Kismayo, where I spent two days during a recent trip to Somalia, is the headquarters of Sector Six, which runs south of Jubaland. The fight against Al-Shabaab is as complicated as it is unpredictable.

Seven years ago a similar battle took place when Kenyan and Somali forces launched air, land and sea assault to wrestle Kismayo from the Al-Shabaab. The liberation of the seaport was code-named ...

Madobe, who has had strained relations with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud since his re-election last year, arrived in Nairobi from Kismayo on Saturday, escalating diplomatic tensions.

Kismayo, Somalia — In a decisive blow, Jubbaland's elite special forces carried out a meticulously planned operation late Sunday night, neutralizing two Al-Shabaab militants and apprehending ...

from Kismayo city. "Members from the Jubaland forces, who are being misused by Ahmed Madobe, attacked the military base of the Somali national army and Jubaland forces in the Lower Juba region ...

KISMAYO, Somalia — Jubaland’s Minister of Humanitarian, Abdirahman Mohamed denied claims by the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) that it has delivered any aid to his regional state, which is ...

Earlier this week, pirates attacked seven Indian vessels and held nearly 100 sailors bound for Dubai in captivity off Kismayo in southern Somalia. As the news spread about the attack, another ...