Al-Shabaab is rapidly closing in on Mogadishu, threatening commercial and military shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Arabian ...

A transitional parliament for Somalia -- the first since the Horn of Africa country dissolved into chaos in 1991 -- was formally inaugurated in the neighboring state of Djibouti on Sunday. Djibouti's ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan confirmed that Turkey has more than 80,000 armed proxy fighters in Syria, many of whom ...

It seems Illinois might not be getting a new state flag after all. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Thursday more people prefer Illinois' current state flag than any of the proposed ...

With Trump's focus elsewhere, report says Israel has reached out to Sudan, Somalia, Indonesia and other nations about taking ...

Executing an overarching strategy to diminish the threat of terrorism, curtail Iranian influence and avoid letting China ...

The United States Military launched airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Somalia at the request of the federal government, intensifying efforts to counter the group's expanding ...

The extremist Islamic State group is resurging in parts of the world, adapting its tactics and expanding its reach despite ...

Explosion on Mogadishu’s sunbaked El-Gaabta road sent plumes of smoke spiraling into the sky. President Hassan armored convoy ...

US and Israeli officials reportedly reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss the potential ...