Al shabaab mounts attack on army base in El Wak
Al shabaab fighters have launched a daring midnight attack on Somali army base in the country’s southern town of El Wak in Gedo province....
Somali security minister outlines security plan for Mogadishu
The ministry of internal security of the federal government of Somalia has held an organized meeting in Mogadishu, to discuss ways to boost up...
UNSC welcomes political and security progress in Somalia
The Security Council welcomed the political and security progress in Somalia during a mission to the capital, Mogadishu, on 19 May, where representatives of...
At least Two people killed in Mogadishu clash
At least two people were killed and two others wounded when government troops fought each other in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu on Wednesday.
An Eyewitness who...
Somali Prime Minister Calls for Humanitarian aid As clashes ravage Beledweyne
Somali prime minister Omar Sharmarke has called for immediate humanitarian aid as clan clashes and flooding displace hundreds and subject them to untold suffering.
Sharmarke has urged...
Kenyan forces repulse Al-Shabaab ambush in Dhobley, southern Somalia
A Kenyan military convoy in Dhobley, Lower Jubba repulsed Al-Shabaab ambush Tuesday but there are no reports of any casualties.
Idale News Online correspondent in...
Mogadishu police chief resigns as election approaches
Mogadishu’s police chief has resigned Tuesday as the country gears up for presidential election due later this year amid concerns of likely delays by...
Govt troops in Adan Yabal on high alert over Al shabaab attack
Somali federal government troops in Adan Yabal are on high alert over reports of planned Al shabaab attacks on the southern town.
Adan Yabal district...
MP: Beledweyne residents are in dire need of humanitarian assistance
Samiro Hassan Abdulle, a member of Somali parliament said that people in Beledweyne are facing unprecedented humanitarian crises after the town has been hit...
Gunmen kill a civilian in Mogadishu
Unknown gunmen have shot and killed unarmed civilian in Mogadishu, on Monday night, the latest in a string of targeted killings in Somali capital.
According...
Documents: Somali citizen tried to run over border agents in southern Arizona
Tuesday May 24, 2016
By Katie Conner
Border Patrol
A Somali citizen tried to run over Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona after a high speed pursuit,...
Decision to close Dadaab Refugee Camp final – Ruto to UN
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
By Koome Kimonye, Citizen Digital
Deputy President William Ruto says the move by Kenya to close the Dadaab Refugee Camp is final and...
Somali informant says FBI paid him $100K
Tuesday May 24, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS - The federal ISIL trial in Minneapolis continued Monday afternoon with defense attorneys getting their shot at cross-examining the prosecution's...
Security is mother of all, Somali President at World Humanitarian Summit
Somali President has said resolving humanitarian situation in his country will be difficult without resolving security challenges first.
Speaking in Istanbul on Monday where World...
Galmudug State terms the peace with Puntland as fragile
Galmudug state of Somalia has accused neighboring Puntland State for not being serious to implement Galkio Peace deal points.
The state’s interior minister Omar Mohmamd...
OPINION: Collective action needed to combat humanitarian crises
By Dr. Abdusalam H. Omer
The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) to be held in Istanbul in late May 2016 will certainly be an important turning point...
Ex justice minister accused of fuelling Beledweyne clan fighting
Former justice minister of Somalia and current member of parliament Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir has been accused of fuelling the ongoing deadly inter-clan fighting in...
Somalia urges AU troops to abandon key stadium in Mogadishu
Somalia’s government has called for the African Union forces to leave a major soccer stadium in the Somali capital in order for it to...
Refugee crisis: It’s about the money and the global politics
The Somali refugee crisis has turned into a high stakes game of money and global politics as the world responds to Kenya’s threat to...
Feature: Somali National University back on feet from civil war
Monday May 23, 2016
Newly reconstructed SNU building in Mogadishu's Hamar Weyne District.
MOGADISHU-- More than two decades after it closed doors due to break...