Somalia

People 'twisting facts' about Modi's Somalia remark: Suresh Prabhu

Modi has great regard and respect for Malayalis. People are twisting the facts, Suresh Prabhu said.

May 14, 2016, 00:09 AM IST

Top Congress, BJP leaders spar in Kerala over 'Somalia' jibe

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said the Prime Minister's statement was not in good taste.

May 12, 2016, 21:38 PM IST

Kerala Assembly Election 2016: CPI-M assails PM Narendra Modi for his Somalia remarks

CPI-M state secretary said "Gujarat Model" development projected by the BJP was actually a false propaganda.

May 12, 2016, 14:07 PM IST

Kerala seeks apology from PM Narendra Modi, not silence: Oommen Chandy

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s comparison of Kerala with Somalia was absurd.

May 12, 2016, 12:39 PM IST

Kenya says arrests key member of militant group plotting attacks

Kenyan police have arrested a suspected key member of an Islamist militant group that was plotting attacks similar to one in 2013 on the Westgate shopping mall that killed at least 67 people, authorities said on Tuesday.

May 03, 2016, 23:37 PM IST

25 Al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia

At least 25 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in heavy fighting between the militant group and Somalia National Army (SNA), an official said on Thursday.

Apr 21, 2016, 23:23 PM IST

Two Somalia drone strikes kill about 12 militants: US

A pair of drone strikes in southern Somalia this week killed about a dozen Shebab militants who were threatening US and Somali forces, a US official said Tuesday.

Apr 13, 2016, 00:42 AM IST

Six killed including two Turks in Somalia killings

Gunmen have killed six people in a drive-by shooting, including two Turkish hospital workers, in the latest violence to hit Somalia`s capital Mogadishu, authorities said Thursday.

Mar 31, 2016, 12:29 PM IST

23 Al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia

At least 23 militants have been killed and 22 others arrested in heavy fighting between Al-Shabaab militants and forces of Galmudug State in Somalia, officials said on Friday.

Mar 26, 2016, 07:04 AM IST

Somali militants overrun military base, killing at least one

The Islamist group al Shabaab attacked a Somali military base southwest of the capital Mogadishu on Sunday night, killing at least one person and seizing vehicles and other equipment, the government and the militants said.

Mar 21, 2016, 14:18 PM IST

Kenya says it killed 19 Shebab in thwarted attack in Somalia

Kenya`s armed forces said they had thwarted an assault by Shebab jihadists on a military camp in southern Somalia early Wednesday, killing 19 insurgents and seizing a haul of weapons.

Mar 16, 2016, 23:14 PM IST

Al-Shabaab captures key town in Somalia

Al-Shabaab militants have captured Garacad town in Somalia and raised their flag in the city centre, officials said on Tuesday.

Mar 15, 2016, 20:44 PM IST

Car bomb kills 4 outside police academy in Somali capital

A Somali police official says three police officers and one civilian have been killed in a car bombing outside a police academy in the Somali capital.

Mar 09, 2016, 18:26 PM IST

Special forces stage helicopter raid on Somalia`s Shebab

Special forces operatives in two helicopters staged an overnight raid on Somalia`s Shebab insurgents, government officials and the Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen said on Wednesday.

Mar 09, 2016, 15:54 PM IST

'US airstrike deters Somali terror group's ability to attack'

Pentagon has said that the US air strike on a terrorist training camp in Somalia that killed 150 terrorists has degraded the Shabab militant group's ability to attack American and UN-mandated forces.

Mar 08, 2016, 16:28 PM IST

Over 150 Shebab fighters killed in US drone strike in Somalia

A US drone strike on a Shebab training camp in Somalia over the weekend killed more than 150 fighters who were planning a "large-scale" attack, the Pentagon said on Monday.

Mar 07, 2016, 23:56 PM IST

21 jihadists, 4 civilians killed in Tunisia fighting: New toll

Tunisian security forces killed 21 jihadists who attacked police and army posts near the Libyan border on Monday triggering fighting in which four civilians were also killed, the government said.

Mar 07, 2016, 16:11 PM IST

Islamist group kills 30 in twin blasts in Somali town

Somalia`s al Shabaab Islamist group bombed a busy junction and a nearby restaurant in the town of Baidoa on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, police and the group said.

Feb 29, 2016, 09:24 AM IST