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NAIROBI, Kenya, May 2 – Five police officers were killed and five others injured in an ambush by al Shabaab militants in Boni Forest.   The officers, all from the elite Special Operations Group (SOG), were pursuing a group of suspected terrorists in the Lehelo area when they came under heavy gunfire. The ambush occurred after the team had spent two...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Federal Government of Somalia on Friday praised the courage of local heroes in the Hiran region, who, alongside Somali National Army forces, successfully repelled coordinated attacks by al-Shabab militants in the areas of Muqliga Cali, Ceelhareeri, Hareeri Madoobe, and Garas-Magan, all within the Hiran region of the Hirshabelle State, a statement said.   The local fighters and...

MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya - Dowladda Federaalka ah ee Soomaaliya waxay soo saartay qoraal ay ku bogaadisay dagaalkii shalay ka dhacay gobolka Hiiraan, kaasoo ay sheegtay inay khasaaro ku gaarsiisay Al-Shabaab.   Macwiisleyda oo gacan ka helaya Ciidamada Qalabka Sida ayaa kahor tagay weerarro ay galinkii dambe ee shalay xoogaga Al-Shabaab kusoo qaadeen deegaannada Muqliga Cali, Ceelhareeri, Hareeri Madoobe, iyo Garas-Magan oo...

ADDIS ABABA, May 3 — The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council has officially endorsed Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda as the troop-contributing countries (TCCs) for its new stabilization mission in Somalia, AUSSOM, the council said in a statement Friday.   The AU-led mission will involve the deployment of nearly 12,000 personnel aimed at supporting Somalia’s ongoing fight against...

Addis Ababa – Golaha Nabadda iyo Amniga ee Midowga Afrika ayaa si rasmi ah u ansixiyay in waddamada Jabuuti, Masar, Itoobiya, Kenya, iyo Uganda ay noqdaan dalalka rasmiga ah ee ciidamo u dira hawlgalka cusub ee nabad-ilaalinta Soomaaliya oo lagu magacaabo AUSSOM (African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia). War-murtiyeed rasmi ah oo kasoo baxay golaha ayaa lagu sheegay...

Washington, D.C. – Saddex senatar oo ka tirsan xisbiga Jamhuuriga ee Mareykanka ayaa diyaariyay hindise sharciyeed cusub oo lagu joojinayo dhaqaalaha ay dowladda Mareykanka ku bixiso howlgalka Midowga Afrika ee Soomaaliya.   Xildhibaanada ayaa sheegay in Mareykanka uusan bixin doonin wax lacag ah ilaa ay dalalka Midowga Yurub, Midowga Afrika, iyo Qaramada Midoobay bixinayaan qaybtooda kharashaadka hawlgalka. Waxay intaas ku dareen...

WASHINGTON - Fox News Digital has learned that the U.S. could withhold funding for the war against Islamist terror in Somalia until Europe, the African Union (A.U.), and the United Nations (U.N.) pay more of their "fair" share toward the cost of striking out and keeping the peace in the conflict-torn country.   These plans to "prohibit" the use of U.S....

Beijing, May 2, 2025 – China has praised Somalia’s recent decision to ban the entry of Taiwanese passport holders, acknowledging the move as a strong demonstration of Somalia’s adherence to the "One China" policy.   In a statement at a press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that the decision reflects Somalia’s firm commitment to the principle of China’s...

Shiinaha ayaa Soomaaliya ku ammaantay mamnuucidda ay ku soo rogtay dadka wata baasaboorka Taiwan oo laga joojiyay Soomaaliya, iyadoo Soomaaliya ay u aqoonsan tahay Taiwan inay tahay gobol kamid ah dalweynaha Shiinaha.   Go'aanka Muqdisho "wuxuu ka tarjumayaa sida adag ee ay Soomaaliya ugu dheggan tahay mabda'a midnimada Shiinaha ah, kaasoo Shiinuhu aad u bogaadinayo," afhayeenka wasaaradda arrimaha dibadda Guo Jiakun...

ALGIERS, Algeria — Somalia’s Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur, arrived in Algiers on Thursday ahead of the Arab Parliament Speakers’ Conference, where leaders are set to discuss regional challenges and the Palestinian crisis.   Nur is leading a high-level delegation from Somalia’s federal parliament. He was received at Houari Boumediene Airport by his Algerian counterpart,...