Somalia’s foreign minister quits to vie for Puntland regional president
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Abshir Omar Haruse, has resigned and submitted his letter of resignation to Prime Minister...
Somali troops take full charge of presidential and parliament security
MOGADISHU, Somalia - AU forces resumed Phase Two of the troop drawdown, officially handing over the State House and Parliament House Forward Operating Bases...
Somali army’s land force chief calls on militants to surrender amid all-out war
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Commander of the Somali Land Forces, General Dayah Abdi Abdulle, who is on the front line of the war against...
Indian Navy shadowing a Malta-flagged bulk carrier boarded by Somali pirates
MALTA - The Indian Navy is shadowing a Malta-flagged bulk carrier that was boarded by unknown attackers — likely Somali pirates — in the...
PMPF conquers control of Puntland parliament amid electoral tension
GAROWE, Somalia - UAE-trained elite maritime troops took over the Puntland parliament building in Garowe last night ahead of a meeting on the troubled...
Somalia takes over the security of the Presidency and the Parliament after 16 years
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The African Union Mission in Somalia, ATMIS, has announced that it has officially handed over the security of the Presidency and...
Somalia Court hands down jail sentences against ISIS militants
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A top military court in Somalia on Saturday announced prison sentences against convicted ISIS operatives held for terrorism charges.
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Roadside blast kills 4 in Kenya’s border region
GARISSA, Kenya - At least four people were killed and two others wounded in a roadside blast in Garissa County, northeast Kenya on Friday,...
Indian Navy responds swiftly to ‘Mayday’ call from hijacked Malta ship heading to Somalia
India Navy responded swiftly to a ‘Mayday’ call from a Malta-flagged commercial vessel heading towards Somalia. The ship was reportedly hijacked in the Arabian...
ATMIS to resume troop withdrawal from Somalia next week
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) is set to resume the second phase of the troop withdrawal from Somalia...















