BALIDHIDIN, Somalia — The dead Islamic State fighter was sprawled out on the ridge, bloodstains darkening in the sun, as a line of heavily armed Somali soldiers snaked down the mountainside to a fortified cave — their camouflage uniforms marking a new front line in the fight against the global terrorist group.

Nearly 100 people were killed and up to 60 others wounded when members of the Islamic State terror group launched a deadly attack on a military base belonging to security forces from Somalia’s Puntland region, officials said Tuesday.

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- In a desolate makeshift camp on the fringes of Somalia's capital, tens of thousands of internally displaced people sit under the baking sun not sure if they can have access to food rations and medication following U.S. President Donald Trump's decree to freeze most of his country's foreign aid.

Gunshot wounds have been discovered on some of the bodies of migrants and refugees recently discovered in mass graves in Libya, the United Nations says.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a phone conversation with Qatar's Amir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on Monday to enhance their long-standing bilateral ties and cooperation.

Garowe (HOL) – Security forces in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland foiled an attack by ISIS militants in the Haraya area of the Toga-Jeceel in Al-Miskaat Mountains late Monday night.

Garowe (HOL) – Religious clerics in Puntland have called for unity among communities to support the ongoing military campaign against ISIS militants in the Al-Miskaat Mountains of the Bari region, urging financial and moral backing for the Puntland State Army.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Lower House Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madobe announced on Monday that Parliament is working to ensure the country transitions to a one-person, one-vote electoral system, a key reform to strengthen Somalia's democratic governance.

Just two days after President William Ruto was heckled by a crowd he was addressing during his recently concluded 4-day tour of the Northeastern region, elders from the Somali Community have apologised to the President.

Beledweyne (HOL) – Al-Shabaab militants fleeing recent heavy fighting in the Hiiraan region have regrouped near the Shabelle River in Mahaday district, located in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region, according to local residents.

Saudi Arabia has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that the kingdom’s land be used to establish a Palestinian state.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali government has strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's suggestion that Saudi Arabian territory could be used to establish a Palestinian state, calling the remarks a «provocative violation of international law.»

Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa has insisted that the Somali community from the Northern region are Kenyans.

The expression Black Hawk Down, the title of a Hollywood film, has become shorthand for a 1993 US military disaster in Somalia.

Baidoa (HOL) – Somalia's Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen has signed the Safeguarding of Humanitarian Assistance Law, marking a major step in enhancing the region's humanitarian aid management and delivery.

US President Donald Trump said he had held a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, discussing efforts to end the Moscow-Kyiv war, according to The New York Post.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali police forces have taken control of the Mothers' House compound, located opposite the Somali National Theater, in an operation reportedly intended to transfer the property to the Somali Ministry of Family Affairs.

As President William Ruto ran across North Eastern Kenya in the ended week, questions lingered on population issues, altruism, the 2027 presidential election, and Somali nationalism in Kenya, and in the greater Somali community in Eastern Africa.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud participated in an extraordinary summit of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Saturday.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali government has intensified efforts to disrupt financial networks supporting terrorist groups, particularly al-Shabaab and ISIS, as part of its strategy to eliminate their influence in the country.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Minister of Security Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail Fartaag has accused Ahmed Madobe, President of Jubbaland State, of obstructing efforts to eliminate al-Shabaab from the region.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Council of Ministers approved two key cooperation agreements with Azerbaijan in the fields of education and energy during its weekly meeting in Mogadishu on Thursday.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala to discuss strengthening bilateral ties, focusing on security, economic development, and joint efforts to combat terrorism.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Israel is planning to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Puntland, an autonomous region in Somalia, and Somaliland, the self-declared independent region, following a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to resettle Gazans in what he described as “far safer and more beautiful” areas.

Beledweyne (HOL) – Somali government forces, supported by local Ma'awisleey clan militias, killed a dozen al-Shabaab fighters during heavy clashes in the Hiiraan region on Friday morning.

Kampala (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Kampala on Friday for an official visit to strengthen diplomatic relations and enhance cooperation between Somalia and Uganda in key sectors, including security, trade, and development.

Finding and fighting the militants who have become the beating heart of the Islamic State (IS) group in Africa can be tough work as they hide deep in the mountains of north-eastern Somalia.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali State Minister for Defense, Omar Ali Abdi, has announced that the process of officially integrating Macawisley militia forces into the Somali National Army (SNA) is underway, with the registration and training of volunteer fighters already in progress.

Garissa (HOL) – Kenyan President William Ruto inaugurated Kenya's 10th immigration office in Garissa County on Thursday, marking a major step in facilitating passport and travel document services for residents of Northern Kenya.

Kenya has sent a multi-agency team led by community elders to neighboring Somalia to start negotiations for the release of five abducted chiefs.

A Joint Communiqué was signed in New York on February 5th, officially establishing diplomatic relations between Uzbekistan and Somalia.

Israel is considering plans to send Gazans to Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia, after Donald Trump’s pledge to resettle them in “far safer and more beautiful” communities.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The first U.S. military flight deporting migrants to Guantánamo Bay landed Tuesday evening, marking the start of a controversial plan by the Trump administration to use the naval base as a detention center for up to 30,000 migrants.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Explosive attacks orchestrated by Al-Shabaab in Mogadishu cost as much as $80,000 per operation, with Somali traders unknowingly funding the group's activities, according to Benadir Regional Police Commander Moalim Mahdi.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has renewed his call for stepped-up military operations against ISIS militants entrenched in the Al-Miskaat Mountains of the northeastern Bari region. The president’s call follows a significant victory by Puntland’s Daraawiish forces, which killed over 50 militants, including high-ranking foreign operatives, in a 24-hour battle centred around key ISIS strongholds.