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MOGADISHU – A high-level Turkish security delegation arrived in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Tuesday to strengthen bilateral cooperation on security and policing, Somali officials said.   The delegation was led by Ünsal Hayal, commander of Turkey’s Special Forces, and included Foreign Affairs Director Gökhan Demirtola and Deputy Foreign Affairs Director Turgay Olgun. The officials were formally received at Aden Adde International Airport...

MUQDISHO - Wafdigan waxaa horkacayay Taliyaha Ciidanka Gaarka ah ee Turkiga, Ünsal Hayal, waxaana ka mid ahaa Taliyaha Arrimaha Dibadda, Gökhan Demirtola iyo Taliye Ku-xigeenka Arrimaha Dibadda, Turgay Olgun.   Masuuliyiinta Turkiga ah waxaa si rasmi ah loogu soo dhaweeyay Garoonka Diyaaradaha Aadan Cadde, iyadoo ay halkaas ku qaabileen saraakiil ka tirsan Taliska Ciidanka Booliiska Soomaaliyeed. Ujeedka socdaalka wafdigan ayaa la xiriira...

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 6, 2026 — Ethiopia has accused unnamed countries of obstructing its efforts to secure sea access through a mutually beneficial cooperative arrangement, according to a recent statement from the ruling Prosperity Party.   The statement said Ethiopia’s plan, based on mutual exchange and shared interests, has faced resistance from external actors. “Countries view Ethiopia as a source of...

HARGEISA — Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar visited Somaliland nearly two weeks after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally recognized the territory as an independent state, Israeli media reported.   The decision sparked international debate and anger, with numerous countries and organizations expressing concern over potential impacts on stability in the Horn of Africa and Somalia’s territorial integrity. According to diplomatic sources cited...

HARGEYSA, SOOMAALILAND – Sida ay werisay warbaahinta Israa’iil, Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda ee Israa’iil Gideon Saar ayaa booqasho ku tagay Somaliland, taasoo timid ku dhowaad laba toddobaad kaddib markii Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Israa’iil Benjamin Netanyahu uu si rasmi ah ugu dhawaaqay aqoonsiga Somaliland inay tahay dal madax-bannaan.     Go’aankaasi ayaa dhaliyay caro iyo dood caalami ah, iyadoo dalal iyo hay’ado badan ay muujiyeen...

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 6, 2026 – Dowladda Itoobiya ayaa ku eedeysay dalal aysan magacaabin inay caqabad ku yihiin dadaalkeeda ay ku doonayso inay hesho marin badeed, iyadoo ku saleynaysa heshiis iskaashi oo faa’iido leh, sida lagu sheegay war-saxaafadeed dhawaan kasoo baxay Xisbiga Horumarka ee talada haya.     War-saxaafadeedka ayaa lagu sheegay in qorshaha Itoobiya, kaas oo ku dhisan is-dhaafsi iyo dan...

CEEL-CILAAN, Somalia, Jan. 6, 2026 – The Somali National Army (SNA) said it killed five militants during a security operation in the Ceel-Cilaan area, about 30 kilometres east of Bardheere district in the southern Gedo region.   Military officials described the operation as carefully planned and said it targeted militants who had repeatedly harassed and attacked civilians in the area. SNA forces...

Bardheere, Gedo – Ciidanka Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed (CXDS) ayaa fuliyay howlgal amni oo si taxaddar leh loo qorsheeyay, kaas oo ka dhacay deegaanka Ceel-Cilaan, oo qiyaastii 30 kiiloomitir dhanka bari kaga beegan degmada Bardheere ee gobolka Gedo.   Howlgalkan oo ahaa mid si guul leh u hirgalay, ayaa ciidamada ku dileen shan (5) xubnood oo ka tirsanaa kooxda Al-Shabaab, kuwaas oo...

BOSASO, Somalia, Jan. 6, 2026 – The United States military said it carried out a series of airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group in Somalia in coordination with the federal government between January 1 and 3.   The strikes, conducted by the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), hit ISIS positions near the Calmiskaad Mountains, approximately 70 kilometres southeast of Bosaso in the...

Beledxaawo, Jubbaland — Taliyaha Hay’adda Nabad Sugidda iyo Sirdoonka Qaranka (NISA) ee deegaanada Jubbaland, Cabdirashiid Janan, ayaa  faray ciidamada ammaanka in ay dardar-geliyaan howlgallo amni oo baaxad leh, kuwaas oo lagu xaqiijinayo nabadgelyada guud ee degmada Beledxaawo iyo deegaannada ku xeeran.   Howlgalladan oo ah kuwo qorsheysan oo joogto ah, ayaa lagu beegsayaa ka hortagga falalka amni-darrada, la dagaallanka kooxaha dialka ka...