November 26

• Unknown Gunmen Assassinate Bakaro Market Merchants' Chief

  Shabelle

  Witnesses said Monday that anonymous attackers have shot and killed the chairman of Bakaro Market traders' chairman Ahmed Nur Awdinle and his security guard. Read more »

• Suspect Behind Killing of KDF Soldiers Arrested

  The Star

  A man suspected to be behind the killing of three KDF soldiers in Garissa was arrested over the weekend in Hulugho area near the Kenya -Somali border. He confessed to being behind... Read more »

• Puntland Leader Launches Prison in Qardo

  Garowe Online

  President Abdirahman Mohamed cut the ribbon to officially inaugurate a maximum security facility in Qardho district in Puntland, Somalia, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• President Hassan Gives Stern Warning to Armed Forces

  Garowe Online

  Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud gave a stern warning to Somali government forces to uphold the law and protect civilians, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

November 25

• Govt Forces Kill Top Militant

  New Vision

  The Somalia National Army (SNA), backed by its intelligence and the Police force, have conducted a raid on Sokohola and killed the overall al-Shabaab commander for Gupta, Sokohola,... Read more »

• Gov't,Al Shabab Claim Major Victory Over Balad-Hawo Battle

  Shabelle

  A senior official in Al shabab militants on Sunday has claimed a major victory over a battle against Somali forces in Balad-Hawo town, Gedo province. Read more »

• Govt Forces Repel Al Shabaab Ambush in Gedo Region

  Garowe Online

  Somali government forces backed by Ahlu Sunnah militia battled fiercely with Al Shabaab fighters in the city of Beledhawo in Gedo region on Saturday, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• EU Naval Forces Destroy Alleged Pirate Skiff After Lack of Evidence

  Garowe Online

  EU Naval forces patrolling Somalia's coast stated that they destroyed an alleged pirate skiff off the coast of Somalia and released the alleged pirates on the Somali coast, Garowe... Read more »

• Govt Forces,AU Forces Move Close to Jowhar Town

  Shabelle

  Somali National Army (SNA) along with the African Union forces on Tuesday moved closer to the main rebel-held city of Jowhar, some 90Km north-west Mogadishu, according to the... Read more »

• Heavy Blast Heard in Southern Port City of Kismayo

  Shabelle

  At least two people have been injured in a heavy blast rocked Somalia's southern port city of Kismayo, 500 Km south of Mogadishu, witnesses said. Read more »

• Puntland Forces Seriously Wound Two Protestors in Qardho City

  Shabelle

  Puntland forces have reportedly opened fire on protesting crowds in the town of Qardho, wounding seriously at least two protestors. Read more »

• Interior Minister Meets With Police Officers in Mogadishu

  Shabelle

  Abdikarin Hussein Guled, the interior and national security minister has held a meeting with certain Somali army officials in Mogadishu and discussed more about the security. Read more »

• UNHCR Resumes Registration of Refugees From Somalia

  Shabelle

  The UN refugee agency has resumed registration of new refugees from Somalia after receiving a go- ahead from the Kenyan government. Read more »

• 'Political Elements Behind Qardo Protest' - Puntland Minister

  Garowe Online

  The security minister in Somalia's Puntland government has blamed unnamed 'political elements' for Friday's protest in Qardo, provincial capital of Puntland's Karkar region, Garowe... Read more »

November 24

• Clashes Break Out in Southern Port

  Shabelle

  Armed clashes reportedly broke out Saturday in Somalia's southern port city of Kimayo, a town formerly held by Islamists about 500 Km (310 Miles) south of Mogadishu. Read more »

• Al Shabab Briefly Take Over Key Border Town

  Shabelle

  Somalia's militants Al- Shabaab on Saturday briefly seized a strategic town in the southwestern of war-wrecked horn of Africa nation before they were pushed back by pro-government... Read more »

• Regional Leaders Vow to Combat Threats to Security

  Sudan Tribune

  Ethiopia and Kenya on Wednesday renewed their commitment to work jointly to tackle the security challenges facing the unstable Horn of Africa region, when Ethiopian Prime Minister,... Read more »

• Are the Somali Third Rate Citizens? [opinion]

  The Star

  Lawyer Mohamed Ibrahim said he felt "like a third rate citizen" following the announcement and implementation in November 1989 of an obviously illegal nationwide operation by the... Read more »

• Stabilizing Somalia - a New Chapter Begins

  SSNA

  When a Turkish Airlines flight touched down at Aden Adde International Airport near the Somali capital of Mogadishu on 16 March, it seemed like a sign of good things to come. It... Read more »

• Isolating Ringleaders and Financiers Vital to Combating Piracy - UN Official

  UN News

  It is vital to isolate the ringleaders and financiers of piracy to effectively combat this scourge, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said, as he... Read more »

• Unknown Gunmen Kill an Entrepreneur in Beledweyne

  Shabelle

  Gunmen shot and killed a local businessman in Somalia's central volatile city of Beledweyne controlled by Somali government soldiers together with AMISOM and Ethiopian forces. Read more »

• Second Puntland Political Association Announced

  Garowe Online

  A Puntland political association has been announced in Nairobi on Friday marking the second political association to be announced since the registration began in September, Garowe... Read more »

• Puntland Leader Visits Qardo

  Garowe Online

  Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole leading a delegation of Puntland officials, visited the town of Qardo and met with district officials and community leaders, Garowe... Read more »

November 23

• Islamist Radicals Abusing Somaliland's Democracy [analysis]

  Fahamu

  Having failed to forcibly impose a radical theocracy in Somaliland, militants have now turned to funding political parties to pursue their agenda. Read more »

• IGAD Strategy for Jubbaland Breaks Up Somalia [analysis]

  Fahamu

  Designated a 'failed state' Somalia's problems lie partly in the geopolitical strategy of Somalia's neighbours for managing the liberated areas from Al Shabab, which... Read more »