Somalia president meets with US Secretary of Defence at Pentagon
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to the Pentagon today praising the Somali leader...
Somalia PM visits Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah
RIYADH: Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre visited the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah on Wednesday.
The prime minister prayed in the mosque and paid his...
Four killed in north east Kenya after vehicle runs over explosive
NAIROBI - Four police officers were killed when their vehicle overran an improvised explosive in northeast Kenya that police suspect members of al Qaeda-linked...
Al-Shabaab attacks military base in Somalia
BARDERE, Somalia - Reports reaching us in Bardhere district of Gedo region indicate that two suicide blasts and heavy gunfire were heard outside...
AU troops begin their exit from Somalia as mandate nears end
Mogadishu, Somalia – The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has started to drawdown in compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions...
Int’l partners call for calm and restraint in Puntland
Mogadishu, Somalia – International partners said they are concerned about the violence in Garowe and its impact on civilians.
The partners call for the immediate...
Somali Govt calls for an immediate end to Puntland violence
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Speaker of the Somali parliament Sheikh Aden Madobe has called for an immediate end to the violence in Garowe, the capital...
Fighting in Somalia’s Puntland kills at least 15 people
GAROWE - At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday in fighting outside parliament in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland between local security...
BREAKING: Heavy fighting erupts in Puntland capital
GAROWE, Somalia - Heavy gunfire started in Garowe after the Puntland parliament began a meeting on the controversial article of reviewing the constitution.
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Three Kenyan Soldiers Killed in Suspected Al-Shabab Attack
LAMU, Kenya - Three Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers were killed, and more than 10 others injured when their vehicle ran over an improvised...