Islam Times - US President Joe Biden has agreed to send several hundred troops back to Somalia, reversing a move made in late 2020 by his predecessor, Donald Trump, an administration official told reporters during a conference call on Monday.

Islam Times - A suicide bomber hit a checkpoint near the airport in Mogadishu, killing at least four people, according to Somalian authorities.

Islam Times - Somalia's parliament came under mortar fire on Monday as the country's newly elected lawmakers were meeting for only the second time since taking office, an attack claimed by the al-Shabaab militant group.