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BAIDOA, Somalia – A delegation led by SoDMA Chairman Mahamuud Macalin Abdulle arrived in Baidoa today for the Somalia Humanitarian Affairs Forum.   The delegation includes humanitarian ministers from Somalia’s Federal Member States, gathering to discuss pressing challenges and coordinate national humanitarian response efforts across the country. The forum, organized by SoDMA, will host government agencies, donors, NGOs, and civil society groups...

MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya – Maamulka degmada Yaaqshiid ayaa sheegay in baaritaan lagu bilaabay dab xoogan oo maanta ka kacay Suuq Bacaad, suuqa labaad ee ugu weyn magaalada Muqdisho, kaasoo gubtay dukaamo badan isla markaana ku dilay gabar yar.   Gudoomiyaha degmada Yaaqshiid, Suleiman Maxamuud Fargah, ayaa warbaahinta u sheegay in dabka oo socday saacado badan ka hor inta aan la xakameyn, lagu...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – A devastating fire ripped through Suuq Bacaad, Mogadishu’s second-largest market, on Monday night, killing a young girl and destroying numerous shops, authorities said.   Yaaqshiid district commissioner Suleiman Mahamoud Fargah said the blaze, believed to have been triggered by an electrical fault, burned for several hours before firefighters managed to contain it. “Sadly, one child lost her life in...

MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya – Ugu yaraan 70 dagaalyahanno ka tirsan kooxda al-Shabaab ayaa lagu dilay howlgal milatari oo ay si wadajir ah u fuliyeen ciidanka dowladda Soomaaliya iyo ciidamada nabad-ilaalinta Midowga Afrika ee AUSSOM, sida ay sheegtay Wasaaradda Gaashaandhigga Soomaaliya Isniintii.   Howlgalka oo lagu magacaabo Duufaanta Aamusan ayaa lala beegsaday fariisimo muhiim ah oo al-Shabaab ku lahaayeen degmada Bariire oo ku taalla gobolka...

  MOGADISHU, Somalia – At least 70 al-Shabaab fighters were killed in a joint military operation by Somali government forces and African Union peacekeepers in the Lower Shabelle region, Somalia’s Ministry of Defence said on Monday.   The offensive, dubbed Silent Storm, targeted strategic militant positions in the agricultural town of Bariire, about 73 kilometres (45 miles) southwest of the capital, Mogadishu. “During...

MUQDISHO – Hawlgal wadajir ah oo ay fuliyeen ciidanka AUSSOM iyo kuwa dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa lagu dilay in ka badan 50 dagaalyahan oo ka tirsan kooxda Al-Shabaab kadib dagaal culus oo ka dhacay deegaanka Bariire ee Koonfurta Soomaaliya, sida lagu sheegay war kasoo baxay AUSSOM Axaddii.   Qoraal kasoo baxay howlgalka Midowga Afrika ee taageerada iyo xasilinta Soomaaliya (AUSSOM) ayaa lagu...

MOGADISHU - The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) confirmed on Sunday that its troops, backed by Somali forces, killed more than 50 al-Shabab militants during a fierce fight in Bariire town in southern Somalia on Friday.   In a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, AUSSOM also refuted media reports alleging heavy casualties among its...

Somalia’s disaster agency (SoDMA), has raised urgent concerns over a worsening humanitarian crisis fueled by aid cuts and rising conflict. In an exclusive interview, Mohamud Moalim, head of SoDMA, said the situation is “rapidly deteriorating”. Moalim said several maternal and child health (MCH) hospitals have shut down in south and central Somalia. “Women and children are paying the highest price,” he said. In...

BOSASO, Somalia - Madaxweynaha Dowladda Puntland Mudane Siciid Cabdullaahi Deni, ayaa maanta qaabilay wafdi ka socda Dowladda Turkiga oo uu hoggaaminayo Safiirka Turkiga ee Soomaaliya Alper Aktaş.   Safarka Waftiga Dowladda Turkiga ayaa daba socday xiriir muddo u dhexeeyey Dowladda Puntland iyo Turkiga oo la xariira Markabka MV Sea World iyo shixnadda saaran, iyadoo Dowladda Turkiga ay la wadaagtay Dowladda Puntland cadeymaha...

Bosaso, Somalia – Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland state agreed to release a Comoros-flagged cargo vessel carrying weapons following a visit by Turkish Ambassador to Somalia Alper Aktaş, regional officials said Monday.   In an official statement, Puntland said the ambassador presented evidence confirming that all cargo aboard the ship belongs to the Turkish government. The vessel, Sea World, was intercepted by Puntland’s Maritime...