June 19

• Piracy Victims Endure Harsher Treatment in East Africa

  VOA

  Piracy in West Africa now affects more ships and seafarers than piracy coming from Somalia, according to a new report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), however, Somali... Read more »

• Jubaland Official Wounded in Kismayo

  Garowe Online

  A Jubaland government official was wounded in the tense port city of Kismayo on Tuesday and is being treated by AMISOM medical officials, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• Somaliland Bars Federal Govt Authorized Aircraft From Landing

  Garowe Online

  Somaliland government rejected an aircraft attempting to land at Egal International Airport in Hargeisa on Tuesday, after Somaliland officials said the plane requested to use... Read more »

• Heavy Fighting in Beledweyne Hiran Region of Somalia

  Shabelle

  Heavy engagement between federal government troops aided by the AMISOM troops and Alshabab militia group occurred last night at the outskirts of Beledweyne city the headquarters of... Read more »

• National Education Conference Opens in Mogadishu

  Sabahi

  A three-day conference on education opened in Mogadishu Tuesday (June 18th), bringing together government officials, educators and civil society groups to discuss ways to overhaul... Read more »

• Police Arrest Hundreds After Mortar Attack On Villa Somalia

  Sabahi

  Police arrested hundreds of suspected al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu's Hodan and Howlwadag districts Monday (June 17th) after a mortar attack Sunday targeting the presidential... Read more »

• Al Shabaab Militants Storm U.N Compound in Mogadishu‏

  Garowe Online

  Anti-government militants have stormed the United Nations compound in Mogadishu on Wednesday morning, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

June 18

• Al-Shabaab Releases Photos of Captured Kenyan Police, Weapons

  Sabahi

  Photographs al-Shabaab posted Sunday (June 16th) on Twitter of two Kenyan police officers abducted last month are authentic, Dadaab District Commissioner Albert Kimathi told... Read more »

• Govt Troops and Amisom Troops Gain Control of More Towns in the Lower Shabelle Region.

  Shabelle

  Somali government troops and AMISOM troops took control of several towns in the lower Shabelle region of Somalia yesterday. Read more »

• Ahmed Madobe Asks Ethiopian Govt for Support

  Shabelle

  the spokesman of Raskamboni militia Abdinasir Serar who held a press conference yesterday elaborated on Ahmed Mohamed Islam's visit to Ethiopia and the reason behind the visit. Read more »

• Key International Investor Baffled By Rumours of Cancellation of Airport Contract.

  Shabelle

  Shabelle. Mogadishu- 17-June, 2013. SKA an international company which has invested millions of dollars in Mogadishu's Adan Ade international Airport is deeply baffled by rumours... Read more »

• Clashes Kill 10 in Jowhar

  Sabahi

  Ten people were reportedly killed Saturday (June 15th) in Jowhar in clashes involving Somali government troops, local residents said according to Somalia's Garowe Online. Read more »

• United Nations Envoy Discusses Somali Security With Guelleh

  Sabahi

  United Nations Special Representative to Somalia Nicholas Kay visited Djibouti Saturday (June 15th) for talks with President Ismail Omar Guelleh, the Djiboutian Information Agency... Read more »

• Second Mortar Attack On Presidential Palace in Two Months

  Garowe Online

  The presidential palace in Mogadishu, Villa Somalia was shelled leaving 4 people injured and homes wrecked after mortars were launched targeting the Prime Minister's quarters,... Read more »

• Politics of Polarization Destabilizing the New Somalia [editorial]

  Garowe Online

  GAROWE ONLINE EDITORIAL | President Hassan - defend the legitimate federal constitution or you will not be president of Somalia. Read more »

• Federal Govt Troops Take Control of More Towns in Hiran Region.

  Shabelle

  news from Baledweyne city, the capital of Hiran region confirm that the federal government troops gained control of some more districts in Hiran region after forcing out Alshabab... Read more »

• Education Will Be the Foundation of a New Somalia, Prime Minister Says

  Shabelle

  "Every child has a constitutional right to primary and secondary education free of charge," the Prime Minister said. "In recent years too many young Somalis have been led astray by... Read more »

• Explosion Targeting Kenyan Troops in Kismayu As Madobe's Deputy Is Seriously Injured

  Shabelle

  News just in from Kismayu city report that a land mine targeting a Kenyan convoy exploded at the heart of the city. Read more »

June 17

• Clashes Kill 10 in Jowhar After Clans Accuse Govt of 'Subjugation'

  Garowe Online

  Clashes in Jowhar, led to 10 deaths between clan militia and government forces on Saturday, days following traditional elders' accusation of being "subjugated" by dominant clans... Read more »

• Heavy Fighting Between Federal Govt Troops and Raskamboni Militia in the Lower Juba Region

  Shabelle

  Kismayu-(Sh.M.Network) 14 soldiers from different sides have been reported dead after a heavy fighting broke up between troops who fall under the federal government and Raskamboni... Read more »

• Norwegian Delegation Arrives in Mogadishu

  Shabelle

  The delegation was received by Somalia's National assembly speaker Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari on behalf of the federal president of Somalia. Read more »

• Committee to Protect Journalists Asks Somaliland to Stop Censoring Hubaal

  Sabahi

  The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Wednesday (June 12th) called on Somaliland's acting regional Attorney General Aden Ahmed Mouse to withdraw a request to suspend... Read more »

• Somali Cabinet Approves Civil Aviation Law

  Sabahi

  The Somali cabinet sent a draft civil aviation law to parliament as the country moves to take full control of its airspace, the office of Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon... Read more »

• New Taxi Companies Offer Peace of Mind to Mogadishu Residents

  Sabahi

  Two new taxi companies recently began operating in Mogadishu, looking to offer citizens safer, more reliable service. Read more »

• Somaliland Bans UNSOM From Operating in Region Following Envoy Visit

  Sabahi

  Following UN Special Representative to Somalia Nicholas Kay's first visit to Hargeisa Thursday (June 13th), Somaliland officials said the new UN Assistance Mission in Somalia... Read more »