Large crowds in Mogadishu have held protests chanting “Down Trump” in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks calling Somali immigrants “garbage” and urging them to leave the United States. 

Mogadishu Crowds Chant ‘Down Trump’ in Protest Over U.S. President’s Comments

Islamic State is expanding its operation in northern Somalia, despite efforts from Somali forces to tackle the rising threat.

Security forces in Somalia on the hunt for Islamic state group militants in Puntland region

The Indian Navy has freed the hijacked MV Ruen cargo ship in Somalia's Puntland region Saturday after a 24-hour standoff and shootout, and it has detained 35 pirates, according to Puntland Ports Minister Ahmed Yasin Salah. The crew is reported to be unharmed.

Explained: India flex Naval powers | How Indian Navy rescued 17 crew from Somali pirates

In a bold display of maritime security, the Indian Navy has intercepted and engaged with the hijacked vessel MV Ruen, which was under the control of Somali pirates. On March 15, an Indian Navy warship successfully intercepted the MV Ruen, marking a significant step in combating piracy on the high seas. However, the operation was met with resistance as the pirates onboard the vessel opened fire on the warship. Watch to know more!

Indian Navy thwarts Somali pirates hijacking attempt

A few days back, on Monday (July 31), a Somalian athlete made heads turn for her dismal showing during a women's 100-metre race at the World University Games in Chengdu, China.

Somali runner's HORRENDOUS performance at World University Games goes viral - Watch

Nine people were killed in an attack claimed by al Shabaab Islamist militants at an upmarket restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday night, police said.

Nine killed in restaurant attack in Somali capital

The United States barred on Friday travel by Somali officials and other individuals to the United States, accusing them of "undermining the democratic process" in Somalia.

US restricts visas for Somali officials accused of undermining democracy

Somalia's president on Thursday announced he was suspending the executive powers of his prime minister, the latest twist in a feud that has plunged the country into a deep political crisis.

Somali president withdraws PM's powers in escalating row

State crime investigation officials in Germany said on Tuesday that they suspect an Islamic extremist motive in the deadly knife attack by a Somali man last week in the southern city of Wuerzburg that left three women dead.

German knife attack: Islamist motive 'likely', say investigators

A Somali man killed three people and left five others seriously injured in an "incredibly brutal" knife rampage in the southern German city of Wuerzburg. The 24-year-old suspect staged the attack in the city centre at around 5 pm (1500 GMT), striking at a household goods store, before hitting a bank.

Somali kills three in 'brutal' Germany knife attack

A former Somali leader accused his successor President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of orchestrating an attack by soldiers on his home on Sunday as splits deepened over an extension of the incumbent's term in office.

Somali ex-leader says soldiers attacked his home, blames president

Supporters of Somalia`s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and those opposed to the extension of his four-year term clashed on Sunday on the streets of the capital, residents said.

Somali president's backers in gun clash with opponents, residents say

Border clashes between Ethiopia's Afar and Somali regions have killed at least 100 people, a regional official said on Tuesday, the latest outbreak of violence ahead of national elections in June.

At least 100 killed in border clashes between Ethiopia's Somali and Afar regions: Official

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has picked political newcomer Mohamed Hussein Roble as prime minister, his office said on Friday, cementing power around the presidency ahead of elections due next year.

Somali president names newcomer Roble premier as elections loom

Al Shabaab attacks Somali government building in Mogadishu

Four people were killed and nine wounded when a car bomb exploded near a restaurant in central Mogadishu on Thursday, police said, as the Al-Shabaab jihadist group claimed responsibility.

Four dead in Somali capital car bombing: Police

Somali bomb blast: At least 36 died in deadly car bomb attack in Mogadishu

At least 15 people were killed and ten others wounded in the central Somalia town of Galkayo on Monday when Shabaab militants attacked a Sufi religious centre, officials said.

Video: At least 15 dead, 10 wounded after Shabaab militants attacked Sufi religious centre in Somalia

At least 17 people were killed when suicide attackers set off two car bombs at a hotel near the headquarters of Somalia's Criminal Investigations Department in Mogadishu on Friday, police said.

At least 17 killed in suicide bomb attack on Somalia hotel

Australian police said a Somali man who stabbed three people in the city of Melbourne on Friday drove a car laden with gas cylinders which caught fire and that they are treating the attack as terrorism.

Melbourne terror attack: Stabber drove car loaded with gas cylinders, says police

Islamist group al Shabaab claimed the attack on Saturday. They want to overthrow the weak, UN-backed government and impose a strict form of Islamic law

Islamist attack on hotel in Somali capital kills 25

Because of the protracted conflict back home, the resultant malnutrition, and the near complete absence of medical care, displaced people from the African country are generally regarded as the ones most in need of help

Somali refugees in India: The worst of the worst off

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