Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for attack in Somalia

Al-Shabaab militants have claimed responsibility for an attack on a restaurant in the Somali capital that killed 9 people. Ten people were injured in the attack and more than 84 people were rescued by security forces.

Mortar explosion kills 22 in Somalia

Mortar shells exploded in Somalia, killing 22 people.

Jihadist group attacks troop base in Somalia

The Islamist Al-Qaeda-linked group Al-Shabaab, which has waged a jihadist insurgency against the central government in Somalia for 15 years, has attacked an African Union military base. It is not known if there were any casualties.

Ankara's joint steps with Mogadishu revitalized Somalia: Turkish president

Türkiye-Somalia bilateral trade volume reached $363M last year, which was only $2M in 2013, Erdogan says

Bomb blast in restaurant in Somalia kills at least 5

Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group al-Shabaab says blast targeted soldiers of southern South West state

Survivors recall horror of Somalia's deadly truck blast

As tales of horror unfold following the weekend's massive truck bombing in capital Mogadishu, Anadolu Agency spoke to some of the survivors at a Turkish-Somali hospital that saved dozens of lives on the day.

African MPs laud Turkey for airlifting injured Somalis

Somali lawmakers representing their country at the Pan African Parliament on Monday lauded the Turkish government's decision to airlift injured victims of Saturday's terrorist attack in capital Mogadishu.

35 Somalis injured in Mogadishu blast arrive in Turkey

Turkey's deputy prime minister has announced that 35 Somalis, including three children, who got injured in Saturday’s truck bombing in capital Mogadishu, arrived in Turkish capital Ankara late Monday.

Death toll from Somalia truck bombing rises

The toll from Saturday's suicide truck bombing in capital Mogadishu has climbed to more than 300 dead and more than 300 others injured, Minister of Information Abdirahman Omar Osman said late Sunday.

Drought, cholera kills over 400 people in Somalia

Over 400 people, including children, have died from drought and a cholera outbreak since February in southern and central Somalia, the country’s health ministry has told Anadolu Agency.

Turkish Deputy PM visits drought-hit Somalia

A Turkish delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday.

UN chief pays emergency visit to famine-hit Somalia

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu Tuesday for an emergency visit to focus on famine and the cholera outbreak, which has killed dozens of people in south and central Somalia.

Somalia: At least 110 dead due to famine in 48 hours

At least 110 people have died of hunger and water-borne diseases in the last 48 hours in Somalia’s southwestern regions of Bay and Bakol, Somalia's prime minister said on Saturday afternoon.

24 killed, 51 wounded in Mogadishu hotel attack

At least 24 civilian were killed Wednesday morning and over 50 wounded, including three journalists, when twin car bombs and gunmen targeted a popular hotel near Somalia’s parliament building, police said.

Turkey to open military training base in Somalia

Turkey has finished its first military base in Somalia and will help train the country’s army to fight the deadly al-Shabaab terror group, a senior Turkish source told Anadolu Agency on Saturday.

Explosion in Somali capital, casualties feared

An attack has occurred in front of a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday afternoon, claiming the lives of at least 10 people, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

Al-Shabaab attack kills 25, injures 50 in Somalia

At least 25 people were killed and 50 others were injured in two separate Al-Shabaab attacks in northwestern Somalia’s Baidoa city Sunday night, local medical sources said.

'Turkey always backs Somalia'

The Turkey-Somalia Business Forum held in Istanbul establishes new and strong ties among the peoples of Turkey and Somalia and Africa, the Turkish presidency spokesman said Tuesday.

Somalia: Death toll in café bomb explosions rises to 20

Gunmen burst into café and open fire just after first explosion.

Turkey will not change Somalia policy after attacks on Turkish embassy

Turkish FM Davutoglu said Turkey would not change its policy towards Somalia after attacks on a Turkish Embassy annex