Somalia reopens National Blood Bank to address critical shortage
MOGADISHU - Somalia reopened the National Blood Bank Saturday for the first time in more than 30 years, in a significant move to address...
Jubaland Intelligence averts Al-Shabaab bomb attack in Kismayo
KISMAYO, Somalia - Jubbaland state security forces carried out planned operations last night in one of the neighborhoods of Kismayo, the capital of the...
Somalia: Car bomb explosion hits near stadium in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia - An explosion occurred near Mogadishu Stadium on Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks in Somalia as the government is...
Kenya defense minister warns Lamu against helping Al-Shabaab raiders
LAMU, Kenya - Defence CS Aden Duale has accused some residents of Lamu of collaborating with al Shabaab in their attacks.
Touring the county on...
Somali president in full military fatigues arrives in central frontline town
MAHAS, Somalia - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday arrived in the town of Mahaas in the Hiran region as SNA forces gear up...
Somalia: Al-Shabab attacks military base; casualties reported
AWDHEGLE, Somalia - Al-Shabaab launched a heavy attack this morning in Awdheegle district in the Lower Shabelle region, as local residents said they woke...
Shabelle Media Network journalist wounded in a car bombing
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A journalist working for the privately-owned Shabelle Media Network was wounded in a car bomb attack while reporting on the frontlines of...
Somalia PM meets with the president of Comoros
NEW YORK, USA - During the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Somali Prime Minister H.E. Hamza Abdi Barre engaged in...
Somali army carry out major anti-al-Shabaab operation in Bakool
HUDUR, Somalia - The Somali army along with Southwest regional troops launched a joint military operation against Al-Shabaab in the Bakool region near Ethiopia's...
Al-Shabaab suspected nabbed in Somalia security operation
AFGOYE (SMN) – The Turkish-trained special police conducted a security operation in the southern town of Afgoye, which lies 30 kilometers west of Mogadishu.
The...