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SOMALIA INSURGENCY.
SOMALIA INSURGENCY.
LIVE NEWS REPORTS
4 reports on the Somalia insurgency in the last 24 hours, 7 in the last 7 days and 7 in the last 14, most recently at 12:47 UTC on 26 October 2026. It began on 20 December 2006, 7,251 days ago. Follow it live in the War Room.
Latest Somalia insurgency news
- Fighting erupts near Baidoa as Somali army advance on Burhakabo stallsSomali Guardian · Ground fighting · Baidoa, Somalia · 26 Oct 2026, 12:47 UTC
- US forces accused of 'weaponising' Somalia's floods by trapping women and children in the path of El NiñoThe Guardian · Airstrike / missile · Jilib, Somalia · 26 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC
- Four family members, including a pregnant teenager, killed in UAE drone strike in Somalia's Puntland, report saysAddis Standard · Drone attack · Puntland, Somalia · 26 Oct 2026, 06:02 UTC
- UN urges halt to Baidoa fighting as famine, displacement and flood risks deepenHiiraan Online · Casualties / humanitarian · Baidoa, Somalia · 25 Oct 2026, 21:55 UTC
- Somali intelligence kills nine Al-Shabaab members in operation in Middle Shabelle regionHiiraan Online · Ground fighting · Somalia · 25 Oct 2026, 10:14 UTC
- Somalia claims to have recaptured 55% of territory once held by al-Shabab and ISISHiiraan Online · Ground fighting · Somalia · 25 Oct 2026, 06:01 UTC
- UAE carries out first reported drone strike against Al-Shabaab in Somalia in nearly a yearAddis Standard · Drone attack · Somalia · 25 Oct 2026, 04:45 UTC
What is being reported
Ground fighting3
Drone attack2
Airstrike / missile1
Casualties / humanitarian1
Where it is happening
Somalia3
Baidoa, Somalia2
Jilib, Somalia1
Puntland, Somalia1
Every report, last 14 days
All reports are listed above.