Senior Al-Shabaab commanders killed in fresh airstrikes – Govt
JAMAME, Somalia - A joint airstrike by the Somali forces and foreign partners thought to be Americans targeted a meeting of senior leaders...
Panic as al Shabaab stops bus with 55 passengers in search of non-locals in...
WAJIR - There was panic among passengers when al Shabaab militants stopped a passenger bus in Wajir on Thursday, June 15 as they searched...
Kenya faces surge in cross-border Al-Shabaab attacks
NAIROBI - In less than a month, the Al Shabaab group has carried out at least six attacks in Garissa, Wajir and Mandera counties.
The...
Mogadishu mayor pays rare visit to Serbia for key talks
BELGRADE (SMN) - Yusuf Madale, the mayor of Mogadishu arrived in BELGRADE for first visit to Serbia, where Somalia has a diplomatic mission.
Upon arrival,...
Al-Shabaab executes 5 men on espionage charges
MOGADISHU (SMN) - Al-Shabab publicly executed five people for alleged spying, in southern Somalia 9n Thursday, according to local media.
The men eged between 28-52...
Somali president convenes meeting with foreign diplomats
MOGADISHU - The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, held a meeting with the ambassadors of foreign countries based in Mogadishu to discuss...
US Africa command chief Gen. Langley visits Somalia
MOGADISHU - U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, commander, U.S. Africa Command, visited Mogadishu and Kismayo, Somalia June 13-14.
In Mogadishu, Langley met with...
Puntland president opens 52nd session of parliament amid tension
GAROWE - The President of Puntland Said Abdullahi has on Thursday opened the 52nd session of the state assembly in Garowe amid brewing...
Kenya steps up Somalia border surveillance to contain Al-Shabab raids
NAIROBI - The government has enhanced surveillance along the border with Somalia to curtail infiltration of the outlawed Al-Shabaab terror group.
North Eastern Regional Commissioner...
AU delegation concludes fact-finding mission in Somalia ahead of ATMIS troops drawdown
MOGADISHU - A delegation from the African Union (AU) Military Staff Committee which form part of the union’s Peace and Security Council has...