Somalia

Somaliland’s government declared autonomy from Somalia in 1991 but has not gained international recognition for independence

There was no immediate claim of responsibility from al-Shabab, which often carries out such attacks and controls some parts of the Somalian territory.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- At least 16 of the most severely wounded people from Saturday's truck bomb attack in Beledweyne city have been airlifted to Mogadishu for treatment, senior officials said.

[Shabelle] New York, Usa -- Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre delivered a powerful speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, highlighting the government's progress on security, counterterrorism efforts, financial reform, social development, and corruption combat.

[Shabelle] NEW YORK: Somalia has managed in under a year to liberate more than 45 percent of the areas formerly held by the terrorist Al-Shabab group, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said on Saturday.

[VOA] Somalia is facing a dilemma over plans to continue a drawdown of peacekeepers from the country by a deadline of the end of 2024 because it's not known whether the country's poorly equipped security forces can put down al-Shabab militants' security threat to the government by that time.

[VOA] New York and Washington -- Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said Thursday that his government is appealing for more international support in its long-running war against al-Shahab militants.