Shabelle Media Network

KISMAYO, Sept 8, 2025 – Somali government forces, in coordination with regional and international partners, have concluded a major ten-day military operation targeting militant hideouts in areas under Jamaame district in the southern Lower Juba region.   The operation, jointly led by Brigadier General Nuur Mahad Hassan, commander of the Somali National Army’s 43rd Division, and Brigadier General Sadiiq Mahmoud Dhogor,...

CAIRO, Sept 8, 2025 – Egypt has completed its plans to deploy military forces to Somalia, officials said Monday, in a move that could reshape regional security dynamics in the Horn of Africa.   The deployment, reportedly part of a bilateral security cooperation agreement between Cairo and Mogadishu, aims to support counterterrorism efforts and help stabilize conflict-affected regions in Somalia, where...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived on Sunday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to attend the second edition of the Africa Climate Summit, an event bringing together leaders from across the continent to address the growing challenges posed by climate change.   President Mohamud is scheduled to deliver a keynote address highlighting Somalia’s national agenda for...

Addis Ababa, Itoobiya – Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Mudane Dr. Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, ayaa maanta soo gaaray magaalada Addis Ababa ee caasimadda dalka Itoobiya, halkaas oo uu kaga qaybgalayo Meertada Labaad ee Shirka Cimilada Afrika.   Madaxweynaha ayaa shirkan ka jeedin doona khudbad muhiim ah oo uu uga hadlayo ajandayaasha hortabinta leh ee Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya u dejisay la tacaalidda isbeddelka...

Muqdisho, Sebtembar – Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Mudane Dr. Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, ayaa maanta si rasmi ah ugu magacaabay Dr. Maxamed Maxamuud Maxamed (PhD) inuu noqdo Guddoomiyaha Jaamacadda Ummadda Soomaaliyeed, taasoo ah jaamacadda ugu weyn ee dowladda dhexe leedahay.   Magacaabistan ayaa timid iyadoo la tixgelinayo khibradda dheer ee uu Dr. Maxamed ku leeyahay dhinacyada tacliinta sare iyo maamulka waxbarashada. Madaxweynaha...

Mandera, Kenya, Sept 7 – Tensions are running high in the northeastern Kenyan town of Mandera following protests by residents against the alleged presence of armed forces from Somalia’s Jubaland administration within Kenyan territory.   Local communities around Border Point One (BP1), a town on the Kenya-Somalia border, claim that Jubaland forces have occupied farmland and strategic positions in the area...

MANDHEERA - Waxaa magaalada Mandheera ee waqooyi bari Kenya ka taagan xiisad amni iyo mid siyaasadeed, taasoo salka ku haysa joogitaanka ciidamada Jubbaland oo la sheegay inay si aan sharci ahayn uga tallaabeen xadka Soomaaliya iyo Kenya.   Dadka deegaanka ayaa ka cabanaya in ciidamadaasi ay qabsadeen dhul beereed, isla markaana ay cabsi gelin ku hayaan shacabka deegaanka. Banaanbaxyo ayaa laga dhigay...

Baidoa, Somalia — The President of Somalia’s Southwest State, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, has ordered security forces to take firm action to ensure the stability of Baidoa, the administrative capital, amid growing political tensions.   In a directive issued to regional security agencies, Laftagareen warned against any attempt to undermine the political authority of his administration, calling for a "strong-handed approach"...

Baydhabo, Soomaaliya – Madaxweynaha Dowlad Goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed Soomaaliya, Cabdicasiis Xasan Maxamed Laftagareen, ayaa ku amray hay’adaha amniga in ay si adag u sugaan amniga magaalada Baydhabo, isla markaana ay ka hortagaan wax kasta oo khatar ku ah xasilloonida siyaasadeed ee maamulka.   Laftagareen ayaa farriintiisa si cad ugu muujiyay in aan la aqbali doonin isku-day kasta oo carqaladeyn kara siyaasadda...

Beledweyne, Somalia — Somalia’s Hirshabelle regional Interior Minister, Abdi Dahir Guure Karore, has accused the federal government in Mogadishu of failing to support the Macawiisley militia — a local volunteer force that has for years led the fight against al-Shabaab in the central Hiiraan region.   Speaking to local media, Minister Karore criticised what he described as "deliberate neglect" by federal...