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Al Shabaab display their weapons on the outskirts of Mogadishu, December 8, 2008.

Al Shabaab launches deadly attack on military base in Somalia

The Maltese-flagged bulk cargo vessel Ruen seized by Somali pirates, which was intercepted by the Indian Navy, is pictured at sea, in this handout photo released on March 16, 2024.

Hijacked ship MV Ruen freed, 35 Somali pirates detained

A Somali security officer walks past a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022.

US targets al Shabaab fundraisers, money launderers with sanctions

An El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport.

Israeli flight from Thailand faced attack by 'hostile elements'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Houthi tribesmen gather to show defiance after U.S. and UK air strikes on Houthi positions near Sanaa, Yemen February 4, 2024

What measures can Red Sea ships take to counter Houthi attacks?

By MICHAEL STARR

A Somali police officer stands guard at the scene after an explosion at the Bakara market in Mogadishu, Somalia February 6, 2024.

Blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu kill at least 10, says residents

By REUTERS

US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ilhan Omar.

Marjorie Taylor Greene introduces a resolution to censure Ilhan Omar for 'treasonous statements'

By Yuval Barnea

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is seen in Statuary Hall ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2023.

DeSantis calls for Ilhan Omar’s deportation after saying she is ‘Somali First’ in speech

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Navy SEALs (Illustrative)

Searches continue for US Navy SEALs missing in waters of Gulf of Aden - report

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The domes of the Taj Mahal hotel are seen in front of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai December 22, 2008.

India sends warship after hijacking of Liberian-flagged vessel in Arabian Sea

By REUTERS

A ship is pictured at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen August 5, 2018.

Commercial ship still hijacked off Somali coast - sources

By REUTERS

A general view shows people at the scene of a suicide car explosion at a check point near Somali Parliament building in Mogadishu, Somalia June 15, 2019

US airstrike said to kill 13 al Shabaab militants in Somalia

By REUTERS

A Somali security officer walks past a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022.

Somali forces capture major al Shabaab militia stronghold

By REUTERS

Somali security officers are seen at a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022.

Suicide bomber kills at least 30 soldiers in Somali capital

By REUTERS

PREVIEW Police officers stand guard near Hayat Hotel, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack, in Mogadishu, Somalia August 21, 2022

Al Shabaab claims responsibility for attack on restaurant in Somali capital

By REUTERS

A view shows smoke rising following a car bomb explosion at Somalia's education ministry in Mogadishu, Somalia October 29, 2022 in this picture obtained from social media

Unidentified attackers storm restaurant in Somali capital

By REUTERS

A Somali security officer walks at the entrance of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022

Somali lawmaker to TML: Gov't making gains in battling al-Shabab

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE

AN ISIS fighter uses his phone to lm a military parade in Syria’s northern Raqqa province in 2014

Islamic State leader killed in US military operation in Somalia

By REUTERS