Shabelle Media Network

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Security in the central Somali city of Baladweyne is rapidly deteriorating amid a surge in violence, local residents and observers say, raising fears of mass displacement as armed groups tighten their grip.   The city, capital of the Hiran region, has seen a sharp escalation in insecurity marked by frequent bomb attacks, targeted killings, extortion, and illegal checkpoints....

Baladweyne, Soomaaliya — Ammaanka magaalada Baladweyne ee xarunta gobolka Hiiraan ayaa si weyn hoos ugu dhacay, iyadoo xaaladda guud ee magaalada ay noqotay mid cakiran oo faraha kasii baxaysa.   Magaaladan muhiimka ah ee bartamaha Soomaaliya ayaa wajahaysa isku dhaf ah qaraxyo, dilal qorsheysan, dhac hubeysan iyo isbaarooyin si aan gambasho lahayn loo dhigtay, taasoo ka dhigeysa mid kamid ah marxaladihii...

Muqdisho, 15 Oktoobar 2025 – Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir ahna Duqa Muqdisho, ayaa maanta si rasmi ah u furay wadooyinka laga galo garoonka diyaaradaha caalamiga ah ee Aadan Cadde, kuwaas oo sanado badan xirnaa sababo la xiriira amniga.   Furitaanka wadooyinkan ayaa qeyb ka ah olole ballaaran oo soconaya muddo 30 cisho ah, kaas oo loogu talagalay in dhagxaanta iyo xayiraadaha laga qaado...

Kampala, Oct 15, 2025 – Somalia and Azerbaijan have signed an agreement waiving visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports, officials said Wednesday.   The agreement was signed on the sidelines of a conference in Kampala, Uganda, by Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ali Mohamed Omar Balcad, and Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Samir Sharifov. Somalia’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of...

Kampala, 15 Oktoobar 2025 – Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo Jamhuuriyadda Azerbaijan ayaa ku heshiiyay in muwaadiniinta wata baasaboorrada diblumaasiga ee labada dal aan looga baahneyn fiiso (dal-ku-gal) marka ay u safarayaan midba midka kale.   Heshiiskan ayaa lagu saxiixay magaalada Kampala ee dalka Uganda, halkaas oo Wasiiru-Dowlaha Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibadda ee Soomaaliya, Mudane Cali Maxamed Cumar (Balcad), uu is-afgarad rasmi ah la...

MOGADISHU – Somalia’s State Minister of Defense, Omar Ali Abdi, held a significant meeting on Wednesday with the European Union Ambassador to Somalia, Francesca Di Mauro, accompanied by a high-level delegation from the European Peace Facility (EPF). The discussions focused on enhancing defense cooperation between Somalia and the European Union, with a special emphasis on ongoing support to Somalia’s security...

Muqdisho (AFP) – Wasiiru-Dawlaha Wasaaradda Gaashaandhigga Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Cumar Cali Cabdi, ayaa kulan muhiim ah la qaatay Danjiraha Midowga Yurub ee Soomaaliya, Francesca Di Mauro, iyo wafdi heer sare ah oo ka socday hay’adda European Peace Facility (EPF).   Kulanka ayaa diiradda lagu saaray xoojinta iskaashiga dhanka difaaca ee u dhexeeya Soomaaliya iyo Midowga Yurub, iyadoo si gaar ah looga...

MOGADISHU – Somalia’s Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi issued a stern warning to opposition politicians on Tuesday, declaring that public demonstrations in the capital will not be permitted amid growing tensions between the government and its critics.   Speaking at a press conference in Mogadishu, Fiqi accused certain opposition figures of receiving external funding to organise protests, which he said pose...

Muqdisho (AFP) – Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga Soomaaliya, Axmed Macallin Fiqi, ayaa si kulul uga digay banaanbaxyo ay qorsheynayaan siyaasiyiin mucaarad ah, isaga oo sheegay in aan la aqbali doonin wax mudaharaad ah oo lagu qabto caasimadda Muqdisho.   Fiqi oo saxaafadda kula hadlay magaalada Muqdisho, ayaa ku eedeeyay qaar ka mid ah siyaasiyiinta mucaaradka inay maalgelin ka helayaan cid aan la magacaabin...

JANALE, Somalia – Units of the Somali National Army (SNA), specifically the 144th and 145th battalions of the 14th October Brigade, carried out planned military operations on Monday in several villages under the Janaale area in the Lower Shabelle region, according to military officials.   The operation, led by Lieutenant Colonel Abdirahim Mohamed Munye, commander of the 14th October Brigade, targeted...