SSC people will remain under Puntland during transitional period – Deni
GAROWE, Somalia - The incumbent leader of Puntland Said Abdullahi Deni said that the people of SSC regions will remain part of his Federal...
Tight security as Somalia marks 7th anniversary of deadly bombing
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mogadishu residents and government officials gathered at Zoobe junction in Mogadishu to attend the 7th anniversary of the truck bombing on Oct...
Somali army Liberates Key Town from Al-Shabaab without battle
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Backed by local clan militia, Somali soldiers seized a town controlled by al-Shabab militants who fled without battles with troops, residents...
Somali president meets with SSC-Khatumo in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The President of Somalia received at the presidential palace in Mogadishu on Friday the leader of SSC-Khatumo Abdiqadir Ahmed Firdhiye.
Hassan Sheikh...
Kenya warns of risk of Al-Shabaab ‘solidarity’ attacks over Israel-Hamas war
NAIROBI - Kenya warns of the risk that groups such as Al-Shabaab could carry out attacks in “solidarity” with Hamas after the Palestinian militant...
UN allocates funds for flood response in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The United Nations (UN) has allocated 15 million U.S. dollars to help mitigate the effects of the much anticipated El Nino...
Somali president briefs cabinet on military gains against Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU, Somalia - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who spent two months in the city of Dhusomareb, shared with the cabinet the successes the army...
Concerns raised over Al-Shabaab threat as KDF exit Somalia
African Union Transmission Mission (ATMIS) has planned a gradual withdrawal of troops from Somalia, raising concerns over the cross-border activities of the al Shabaab.
Speaking...
Al-Shabaab expresses jubilation for the Hamas invasion of Israel
Joining other al-Qaeda branches around the world, Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, expressed jubilation for the Hamas-led invasion of Israel in a new...
Kenyan police foil attack near the border with Somalia
GARISSA, Kenya - A team of police officers foiled a planned attack on passenger service vehicles when they detected and recovered an Improvised Explosive...














