Shabelle Media Network

GARISSA, Kenya - Two people were killed in an explosion that hit their car in Bodhai, Madah Adon, Garissa County.   The incident happened after an IED hit their car, police and locals said of the July 13 night incident. Those who died were identified as Mohamed Shabel Bashir and Abdikadir Muhumed Salat, and are from the area, police said. They were later...

MOGADISHU, July 15 – Somali authorities have reinforced security measures in the capital, Mogadishu, following months — and in some areas, years — of sporadic mortar attacks that have targeted residential districts.   Heavily armed units from the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) have been deployed across western parts of the city, particularly in areas where mortars were frequently launched...

MUQDISHO, Luulyo 15 – Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa si weyn u xoojisay amniga magaalada Muqdisho, kaddib weerarro hoobiyayaal ah oo muddo bilooyin iyo sannado ah lagu garaacayay qeybo kamid ah caasimadda.   Ciidamo si gaar ah u tababaran oo katirsan Hay’adda Nabad Sugidda iyo Sirdoonka Qaranka (NISA) ayaa la geeyay galbeedka Muqdisho, si ay uga hortagaan hoobiyeyaasha laga soo tuuro degmooyinka...

GAROWE, Somalia, July 15 – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni is set to travel to Ethiopia in the coming days for an official visit aimed at strengthening ties and signing a series of cooperation agreements, sources close to the regional administration said. Deni is expected to begin his trip in the Somali region, where local authorities are preparing a formal...

GAROWE, Soomaaliya - Ilo xog ogaal ah oo lagu kalsoon yahay ayaa sheegay in Madaxweynaha Puntland, Saciid Cabdullaahi Deni, uu dhawaan safar rasmi ah ku tegi doono dalka Itoobiya, halkaas oo la filayo inuu heshiisyo muhiim ah la saxiixdo madaxda sare ee dalkaasi.   Xogtu waxay tilmaamaysaa in meelaha ugu horreeya ee uu Madaxweyne Deni booqan doono ay tahay magaalada Jigjiga, halkaas...

MOGADISHU, July 14, 2025 – Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), backed by international partners, carried out a coordinated overnight operation in the Gayacad junction near Mabaax, in the central Hiiraan region, killing at least 15 members of the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militant group, NISA said Monday. The operation, which unfolded in three separate raids late Sunday night, targeted Al-Shabaab fighters...

Muqdisho, Luulyo 14, 2025 – Ciidanka Hay'adda Sirdoonka iyo Nabadsugidda Qaranka (NISA), oo kaashanaya saaxiibada caalamiga ah, ayaa xalay howlgal qorsheysan ka fuliyay Isgoyska Gayacad oo u dhow deegaanka Mabaax ee gobolka Hiiraan, kaas oo lagu dilay 15 xubnood oo isugu jiray maleeshiyaad iyo horjoogeyaal ka tirsan Al-Shabaab, halka shan kalena dhaawacyo culus la gaarsiiyay.   Howlgalka oo dhacay saddex jeer...

MOGADISHU, July 14 — A new wave of political and military tension is unfolding in Somalia’s Gedo region after a plane carrying federal troops was denied landing at Doolow airport, which is under the control of the semi-autonomous Jubaland administration, officials and local sources said Monday.   The aircraft, reportedly transporting federal security personnel for an undisclosed operation or security deployment,...

DOOLOW - Xiisad siyaasadeed iyo mid ciidan ayaa markale cirka isku shareeray gobolka Gedo, kadib markii diyaarad siday ciidamo katirsan dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya laga soo celiyay degmada Doolow, oo ay gacanta ku hayso dowlad-goboleedka Jubaland.   Diyaaradda, oo la sheegay inay waday ciidamo federaal ah oo loogu talagalay howlgal ama sugidda amniga, ayaa loo diiday inay degto garoonka diyaaradaha ee Doolow....

Lower Shabelle, Somalia — Thousands of residents from the Sabid and Canoole areas in Lower Shabelle have begun returning to their homes on Monday after being displaced for nearly four months due to conflict and airstrikes.   The villages were recently recaptured from Al-Shabaab militants following coordinated ground and air operations by Somali government forces and their allies, restoring security to...