ISWA parades captured ISIS commander in Baidoa
Authorities in Interim South West State of Somalia have paraded an alleged Islamic State commander, along with three collaborators who have been captured in...
Gunmen attack SNA army base near Afgoye district
Suspected Al Shabaab assailants have staged an overnight attack on Somali National Army (SNA) base near the southern agriculture-rich town of Afgoye.
Reports said the...
Kenya: 10 injured after speeding bus overturns in Mandera
Ten passengers were Wednesday morning injured when a bus they were travelling in hit a hip of soil at a road construction site in...
3,000 Dadaab refugees stuck as Jubaland blocks their entry
An estimated 3,000 Somali refugees yesterday were stranded at the Dadaab camp and at the Kenya-Somali border after the Jubaland administration blocked their return.
Conditions...
Elder: Hiiraan elders will not attend Jowhar conference
Ugaas Hassan Ugaas Khalif said Hiiraan elders will not attend the enter-regional state formation conference for Middle Shabelle and Hiiraan that will resume next...
AU denies soldiers arrested over theft in Somalia
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Tuesday denied reports that two of its soldiers were arrested by the local security agents for...
Puntland reveals plotters of Galkayo bombings
Puntland has released the identities of the masterminds of last week’s twin suicide attacks in northern Galkayo, which left over 20 people, including soldiers...
MP accuses of failing to foil attack on SYL hotel
A member of Somali parliament Dahir Amin Jesow has accused security agencies of Somalia of failing to thwart Tuesday’s truck bomb attack on SYL...
Al Shabaab warns public taking Govt issued IDs
Al Shabaab has warned residents in Somali capital, Mogadishu of obtaining Identity cards issued by the local government of Benadir region for new measures...
ISIL spokesman Adnani ‘killed in Syria’s Aleppo
ISIL-linked website says Adnani, the group's main spokesman, was killed while monitoring operations in Aleppo province.
Adnani was one of ISIL's most senior figures
The...
Death toll in Mogadishu truck bomb rises to 26
The death toll from a truck bomb attack in Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 26, including security force members, medical sources said on...
15 killed as truck bomber strikes hotel near Villa Somalia
A suicide car bomber detonated explosives-packed truck outside a hotel near the hilltop presidential palace in the Somali capital, killing at least 15 people...
Former al-Shabab chief defects to Somali government
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
The Somali government on Monday announced that a former al-Shabab leader had defected from the group and joined...
Southwest State president offers amnesty to Al-Shabaab fighters
The president of Southwest, Shariif Hassan Sheikh Adan on Sunday extended amnesty to Al-Shabaab fighters who renounced terrorism and violence.
Speaking during his visit in Barawe town...
Somalis at Indian prison face poor living conditions
A Somali national who is one of 118 prisoners held at a jail in Mumbai, the largest city in India said they are facing...
SNA convoy targeted in IED Explosion near Mogadishu
A remote-controlled Roadside blast ripped through a military vehicle carrying Somali National army (SNA) soldiers outside Mogadishu on Monday morning.
The attack occurred at Sinka-Dheer...
Somali armed chief closes training for hundred of Commandos
Chief of the Somali armed forces, Mohamed Ahmed Adan on Sunday wrapped up training for the four batch of new commandos trained in Mogadishu
Addressing the officers...
Al Shabaab fighters sneak into Mogadishu – Official
A senior Somali military commander says Al Shabaab has sent hundreds of fighters to Mogadishu, in an attempt to disrupt the upcoming elections due...
Politician: Current Govt is more corrupt than previous governments
Drs Maryan Hajji Elmi, one of Somali politicians has accused the current federal government of widespread corruption as the nation is facing transitional period.
“The...
Africa, Japan in pledge to fight terrorism and piracy
African leaders and Japan have committed themselves to tame the rising threat of extremism, piracy on the seas and to improve the business environment...