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MOGADISHU, Somalia, Aug 21 — Several mortar rounds were fired overnight at the Hiilweyne military base, located between the Somali capital Mogadishu and the town of Balcad, security and local sources said Thursday.   The base houses units of the Somali National Army (SNA) and has been previously visited by senior officials of the Federal Government of Somalia, underscoring its strategic...

MUQDISHO – Tiro hoobiyayaal ah ayaa xalay lagu weeraray xerada ciidamada ee Hiilweyne, oo ku taalla inta u dhaxeysa magaalada Muqdisho iyo degmada Balcad ee gobolka Shabeellaha Dhexe, sida ay xaqiijiyeen ilo deegaanka ah.   Xeradan oo ay degan yihiin cutubyo katirsan ciidamada dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, ayaa ah xarun dhowr jeer booqasho ku tageen madaxda dowladda, taasoo muujineysa muhiimadda ay leedahay. Dad...

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Aug 21 — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said the country’s opposition lacks unity in its stance against the government’s planned electoral reforms, which aim to implement a one-person, one-vote system.   Speaking in Galmudug state, President Mohamud noted internal divisions within the opposition bloc, particularly among members of the Council for National Salvation, a coalition of political...

MUQDISHO – Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, ayaa ka hadlay xaaladda siyaasadeed ee haatan ka dhex taagan xubnaha mucaaradka ee kasoo horjeeda hanaanka doorasho ee dowladdu ku talo gashay, kaasoo ku saleysan nidaamka qof iyo cod.   Madaxweyne Xasan ayaa tilmaamay in xubnaha mucaaradka aysan mideysneyn, islamarkaana ay ka dhex jirto kala qeybsanaan ku saabsan ajandayaasha siyaasadeed iyo aragtidooda ku aaddan...

MOGADISHU – This press release marks three years and three months since the election of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. It offers a comprehensive assessment of Somalia’s current condition, the progress and stagnation in the state-building process, and the overall state of governance in the country.   President Hassan Sheikh was elected and sworn into office under a nationally agreed-upon Provisional Constitution, rooted...

MUQDISHO - Warsaxaafadeedkan oo ku soo beegmaya 3 sano iyo 3 bilood kadib doorashadii Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh, wuxuu guudmar iyo qiimeyn ku samaynaynaa xaaladda dalka, isgoyska ay maanta taagan yihiin geeddi-socodka dowlad-dhiska iyo dowladnimada Soomaaliya.   Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh waxaa lagu doortay, laguna dhaariyay dastuur heshiis lagu yahay oo ku qotoma hannaan federaal ah, nidaam baarlamaani ah, iyo doorasho la isla oggol yahay oo...

MOGADISHU — Larry André, former US ambassador to Somalia, has urged the Trump adminstration to exercise caution before recognizing Somaliland’s independence, warning that any unilateral move could threaten stability in the Horn of Africa and undermine Somalia’s unity.   In a detailed article, André described the Horn of Africa as “highly volatile,” with ongoing conflicts and political tensions both within countries...

MUQDISHO — Safiirkii hore ee Mareykanka u fadhiyay Soomaaliya, Larry André, ayaa uga digay dowladda Mareykanka inay si degdeg ah u aqoonsato maamulka Somaliland, isagoo sheegay in tallaabo kasta oo hal dhinac ah laga qaato ay halis galin karto xasilloonida Geeska Afrika iyo wadajirka Soomaaliya.   Maqaal dheer oo uu qorey ayaa André ku xusay in “xaaladda Geeska Afrika aad u...

MOGADISHU — A prominent Somali academic has warned that growing public frustration with President Hassan Sheikh's administration is pushing some citizens to join Al-Shabaab or flee the country, accusing the president of “abandoning the rule of law.”   In an interview with Shabelle TV in Mogadishu, Professor Shafi'i Yusuf Omar, head of research at the Brilliance Center for Security and Good...

Muqdisho – Prof. Shaafici Yuusuf Cumar, oo ah Madaxa Cilmi-baarista ee Xarunta Brilliance (oo ku takhasustay Amniga iyo Dowlad Wanaagga), ayaa sheegay in Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud uu "tuuray sharcigii," taasoo sababtay in shacabka Soomaaliyeed ay niyad-jabaan, ayna u sii qulqulaan dhinaca Al-Shabaab ama dalka ayba ka qaxaan. "Xaaladdu waxay mareysaa meel halis ah," ayuu yiri Prof. Shaafici oo wareysi...