November 19, 2022
Somalia: Security Forces Foil Car Bomb Blast in Mogadishu
Somali police forces on Saturday morning foiled a car bomb blast in the capital, Mogadishu amidst tight security measures. Read more »
November 17, 2022
Somalia: Vote to Renew the Sanctions Regime
Today, the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing for one year the 751 Somalia sanctions regime, including the authorisation for maritime interdiction… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Somalia: ATMIS Aims to Train Somalia's Southwest State Police
Southwest State leader Abdiaziz Lafta-Garen received at his office in Baidoa city a team from the AU transitional mission in Somalia [ATMIS] on Monday. Read more »
November 14, 2022
Somalia: Somalia Condemns Bomb Attack in Istanbul, Turkey
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said he strongly condemns the bomb attack against innocent people in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday. Read more »
Somalia: Somali Troops Uncover Landmines Near Kismayo Port City
Somalia's US-trained elite forces from the Danab brigade conducted an operation outside the southern port city of Kismayo, targeting Al-Shabaab hideouts. Read more »
November 07, 2022
Somalia: Gunmen Kill the Brother of 2nd Deputy Speaker of Parliament
Gunmen have killed a young man named Abdirahman Omar Abshirow in Dharkenley District of Banadir Region today, and then fled the scene. Read more »
November 03, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Clashes With Local Militia in Central Somalia
Heavy fighting broke out between Al-Shabaab militants and local militia in the Hiran region, central Somalia, officials said. Read more »
Somalia: IED Hits Military Vehicle Carrying Ali Yare's Body Guards in Mogadishu
A morning explosion occurred in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, just five days after twin car bombs killed more than 120 people at the busy Zoobe junction. Read more »
October 26, 2022
Somalia: Two Islamic State Members Executed
MOGADISHU [SMN] - A Military Court in Mogadishu on Wednesday morning executed two alleged ISIS assassins in the latest series of executions in Somalia this month. Read more »
October 24, 2022
Somalia: Military Court Executes Two Al-Shabaab Convicts
Somali military court Monday executes by firing squad two Al-Shabab operatives in Mogadishu after being found guilty of murdering several people. Read more »
October 19, 2022
Somalia: Govt Welcomes U.S. Decision to Sanction Al-Shabaab Financiers
The Federal Government of Somalia has welcomed the move by the United States government's Treasury Department to impose sanctions on individuals who support the financial and… Read more »
October 15, 2022
Somalia: Govt Warns Businesses Against Dealing With Al-Shabaab
The minister of Commerce and Industry Minister Jibril Abdirashid Haji on Saturday issued today a new stiff warning to the business community. Read more »
Somalia: An Electoral Delegate Shot Dead in Mogadishu
Assailants with pistols killed one of the clan delegates who elected members of the Somali Parliament in the Warta-Nabada district within Mogadishu. Read more »
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 »