Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)

October 31

Somalia: Three Killed As Somali Forces, Al Shabab Clash Near Baidoa City

Heavy clash between Somali government forces and fighters loyal to Al shabaab movement on Tuesday night broke out parts of Bay region in southern Somalia. Read more »
Somalia: The Launch of a Policy Brief On Women's Rights Within the Somali Provisional Constitution [press release]

IIDA Women's Development Organization today launched a policy brief report detailing how Somali women's two decades of struggles have been crystalized in the Provisional... Read more »

Somalia: Forces Sweep Port City

Somali and African Union forces launched Tuesday a sweep in the port city of Kismayo, and captured landmines and other explosive materials, reports said. Read more »
Somalia: Commissioner Says He Survived Assassination Attempt

Dahir Hassan Hussein, the district commissioner (DC) of Deynile for Somali government, said he survived an attack attempted to take his life by the government army on Monday. Read more »
Somalia: Slain Shabelle Journalist Laid to Rest

Hundreds of mourners stood in the noon heat at Jazeera cemetery in Mogadishu Monday to offer their final respects to Shabelle Media journalist Mohamed Mohamud Turyare who died in... Read more »

Somalia: Heavy Fighting in Southern Somalia Leaves Five Dead

A heavy fighting in Somalia's southern Lower Jubba region has left Sunday at least five people, including soldiers dead, reports said. Read more »
Somalia: A Senior Somali Military Commander Killed in Ambush Attack

A senior Somali government military commander was killed in the latest fighting between the government soldiers and Al-shabab militants which took place Sunday in Lower Shabelle... Read more »

Somalia: Somali Journalist Dies of Gunshot Wounds in Mogadishu Hospital

A Somali journalist has died of wounds suffered when he was shot more last week in front of his house in Mogadishu by unidentified gunmen, family and colleagues announced Sunday... Read more »
Somalia: Al Shabab Ambushes KDF in Southern Somalia

Al shabab fighters have laid an ambush Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) at a rural village between Afmadow and Kismayo towns in southern Somalia, reports said. Read more »

Somalia: Leaders Extend Eid-Ul-Adha Greetings to Citizens

The newly elected Somali leaders have sent a message of happiness and congratulations to all Somali people wherever they are around the world on celebrating the Eid Ul-Adha on... Read more »
Somalia: Eid Ul-Adha Happily Celebrated Across Somalia

Tens of thousands of people have on Friday gathered to pray and celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Adha across the major towns, those under Al shabab control and government in... Read more »

Somalia: Govt Soldiers Exchange Deadly Gunfire in Port Town of Marko

At least one Somali government soldier was killed and another wounded in a heavy gunfire in southern port city of Marko located just some 100 Km (62 miles) south of Mogadishu,... Read more »
Somalia: 3 Killed, 5 Wounded in 'Ransom' Fight in Central Somalia

Intense fighting between Somali pirate gangs over a ransom dispute for the release of foreign hostages has killed at least three and injured 5 people, mostly pirates, reports said. Read more »
Somalia: Uganda Contigent of Amison Overruns Al-Shabaab Hideout

The Uganda contingent of the African Union forces in Somalia has raided an al-Shabaab hideout in the thickets of Albao, 20km north-west of Mogadishu, seizing several military... Read more »
Somalia: Another Journalist Killed

Unidentified assailants in Las'anod town, northern Somalia have shot to death on Tuesday night a TV journalist, bringing the toll to 16 deaths since the start of 2012. Read more »
Somalia: Somali, AU Forces Battle Al Shabab in Lower Shabelle Region

A fierce fighting has erupted on Wednesday between Somali National Army (SNA) backed by the African Union forces and Al shabab fighters in Lower Shabelle region of northwestern... Read more »

Somalia: Al Shabaab Agents Paraded before Media

The spokesman of Somali police Abdullah Hassan Barise, has held today a press conference in Mogadishu, where he displayed Al shabab fighters found guilty of killings for the... Read more »
Somalia: Italian Foreign Minister Visits to Somalia

Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has made on Tuesday an unannounced visit to Mogadishu, where he met with top Somali government officials, including the new president Hassan... Read more »

Somalia: Somali MP Condemns Attack On Shabelle Media Journalist

After unknown gunmen have tried on Sunday evening to murder Mohamed Mohamud Turyare, a journalist working for the independent Shabelle Media Network based in Mogadishu,... Read more »

Somalia: Bombings Continue to Rock Kismayo

Witnesses say at least two bomb explosions have rocked at early hours on Monday morning in the seaside strategic Somalia's southern city of Kismayo, the latest in series of attacks... Read more »
Somalia: Somali Journalist Wounded in Mogadishu

A Shabelle Media journalist was wounded by gunmen in the capital Mogadishu on Sunday evening, Witnesses said. Read more »
Somalia: Roadside Bomb Hits Ethiopian Convoy in Beledweyne, Central Somalia

A powerful landmine blast has on Sunday morning hit Ethiopian military convoy in Somalia central volatile city of Beledweyne, located 332 Kilometres (206 miles) north of Mogadishu. Read more »
Somalia: Police Boost Mogadishu Security After Wedding Bomb

An official in Somalia says that police forces are under process to launch fresh operations to beef up the overall security of Mogadishu, a day after 20 people wounded in wedding... Read more »
Somalia: New EU Envoy Lands in Mogadishu, Hands Over His Credentials to President

The president of Somalia's Federal Republic government Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has on Saturday officially received the credential letters of a new EU envoy to Somalia. Read more »
Somalia: Gunmen Kill a Civilian in Kismayo City

Armed groups have gunned down a civilian in the port city of Kismayo controlled by Somali government backed by Kenyan defence forces (KDF) fighting for the African Union Mission in... Read more »

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