Ethiopian troops fighting militant Islamist group al-Shabab have withdrawn from a key military base in central Somalia's Hiran region, residents say. Al-Shabab fighters have taken control of el ...

Mogadishu, Somalia — Somali officials and residents say al-Shabab militants shot and killed at least 21 travelers in the country's central region of Hiran on Friday night.

At the same time, local clan militias in the Hiran region of Hirshabelle State, in central Somalia, are fighting Al Shabab ferociously after turning against them over their heavy-handed rule and ...

Somalia: Ethiopian Troops Return Hiran Region. 29 December 2008. Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu) Jawil — The Ethiopian troops have returned back in Hiran region and made new military bases in ...

But Somalia’s defense officials avoid confirming or denying it. “We don’t discuss specific operations by any particular country,” Defense Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur told VOA Somali.

At least 18 Al Shabab militants were reportedly killed in an air raid carried out in the Hiran region in central Somalia.

Somali state media and residents say the extremist group al-Shabab killed at least 20 people and burned seven vehicles transporting food in the Hiran region Saturday morning.

Somali state media and residents say the extremist group al-Shabab killed at least 20 people and burned seven vehicles transporting food in the Hiran region Saturday morning. Residents said the ...