Addis Ababa foiled, 50 arrested

ADDIS ABABA (HORN OBSERVER) – Ethiopian officials have announced the apprehension of 50 individuals suspected of being members of a clandestine group plotting terror and violence in Addis Ababa, the capital, and its surrounding areas.

Somali pirates deploy anti-aircraft weapons onto hijacked ship, ready for fierce resistance - source

GALKAYO (KAAB TV) – Reports from a security source revealed that Somali pirates have taken further measures to fortify their position aboard the Bangladeshi vessel MV Abdullah, currently under their control off the Somali coast.

Turkish airstrike kills 20 civilians including children in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – At least 20 civilians, including women and children, were tragically killed in a Turkish drone strike on Baqdaad village in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region on Monday night, according to distraught residents.

Al-Shabaab seizes control of towns and villages abandoned by Somali army, militia

Mogadishu - The terror group Al-Shabaab has seized control of towns and villages previously occupied by the Somali army and allied militia groups in central regions of Mudug and Galgaduud.

ATMIS thwarts Al-Shabab attack in southern Somalia

Mogadishu (Horn Observer) ATMIS on Wednesday said its forces thwarted Al-Shabab attack on Kismayo road Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Barawe, Lower Shabelle region.

Crisis in Somali Airspace Raises Alarming Safety Concerns

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Tensions between Somalia and Somaliland have escalated, putting air traffic control management at risk and heightening the potential for a dangerous collision.

Somali air traffic employee found dead in his apartment, family says he received threats

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Abdinasir Muse Abdi, known as Dahable, an employee of the Somali Civil Aviation, was discovered dead in his apartment in Mogadishu's Wadajir district on Sunday.

U.S to construct 5 new military bases for Somali forces it trains

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – In a strategic move amidst escalating militant attacks and widespread corruption within Somalia's government, the United States government has finalized an agreement with Somalia to establish five new military bases within the war-torn nation.