Minnesota Somalis plan vigil for those impacted by bombing Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar is hosting a vigil in the heart of a Minneapolis Somali neighborhood on Monday evening to pray for the people of Mogadishu and families who lost loved ones.October 16, 2017
Somalia truck bombing toll over 300, scores remain missing Saturday's truck bombing targeted a crowded street in Mogadishu, and about 300 others were injured. Somalia's government is blaming the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which has not commented.October 16, 2017
Bloomington father of 3 killed in Somalia bombing More than 300 people died over the weekend in what is being described as the deadliest bomb attack in Somalia's history. One of the victims is 50-year-old Ahmed Eyow of Bloomington, who was found in the rubble of a hotel in Mogadishu.October 15, 2017
Somali-American man from Minnesota witnessed bombing Jibril Afyare is president of the Twin Cities Somali American Citizens League. He said he was in a car in Mogadishu, and on his way to meet relatives, when he heard the blasts.October 15, 2017
Ex-hostages back in Canada after harrowing raid to free them Former hostage Joshua Boyle said full medical exams were being arranged for his family after they were rescued from their captors, the Taliban-linked extremist Haqqani network in Afghanistan.October 14, 2017
Huge blast rocks Somalia's capital; police say 20 killed The Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab recently stepped up attacks on army bases across south and central Somalia. While there was no immediate claim of responsibility for Saturday's blast, al-Shabab often targets high-profile areas of Mogadishu with deadly bombings.October 14, 2017
Family held captive by Taliban-linked group released An American woman, her Canadian husband and their three young children have been released after years held captive by a network with ties to the Taliban.October 12, 2017
After 3 years under ISIS, Mosul's children go back to school Children are returning to school after missing years of classes when ISIS controlled the city. Iraqi forces retook Mosul over the summer. "We want you to succeed," a principal tells schoolchildren.October 9, 2017
Feds say they thwarted NYC plot targeting concert venues Three Islamic State group sympathizers plotted to cause bloodshed at New York City concert venues, subway stations and Times Square before U.S. agents thwarted the international terror plot, authorities said Friday.October 7, 2017
APM Special Report: 'Vietnam and the Presidency' Some of the nation's foremost historians, journalists, veterans and presidential advisers were convened at the JFK Presidential Library in Boston to discuss the lessons and legacy of the Vietnam War.October 5, 2017