Somali troops nab Al-Shabaab figures in raid – Spokesman
The spokesman of the internal security ministry of Somalia Abdikamil Mo’alin Shukri said government troops have carried out an operation at Elasha Biyaha area,...
Somali President wants total ban on miraa in his country
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud wants miraa banned in his country. This move is expected to deal a heavy blow to the already struggling...
Breakaway Somaliland dreams port will boost independence
by Karim Lebhour
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
© AFP/File / by Karim Lebhour | While container ships are rare in Berbera, the main transport hub of...
UNHCR: 2,500 refugees drowned on way to Europe in 2016
At least 2,510 refugees have died while making the perilous journey to Europe so far this year, the UN refugee agency said, with fears...
Security operation in Qoryooley nets several people
A joint security operation by Somali security forces and the African Union peace-keepers in Qoryooley has led to the arrest of several people on...
Suspected U.S. troops attack Al Shabaab in Somalia
Suspected U.S. military soldiers have conducted an operation in southern Somalia, targeting Al shabaab bases in the outskirts of Kismayo city, 500Km south Somalia.
The...
Dadaab refugees to be moved to a camp north of Kismayu
Wednesday June 1, 2016
By Gilbert Koech
Ambassador Ben Ogutu and Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed at the KICC on Monday during a press conference on...
Iraqi president receives credentials from new Somali ambassador
Idale NewsOnline
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Iraqi’s president Fuad Masum has received diplomatic credentials from the new Somali ambassador to Iraq on Monday, in a major...
Blast kills four soldiers in northern Somalia
Four soldiers from the northern Somalia semi-autonomous state of Puntland were killed after a roadside bomb ripped through their vehicle in a restive town...
Somali military colonel Mohammad Kariye Arale denies that he was arrested by Ethiopian troops
Colonel Mohammad Kariye Arale of Somali National Army called the news that he was detained by Ethiopian troops in Beledweyne “baseless”. On Monday several...
Somalia and Somaliland talks due to start in Turkey
Talks between Somalia and the breakaway state are expected to re-open in Turkey.
Delegates from Somaliland arrived Turkey to represent Somaliland in the talks.
Delegates representing...
Erdogan expected in Mogadishu for Embassy opening
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is expected to arrive in Somali capital Mogadishu later this week.
According to sources within the government Villa Somalia is...
One killed and two others injured in grenade attack at kiosk in Qoryooley
At least two people have been killed and two others including government soldiers were wounded in a hand grenade explosion at kiosk in a...
National Leaders Forum enters 3rd day
Somalia’s National Leaders Forum (NLF) is entering its third day in Mogadishu as Somali Leaders convene to discuss upcoming Presidential and parliamentary elections in...
SNA and Al shabaab battle outside Mogadishu
Al shabaab has carried out an overnight raid on a army checkpoint manned by Somali National Army troops at Sinka Dheer area in the...
AMISOM Plays Down EU Budget Cut Concerns
The AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia has been extended by one year amid uncertainty over funding after the EU reduced its support. As a...
Nearly 50 al Shabaab fighters spotted entering Kenya
At least 45 al Shabaab militiamen are said to have crossed into the country on Sunday.
According to a leak intelligence report, the militants entered...
Some 13,000 migrants saved, over 700 dead in a week: media
At least 45 people died in a third disaster that took place on Friday, when 629 migrants were rescued and brought to the southern...
Bakool Adminstration on high alert for possible Ramadan attacks
The mayor of Hudur District Mad Mo'alin has announced security agencies have been put on high alert for possible Al shabaab attacks during the...
Suspected Al Shabaab fighters kill village elders
Suspected al-Shabaab militants shot and killed three village elders, including a Muslim cleric, in Kenya’s coastal region on suspicion of helping security agencies fight...