Men welcomed in a special ceremony at Tehran airport, some as many as 8 years after their abduction in international waters

Security commander says all holed up Al-Shabaab gunmen have been killed, but doesn't update death toll after earlier reports revealed 20 were killed, 40 injured

Security commander says most civilians who were at hotel when jihadist group al-Shabaab launched assault have been rescued

Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility for attack in Mogadishu; no immediate word on identifies of victims

Amid sporadic reports of warming ties between countries, official says Trump didn't want the Arab League member in Abraham Accords; Netanyahu's office does not confirm

Earlier this year a diplomat close to Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said his reelection opened door to relations between Mogadishu and Jerusalem

Group opposing ties with Israel is out, says diplomat after Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's election, but Mogadishu has more pressing issues to cope with

Car bomb goes off near school, seriously damaging building and injuring students, with al-Qaeda-linked group taking responsibility

Majority of soldiers to be withdrawn in early 2021; move criticized by Democrat as 'surrender to al-Qaeda and a gift to China'; Pentagon says counter-terror work will continue

Alessandro Pagano of the anti-migrant League party says he had intended to criticize government, not Silvia Romano, who was held captive in Somalia