January 14, 2023
Somalia: Nisa Raid Leads to Seizure of Cache of Weapons and Suspect in Mogadishu
An elite team from Somalia's Intelligence Agency carried out an operation in the capital, Mogadishu on Friday night amid an alert over terror attacks. Read more »
January 12, 2023
Somalia: Ex-Army Officer Sentenced to Death for Role in Mogadishu Bombings
The Court of the Armed Forces of Somalia has sentenced to death a former army official - Sharif Mohamed Barkhadle Ayanle for his role in Mogadishu blasts. Read more »
January 11, 2023
Somalia: Somali President At Judicial Forum Reacts to Puntland Self-Rule Decision
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday opened the annual judicial conference which comes weeks after a deal on federalizing the justice. Read more »
January 10, 2023
Somalia: U.S. Air Strikes in Somalia Up 30% in 2022
US air strikes in Somalia increased 30 percent in 2022, as the Biden administration increased US involvement in the Horn of Africa country that is experiencing a fresh wave of… Read more »
January 08, 2023
Somalia: Baidoa Security Beefed Up Ahead of Crucial Talks
The overall security of Baidoa has been beefed up ahead of a planned reconciliation conference which failed to open on its deadline, the 5th of January 2023. Read more »
January 01, 2023
Somalia: Govt Reports Heavy Al-Shabaab Infighting
The Federal government of Somalia has issued a statement announcing fresh fighting in the central coastal region of Mudug, a hotbed of terror. Read more »
December 31, 2022
Somalia: Puntland Leader Speaks Out the Lasanod Unrest, Dispatches Troops
The President of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni, has issued a statement on the situation in the city of Lasanood. He accused Somaliland of carrying out a brutal attack on the… Read more »
Somalia: Jubaland State Claims Al-Shabaab Members Killed in Army Operation
Jubaland state of Somalia said its troops killed several Al-Shabaab members were killed in the Lower Juba region during a counter-attack. Read more »
December 26, 2022
Somalia: National Consultative Forum Kicks Off in Mogadishu
The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has opened today the National Consultative Forum at his office in Villa Somalia. Read more »
Somalia: Somali President to Convene National Dialogue With Federal States Leaders
The meeting of the National Consultative Council of the heads of the federal government of Somalia and the regional states, and the governor of the Banadir region is expected to… Read more »
December 23, 2022
Somalia: Troops Recapture Key Town From Al-Shabab
The Somali National Army (SNA) on Thursday recaptured a town in the southern region of Middle Shabelle that was under the control of al-Shabab militants. Read more »
December 22, 2022
Somalia: UNSC Votes On Resolution About ATMIS Presence in Somalia
The Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to delay the drawdown of 2,000 personnel of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) for six months. Read more »
December 21, 2022
Eritrea: Somali Troops Trained in Eritrea Begin to Return Home
MOGADISHU [SMN] - Somali troops trained in Eritrea returned to Mogadishu on Wednesday as the country battles against Al-Shabaab militants. Read more »
December 19, 2022
Somalia: Somali Military Fends Off Al-Shabaab Attack
Somali troops have repulsed an overnight attack by Al-Shabaab militants in Qoryoley District in Lower Shabelle region. The attack sparked heavy gunfight that ensued between the SNA… Read more »
Somalia: At Least 15 Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Somalia Drone Strikes
More than a dozen al-Qaida-linked militants were killed in separate airstrikes in Somalia, U.S. Africa Command said. Read more »
December 09, 2022
Somalia: NISA's Chief for Gedo Region Killed in IED Blast
A leading NISA official perished in a bomb attack in Gedo region near Kenya border on Thursday night l. Col. Abdirahman Abdullahi Adan Bakaal was killed in a bomb attached to his… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Somalia: UNHCR - Conditions Deteriorate for Somalis in Dadaab Refugee Camps
The U.N. refugee agency warns humanitarian conditions are deteriorating for tens of thousands of Somalis in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camps as unrelenting drought grips the Horn of… Read more »
Somalia: Abiy's Govt Dispatches Federal Forces to Oromia After Attacks
The Ethiopian government deployed federal troops again in the Oromia region where armed groups have repeatedly attacked local residents and killed civilians. Read more »
December 03, 2022
Somalia: NISA Steps up Security Operation in Mogadishu
The National Intelligence and Security Agency [NISA] stepped up security operations in the capital, Mogadishu to avert pending Al-Shabaab attacks. Read more »
Somalia: Troops Retake Fresh Areas From Al-Shabaab - Spokesperson
The Somali government forces and the local people in cooperation have taken over several areas in the Middle Shabelle region from Al-Shabaab on Saturday. Read more »
November 29, 2022
Somalia: Somali Troops, Local Militia Desert Town in Galmudug
Somali troops and their allied clan militia have vacated Qayib, a small town in the Galmudug state of Somalia, in what could be a major setback to the ongoing military operation… Read more »
Somalia: ATMIS Condemns Attacks At Villa Rossa Hotel
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), condemns in the strongest terms the heinous attack by Al-Shabaab terrorists on Villa Rossa Hotel in central Mogadishu,… Read more »
November 27, 2022
Somalia: Explosion, Gunfire Heard Near Hotel in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU [SMN] - An explosion followed by heavy gunfire was heard in downtown Mogadishu, the Somali capital on Sunday evening. Read more »
November 24, 2022
Africa: AU Suspends Plans to Reduce ATMIS Forces
The African Union in its 1121st meeting on the 11th of November 2022, considered a request from Somalia to suspend a plan to reduce ATMIS forces. Read more »
Somalia: Somali Troops Carry Out an Anti-Al-Shabaab Operation
Somali government forces have launched a planned operation against Al-Shabaab in Sabid area under Afgoye district in the Lower Shabelle region. Read more »