(Adds five killed as clans fight over grazing land, last para) By Guled Mohamed MOGADISHU, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Somali warlords agreed on Friday to merge their forces into a new national army to tame ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — One of the secular warlords who lost control of Somalia’s capital to an Islamic militia vowed Sunday that the battle for Mogadishu was not over — an ominous warning for a city ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The last major warlord to withhold support from Somalia's government surrendered his weapons and militiamen on Saturday -- a boost for a fledgling leadership that still faces ...

Islamists, led by Al-Shabaab, are staring down the Somali capital Mogadishu, and will almost certainly wrest its control from Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Ahmed ...

The history of U.S. involvement with clan-based warlords in the northeast African state of Somalia has been grim since an attempt to capture one of them in 1994 led to the deaths of 18 American ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — As Somalia’s warlords were signing a deal to lay down their weapons, six militiamen were gunned down just yards away in a dispute over a parking spot. Their bodies were propped up ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- In lawless Mogadishu, where U.S. officials fear al-Qaida members are plotting their next attack, the word is out: catch a terrorist, collect rewards as high as $5 million. At ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — East African nations tried to bolster Somalia’s largely powerless government Tuesday, imposing sanctions against warlords and threatening measures against their rival Islamic ...

The concerns and agenda of Somalia’s al-Shabab militia are very much rooted in local politics. However, its rise to prominence is tied to decisions taken by the U.S. and its regional allies in pursuit ...

* Islamist fighters capture strategic town * Sixty eight killed in fighting in central region * Opposition leader defects to government (Adds details) By Abdi Sheikh and Ibrahim Mohamed MOGADISHU, May ...