Somali and AMISOM troops carry out sweep in Aadan Yabaal
Somali troops, along with African Union forces have carried out a joint sweep in Aadan Yabaal in middle Shabelle region, days after Al shabaab...
Jubbalad leader unveils his vice presidents
The president of the southern Interim Jubbaland administration Ahmed Mohamed Islam known as (Ahmed Madobe) has announced on Sunday his new vice presidents.
Mohamed Sayid...
War-Weary Somalis Flee for Europe as Rebuilding Comes Too Slow
Monday May 16, 2016
By Mohamed Sheikh Nor
A man from Somalia wearing a blanket over his shoulders leaves a makeshift camp near the Greek-Macedonian border....
Legendary Af Somali Mai poeter dies, aged 78 – INO
One of Somali Mai most acclaimed poeters, Isaaq abgaalow has died today in Baidao District South West of Somalia the age of 78, family...
Eritrea’s Afawerki: Somalia no longer exists
The increasing number of regional states in Somalia have left the long anarchic horn of Africa nation fragmented and the country no longer exists...
SYL Day: We were united by a common bond for the good of Somalia,...
In 2002, I had the privilege to sit down with one of the last two survivors of the famous Somali Youth League, SYL founder...
Breaking:Turkish Airlines resumes Mogadishu-bound flights
Turkish airlines has on Sunday resumed its direct flights to Mogadishu, the capital of horn of Africa war-torn Somalia.
On Sunday morning at around 8:00...
Somali security forces foil Al shabaab attacks in Mogadishu
The security agencies of Somalia said they have foiled Al shabaab attempts to carry out bomb attacks in Mogadishu after seizing explosives attached to...
At least Five die in central Somalia fighting
At least five people, including two Al shabaab members were killed in a gunfight between militants and armed militia loyal to Khat traders in...
Somali and US conducted unsuccessful raids on Al shabaab – Ex army officer
Colonel Abdinur Jama Jokar, who previously served in the army said the recent joint raids by Somali and U.S. raids on Al shabaab strongholds...
Somali MP refutes Jowhar meeting failure claims
A member of Somalia’s federal parliament Dahir Amin Jesow has strongly denied reports that the state formation meeting in Jowhar is on the brink...
Two Al Shabaab officers killed in clashes for central Somalia
wo senior militant officers have reportedly been killed in clashes between government forces and Al Shabaab fighters in central Somalia’s town of Bulo-burde in...
Somalia and Somaliland restart dialogue
By Mohamed Amin Jibril
Saturday, May 14, 2016
HARGEYSA - Somalia has made a $1 million donation to the drought-hit breakaway northwestern region of Somaliland, ahead...
Two police officers injured in land mine explosion en route to Afgooye, south of...
Two police officers have survived a land mine explosion along the main road connecting Mogadishu and Afgoye in the out skirts of Mogadishu.
The officers...
Somalia, AMISOM re-seize key town from Al Shabaab
Somalia National Army (SNA) troops, along with African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers have re-captured Aden Yabal town in south of Somalia’s Middle...
Reformed Al Shabaab militant is shot dead
An Islamist militant who surrendered to government authorities in Kwale following an amnesty in February this year, has been shot dead.
Security sources have accused...
Intl partners urges Parliament to approve 2016 electoral model
The United Nations, the African Union Mission in Somalia, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Ethiopia, the United States...
Al Shabaab militants vacate from key town in Middle Shabelle region
Fighters from Somalia’s Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab group have withdrawn from Adan Yabal town in Middle Shabelle region, residents said.
The militants’ departure came...
Deadly attacks in Kenya denied to be planned from Dadaab – Al Shabaab May...
Somalia’s armed group of Al Shabaab had denied attacks on Westgate shopping mall and Garissa University which killed dozens have been planed from Dadaab...
Human Rights in Somalia
Saturday May 14, 2016
University students join a demonstration condemning the gunmen attack at the Garissa University campus, in the Kenyan coastal port city of...