Somali army chief closes advanced training for elite Danab commandos
MOGADISHU — Somalia's army chief, Major General Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamud, on Tuesday presided over the graduation of an elite unit of the 16th Danab...
Somali army chief visits special forces training academy in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — Somalia's army chief, Major General Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamud, visited the General Gordon Military Training School in Mogadishu on Tuesday to inspect the...
Military experts meet in Mogadishu ahead of AUSSOM defence chiefs summit
MOGADISHU — Military experts from countries contributing troops to the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) opened a meeting in Mogadishu...
Somali commandos raid Al-Shabaab positions in Lower Shabelle
MOGADISHU — Somalia's elite Danab Special Forces carried out a planned operation targeting suspected Al-Shabaab positions in villages near Basro, an area between the...
Somalia PM celebrates first anniversary of North East State administration in Las Anod
LAS ANOD, Somalia — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre joined hundreds of residents and leaders of the North East State administration on Monday...
Premier Bank and Mastercard Launch Campaign Rewarding Cardholders with Exciting Prizes
Premier Bank, in partnership with Mastercard, has launched a new campaign offering Premier Mastercard cardholders the opportunity to win exciting prizes when making international...
Somalia, China Hold Talks on Defence Cooperation, AU Mission’s Future
MOGADISHU, Aug. 3 — Somalia's Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi and Chinese Ambassador Wang Yu held talks in Mogadishu on Sunday focusing on defence cooperation,...
Somali Human Rights Commission Visits Detained Migrants in Eastern Libya
BENGHAZI, Libya, Aug. 3 — A delegation from Somalia's Independent Human Rights Commission visited a prison in eastern Libya on Monday, where dozens of...
Somali Army Chief, TURKSOM Commander Visit Baidoa for Security Talks
BAIDOA, Somalia, Aug. 3 — Somalia's army chief and the commander of Turkey's military training mission visited the southwestern city of Baidoa on Monday for...
Al-Shabaab Claims Capture of Strategic Village in Central Somalia
MOGADISHU, Aug. 3 — Al-Shabaab claimed on Monday that it had seized the strategic village of Teedaan in central Somalia's Hiiraan region after two...
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Somalia Says 75 Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Fighting Near Buurhakaba
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali government forces killed about 75 Al-Shabaab fighters and wounded 56 others during a prolonged offensive in Jameeca, near Buurhakaba district...
Somalia Urges Local Investors to Tap Marine and Agricultural Resources
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali on Tuesday urged local businesses to invest in the country’s marine resources, fisheries, livestock...
Somalia’s Human Rights Minister Inspects Newly Opened UN Office in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Minister of Family and Human Rights Development, Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, has visited the Office of the UN High Commissioner for...
