Somali domestic workers at risk as Ramadan departures dawn
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Under a new agreement Somalia is sending between 600 and 1,000 domestic workers to Saudi Arabia in time for Ramadan. The...
Somali MP calls for constitutional review
Somalia’s independent constitution review committee chairwoman Maryan Arif Qasim has disclosed that the draft law is packed with errors, calling for correction.
She said the...
South West State of Somalia president meets UNHCR delegation in Baidoa
President of the South West State of Somalia Shariif Hassan Shiekh Aden has received a high-level delegation from UNHCR at the state house in...
Al Shabaab retakes town after Govt forces withdrew
Al Shabaab militants took control without fighting after Somali National Army (SNA) and AU troops pulled out of Aadan Yabaal town, which they captured...
Lawmaker Farah Sheikh Abdikadir impersonated
he Somali National News Agency has received a political conspiracy plan in which the motive behind it, is still unknown.
The conspiracy was about impersonating ...
Suspected KDF jets hit Al-Shabaab in airstrike
Suspected KDF military jets have bombed several Al shabaab bases in Lower Jubba region, south of Somalia on Friday night, residents said.
The warplanes conducted...
Seychelles court sentences five Somalis to 12 years, concludes last piracy case
Saturday June 11, 2016
By Sharon Uranie
The 5 suspected pirates are transferred into the custody of the Seychelles police by French naval ship 'Siroco' on...
UN chief slams attack on African peacekeepers in Somalia
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned the Thursday attack on Ethiopian troops at an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Halgan,...
Police warn of terror attacks during Ramadhan
Security has been heightened in several parts of the country to forestall planned Al-Shabaab attacks during the month of Ramadhan, police have said.
Areas near...
Al Shabaab executes 7 for spying and helping US drone strikes
Al shabaab militants have on Friday after publicly executed seven men whom they accused of spying for Unites States Intelligence CIA and helping U.S....
South West state vows to launch anti-militant offensive
The interim south west administration vowed it will begin a fresh anti-Al shabaab operation in its territories to put off group’s Ramadan offensives in...
United States Condemns June 9 Al-shabaab Attack Against ENDF
The United States government condemned the June 9 al-Shabaab attack against the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Forward...
Al Shabaab suffers heavy losses in Halgan attack, says president
The president of the federal republic of Somalia H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Al Shabaab has suffered irretrievable losses in the attack on AMISOM...
Minister: Al Shabaab was successfully repelled in Halgan base attack
The defense minister of Somalia Gen Abdulkadir Sheikh Ali Dini said Al shabaab was successfully repulsed in the dawn attack on the base of...
More 30 people killed in Tiyeglow fighting
At least 31 people have been killed, many more others wounded in the latest fighting between Al shabaab and Somali government troops in Bakool...
Ethiopia says army killed 101 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia
Friday, June 10, 2016
Ethiopia said their soldiers deployed in Somalia killed 101 al-Shabab fighters, who yesterday attacked an army base used by the African...
Puntland President vows revenge for victims of Al Shabaab terror
The President of Somalia’s Puntland Government Abdiweli Mohamed Ali has vowed exact revenge for the victims of Al Shabaab terror attacks in the wake of killing of woman peace activist...
Al Shabaab ambushes SNA convoy in Bakool region
Al Shabaab fighters have ambushed Somali National Army (SNA) convoy in Bakool region of southwestern Somalia on Friday morning, Baidoa reports said.
The surprise assault...
Somali militants claim killing 60 in attack on Amisom base
Friday June 10, 2016
By Feisal Omar And Abdi Sheikh
Google map showing the location of Somalia's Hiram region where militants attacked an Amisom base on...
Shabab Attack in Somalia Sets Off Predawn Gun Battle
Friday June 10, 2016
By Jeffrey Gettleman
A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into the gates of an African Union base in central Somalia on Thursday, setting off a...