October 14, 2022
Somalia: Six, Including Children Dead in Roadside Bomb Near Mogadishu
A car carrying people from the Lower Shabelle region and en route to the capital was hit by an IED in the area of Hawa Abdi on Friday morning. Read more »
October 11, 2022
Somalia: Mahdi Appointed As Mogadishu Police Chief, Replacing Farhan Qarole
The Chief of the Somali Police Force Gen. Abdi Hassan Mohamed (Hijaar) today appointed Col. Mahdi Omar Mu'min as the new Mogadishu police boss. Read more »
October 07, 2022
Somalia: Somali Soldier Executed for Killing His Army Boss
The Court of First Instance of the Armed Forces on Friday executed a soldier after being found guilty of shooting dead his commander. Read more »
October 06, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Claims 50 Liyu Police Officers Killed in Border Clashes
Al-Shabaab again clashed with Liyu police, paramilitary forces belonging to the Somali regional state in eastern Ethiopia on the border with Somalia. Read more »
October 04, 2022
Somalia: Police Force Recruits Complete Training in Jubaland State
A total of 150 police personnel in Jubaland State of Somalia have graduated following three months of basic recruit training conducted by the African Union Transition Mission in… Read more »
October 01, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabab Fighters Kill Crew Drilling Well in Southern Somalia
Islamist militants from al-Shabab on Friday killed 12 people drilling a well in drought-ravaged southern Somalia, a local resident and official said. Read more »
September 30, 2022
Somalia: TV Journalist's Killing Highlights Professional Risks to Journalism
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is saddened by and condemns in the strongest terms the death of journalist Ahmed Mohamed Shukur, a reporter for Somali National… Read more »
October 01, 2022
Somalia: Five Soldiers Dead, 8 Wounded in Car Accident
At least five soldiers were killed and 8 injured in a car accident, which happened near Balcad district within the Middle Shabelle region. Read more »
September 30, 2022
Somalia: Top Somali Police Commander Killed in Al-Shabaab Blast
Banadir Regional Police boss Gen. Farhan Mohamud Qaroole was killed by an explosion near Basra outside Mogadishu during an anti-al-Shabaab operation. Read more »
September 26, 2022
Somalia: Gunmen Kill a Trader in Mogadishu Amidst Rise in Attacks
Unknown gunmen have murdered a trader in Mogadishu, the Somali capital in the latest series of targeted killings in the seaside city in the past months. Read more »
Somalia: Govt to Bring Migrants Stranded in Libya Back Home
Somalia announced it will bring back up to 9 Somali youths who have emigrated from their country to Libya to enter Europe through meditation. Read more »
September 14, 2022
Somalia: New Mogadishu Mayor Pledges to Deal With Insecurity
The new governor of the Banadir regional administration, Yusuf Hussein Jimale (Madaale), officially assumed power a week after his appointment. Read more »
Somalia: Deputy Minister Blames Al-Shabaab for Sowing Clan Hostility
The Deputy Minister of Information of the Somali government, Abdirahman Yusuf Al-Adalla, said that when Al-Shabaab was defeated in the battlefields, they started to sow hatred and… Read more »
September 09, 2022
Somalia: President Deni Suspends Puntland Intelligence Chief
The President of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni suspended his Intelligence boss, Mukhtar Mohamed Hassan (Jeyte) who is out of the country. Read more »
September 11, 2022
Africa: Plane Carrying AU Troops Crashes in Southern Somalia
JOWHAR (SMN) - The reports from the Middle Shabelle region indicate that plane crashed into AU military base housing troops from the Burundian contingent. Read more »
September 06, 2022
Somalia: Landmine Kills 1 Child and Wounds Two in Central Somalia
At least one child has died and two others were wounded in a landmine explosion in central Somalia on Tuesday, local residents said. Read more »
Somalia: Police Warns the Public Against Seeking Justice in Al-Shabab Courts
The Chief of the Somali Police Force, General Abdi Hassan Mohamed Hijaar has warned the public against seeking justice in Al-Shabaab's courts. Read more »
August 27, 2022
Somalia: A Govt Soldier Guns Down a Container Driver in Mogadishu
One of the container drivers working in the main port of Mogadishu was killed today in the city on Saturday morning by a government soldier. Read more »
August 20, 2022
Somalia: Parliament Postpones Session After Hotel Attack
Somalia's parliamentary meeting in Mogadishu on Saturday was postponed after Al-Shabaab attacked Hayat hotel on Friday evening. Read more »
August 21, 2022
Somalia: Farmajo Joins the Federal Somali Parliament
The Lower House held a session today in Villa Hargeisa for the swearing-in of former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as a legislator. Read more »
August 18, 2022
Somalia: Somali Police Arrested Suspect in the Murder of a High School Student
The security forces in Elasha Biya area near Mogadishu have arrested Jeilani Aden Abadir who is accused of murdering Hibo Qasim Mohamed, a high school graduate girl. Read more »
August 08, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Burns Down Homes in Central Somalia
The Islamist armed group Al-Shabab has burned down nine homes and destroyed several water wells in raids on three villages near Mahas and Baladweyne towns, amid an ongoing military… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Somalia: Gunmen Kill One Soldier in Ambush Attack in Somalia
Armed militias attacked a convoy of Somali forces traveling in the vicinity of Guri'el, a town in Galgadud town under Galmudug state. Read more »
August 12, 2022
Somalia: Muse Bihi Accuses Opposition of Igniting Deadly Protests in Somaliland
The President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, spoke strongly about the violent demonstrations that the opposition parties and their supporters made in the cities of Somaliland… Read more »
August 13, 2022
Somalia: Somali President Calls for Dialogue in Somaliland Amid Unrest
The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged the leaders of Somaliland to return to negotiating table to resolve the current electoral standoff through dialogue. Read more »