Somali president meets with US officials amid ongoing military offensive
DHUSAMAREB, Somalia - The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud received the U.S. Embassy Chargé d'Affaires A.I. Shane Dixon and Colonel David J. Haskell,...
ATMIS police officers sharpen skills on explosive hazard movements in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said Monday its police officers have successfully wrapped up an explosive hazard and...
Two soldiers executed by firing squad in Somalia for civilian murder
BAIDOA, Somalia - on Monday morning, a firing squad executed two Somali soldiers in the southern town of Baidoa, the second such public execution...
Somali army dislodges Al-Shabaab from town amid ground offensive
HUDUR, Somalia - SNA forces, along with Southwest regional troops have carried out planned operations in the past few hours in areas under Wajid...
Authorities target bickering Al-Shabaab with more sanctions
MOGADISHU - Somalia and partners say leadership wrangles within the militant group offer an opportunity to annihilate the extremists. But it may take more...
Ilhan Omar fears for family’s safety after barrage of threats over Israel criticism
WASHINGTON, USA - Ilhan Omar, a Muslim US representative, said she fears for her family’s safety after receiving an onslaught of threats for criticizing...
Turkish-trained elite forces raid Al-Shabaab bases in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali forces from the Gorgor Commando, have conducted planned operations in areas of the Mudug region in the central Galmudug state...
Quran teacher and his fellow team killed in clan revenge attack
CADALE (SMN) – A Quranic teacher was among five people killed in an overnight attack by gunmen in southern Somalia in the latest shocking...
Thousands flee Somali towns amid fears of floods
BELEDWEYNE, Somalia - Many families have been displaced from several areas of Hir-Shabelle and Jubbaland amid fears of flash flooding by the Jubba and...
At least 1,700 Al-Shabaab members killed in year-long war – minister
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Minister of Information of Somalia, Daud Aweys Jama held a press conference in Mogadishu today on the year-long operations against...















