Under Secretary Brian Nelson to Travel to Kenya and Somalia

WASHINGTON – Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson will travel to Nairobi, Kenya, and Mogadishu, Somalia to underscore...

Egypt condemns attack on army training camp in Somalia

CAIRO - Egypt condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist suicide attack that targeted an army training camp in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on...

Puntland parliament endorses constitution amendment motion

GAROWE, Somalia (SMN) - The lawmakers of Puntland have voted unanimously to approve a motion which paves the way for an amendment of the state...

Somali president attends crucial meeting in Italy

ROME, Italy - President Hassan Sheikh has participated in the leader’s working lunch of five which included Ethiopia, Italy, Djibouti, Somalia and Kenya.   According to...

Extreme violence in Las Anod forces MSF to close activities

LAS ANOD, Somalia - MSF has reached the difficult decision to withdraw our services from Las Anod General Hospital, Sool region, located within the...

Suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital kills soldiers – police

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A suicide bomber targeted a military camp in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu early on Monday morning, killing or wounding several people.   Security...

AlShabab threat rising in Kenya’s northeast

NAIROBI, Kenya - In Kenya's rural northeast, roadside bombs and beheadings that killed two dozen people last month appear to be part of a...

Somali president arrives in Italy ahead of UN Summit

ROME, Italy - The President of Somalia has arrived in Rome to attend a three-day high-level United Nations Food Systems Summit Stock.   Hassan Sheikh Mohamud departed...

Mandera governor clarifies his remarks on Al-Shabaab presence in his county

MANDERA, Somalia (SMN) - Mandera County Governor Mohammed Adan Khalif has called out the media for misquoting that he said al Shabaab controls 60...

Southwest State president Lafta-Gareen swears in new Ministers

BAIDOA, Somalia - The President of the Southwest state Laftagareen attended the swearing-in ceremony of the new members of the Cabinet in Baidoa...

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Itoobiya iyo Israa’iil oo kawada hadlay dagaalka Al-Shabaab

Wasiirada Arrimaha Dibadda ee Israa’iil, Gideon Saar, ayaa Arbacadii shalay kulan la yeeshay dhiggiisa Itoobiyaan, Gedion Timothewos, magaalada Qudus, halkaas oo ay ku heshiyeen...

Israel and Ethiopia seek to expand their bilateral relations and war on Al-Shabaab

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar met with his Ethiopian counterpart, Gedion Timothewos, on Wednesday in Jerusalem, where they pledged to strengthen bilateral relations between...

Defense Minister: Over 150 Al-Shabaab militants killed in airstrikes in southern Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali Defense Minister, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, announced that more than 150 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in airstrikes carried out in southern...