Somalia’s Intelligence Forces Kill 11 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Multi-Day Operations
MOGADISHU – Somali intelligence forces, backed by international partners, have killed 11 Al-Shabaab militants, including a senior commander, in a series of operations over...
China describes US senator’s Somaliland recognition push as interference in Somalia’s internal affairs
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Chinese embassy in Somalia on Friday condemned a recent letter by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz urging former President Donald Trump...
Somali president Hassan Sheikh set to jet off to US for UN General Assembly
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is set to travel to the United States in the coming weeks to attend the annual...
Somali army doubles operations against Al-Shabaab in Lower Shabelle: officials
MARKA, Somalia – Somali government forces have significantly intensified military operations against the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militant group in the southern Lower Shabelle region, security...
Israel in talks with several countries to host displaced Gazans: report
Israel is reportedly holding talks with a number of countries, including Indonesia, Uganda, South Sudan, Libya, and Somalia's self-declared Republic of Somaliland, to explore...
Explosive kills Kenyan as fighting intensifies in Somalia
MANDERA, Kenya - Tension is boiling over in Mandera County as fighting factions across the border in Somalia drag their war into Kenya.
On Wednesday...
Somali army to retake Al-Shabaab-held areas ‘soon’: defence ministry spokesperson
Mogadishu, Somalia -Somalia’s national army will soon launch a major operation to recapture towns and villages currently under the control of the Al-Shabaab militant...
Somali delegation attends Africa Water Investment Summit in Cape Town
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – A high-level delegation from the Federal Government of Somalia, led by Second Deputy Prime Minister Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi,...
Somalis among 20 dead after migrant boats capsize off Italy’s Lampedusa
LAMPEDUSA, Italy – At least 20 people, including Somalis, have died after two migrant boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea near the southern Italian...
Somalia opposition says latest talks with president end in failure
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The National Salvation Forum announced Thursday that its latest round of talks with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had ended in failure.
In...
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Somali President Says Government Has No Hostility Towards Its People
MOGADISHU — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Friday that the federal government had no hostility towards any Somali citizen, insisting that the country’s...
Puntland puts forces on alert over reported Hassan Sheikh visit to Galkayo
GAROWE — Somalia’s Puntland administration said Thursday it had placed its security forces on heightened alert and warned against a reported visit by President...
Somalia, UK discuss disaster preparedness and climate risks
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) chairman Mahmoud Moallin Abdulle met with UK Development Director Chris Pycroft in Mogadishu to discuss the...
