Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)

December 4

Somalia: Somali Minister Unscathed in Ambush

Abdikarin Hussein Guled, Somalia's interior minister has escaped unscathed from an ambush by Al-Shabab fighters during a visit to the Al-Qaeda-linked group's former stronghold of... Read more »

Somalia: Somali Interior Minister Meets With Lower Shabelle Authority

Somali interior minister Abdikarin Hussein Guled is having a meeting with the officials of Lower Shabelle administration under the government, reports said on Monday. Read more »
Somalia: Police in Benadir Region Secure Mogadishu Roads

A police officer in Mogadishu says they have secured all roadblocks in the capital complying with the recent order from President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Read more »
Somalia: Al Shabaab Prisoners Reportedly Escape from Jail

At least 20 alleged Al shabab inmates reportedly escaped from Somalia's Baidoa town which is largely controlled by Somali government forces together with Ethiopian troops. Read more »
Somalia: AU Peacekeepers Hit By Roadside Bomb in South

A convoy of the African Union peacekeepers known as AMISOM has been hit by a roadside bomb as their convoy was moving along a street in the Somalia's seaside Marko city, witnesses... Read more »
Somalia: Somalia's Interior,Defense Ministers Visit Former Al Shabab Bastions

A high-level joint delegation headed by Abdihakin, Hajji Fiqi, the defence minister and Abdikarin Hussein Guled, the interior minister of Somalia have paid a surprise visit the... Read more »
Somalia: Somali Forces Remove Roadblocks in Beledweyne

A police commissioner in Somalia's central town of Beledweyne say the government forces along with Djiboutian troops, part of AMOSOM there have on Saturday removed all roadblocks... Read more »

Somalia: Dozens Killed in Somalia's Tribal Fighting

At least 38 people were killed and more than number injured in a deadly clan gun battle in Somalia's central Galgadud province witnesses said. Read more »
Somalia: Somali President Comes Back to Mogadishu

Somalia's Federal Republic government President Hassn Sheikh Mohamud has on Friday returned back to Mogadishu after he paid an official tour in Djibouti and Ethiopia, two countries... Read more »
Somalia: Bombing in Kismayo,Former Somali Shebab Bastion Kills One

Witnesses and a local residents say at least one person was killed and several others injured in Somalia's Kismayo city after a bomb attack. Read more »

East Africa: Somali President Set to Visit Kenya,On the Third and Last Leg of East African Tour

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the president of Somali Federal Republic Government on Friday is expected to arrive in neighbouring Kenya, for an official visit to enhance bilateral... Read more »
Somalia: Bomb Blast Rocks Somali Army Base in Balad Town

A huge roadside blast went off on Friday at a Somali army base in the southern town of Balad, a city that has been a hotbed and stronghold for Al shabab over the last three years. Read more »
Somalia: Ras Kamboni Militia Gun Down a Civilian in Kismayo - Witnesses

Reports coming in from the southern port city of Kismayo said a civilian man was gunned down on Friday by pro-government Ras Kamboni Militia fighters. Read more »

Somalia: Govt Soldiers Battle Al Shabaab

Heavy battle between Somali government troops backed by Kenyan army serving under AMISOM force and Al shabab militants broke out Thursday in the southwestern province of Gedo. Read more »
Somalia: Soldier Opens Fire on Bus after Refused Bribe

Witnesses said that a government soldier on Thursday opened fire on a civilian bus traveling at Tarabunka square in Mogadishu, Somali capital, killing civilian, injuring 2 others. Read more »

Somalia: Removing Illegal Checkpoints Underway for the Second Day in Mogadishu

Somali forces continue carrying out a long waited operation against the illegal checkpoints set up the capital, Mogadishu, days after Somali president has issued order to secure... Read more »
Somalia: Somali President Holds Talks With Ethiopian Prime Minister

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud on Wednesday held talks with Prime Minister Hailemariam's that focused on ways to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, and... Read more »
Somalia: PM Hailemariam - Ethiopian Troops Will Remain in Somalia Until AU Takeover

Ethiopian troops will remain in Somalia until African Union forces fighting Islamists can take over, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Wednesday, as he met with his Somali... Read more »
Somalia: Gov't Forces Begin to Eliminate Illegal Checkpoints Set Up in Mogadishu

Somali government forces began on Wednesday removing all Illegal checkpoints set up in Mogadishu, two days after the president met with Mogadishu district commissioners and... Read more »
Somalia: Somali Government Ministers Visit Beledweyne Amid Killings

A high-level delegation headed by Somalia’s interior and national security minister Abdikarin Hussein Guled have reached Wednesday in the central town of Beledweyne, the... Read more »

Somalia: Heavy Fighting in Southern Somalia Kills Three, Injures Seven

At least three people confirmed dead and seven others injured when a fierce gun battle erupted between government forces and Al shabab fighters in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region,... Read more »
Somalia: Two Civilians Killed in Beledweyne Town

Gunmen in Somalia's central city of Beledweyne have gunned down two local residents on Tuesday night, the latest in a cycle of killings against locals and government officials,... Read more »
Somalia: EU Delegation Lands in Somali Capital

A European delegation led by the EU's special envoy to Somalia, Michele Cervone d'Urso arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday amid the security is improving. Read more »
Somalia: A Prominent Traditional Elder Gunned Down in Central Somalia

Unidentified gunmen have on Sunday night assassinated well known traditional elder in Beledweyne town,350 Km north of Mogadishu, the regional capital of Somalia's central Hiiraan,... Read more »
Somalia: Big Blast Hits AU Soldiers in Marko, South Somalia

Witnesses say a huge blast tore through a military personnel carrier with soldiers serving for the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia in Marko town, just 110 Km south of... Read more »

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