Mogadishu January 09, 2023 (SD) – The Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia and the ministers of Somalia’s Federal Member States have today begun a meeting in Mogadishu. The […]
Federal and regional ministers of finance meet in Mogadishu
NISA kills 61 militants in Xawaadley
Mogadishu January 09, 2023 (SD) – A statement released by the Somali Ministry of Information announced that a planned operation has killed 61 members of Al-Shabaab. The operation, carried out by the […]
Somali migrant fights 142-year sentence
Lesbos January 09, 2023 (SD) – -A Somali Migrant previously sentenced to a lengthy imprisonment for smuggling appeared in court today to appeal the sentence, with support from members of the European […]
Elders want Somaliland troops out of Sool
Lasanod January 08, 2023 (SD) – A meeting held by the elders and leaders of two Sool clans today in Laascaanood issued a statement calling for non-local Somaliland troops to withdraw from […]
Al-Shabaab: we did not request talks with Feds
Mogadishu January 08, 2023 (SD) -Al-Shabaab has announced today that it did not request or enter into peace talks with the Somali government. Al-Shabaab denied a statement made yesterday by the Deputy […]
Somalia gets $9 million in weapons from the U.S.
Mogadishu January 08, 2023 (SD) – The US Ambassador in Mogadishu, Larry Andre has today delivered military aid worth $9 million to Somalia, The aid includes weapons, vehicles, and medical supplies. The […]
Somaliland House Representatives criticizes Somalia Parliament
Hargeisa January 07, 2023 (SD) – Somaliland’s House of Representatives has today condemned a Lasanod fact-finding committee recently appointed by the Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, Sheikh Aadan Maxamed Nuur […]
Somali Parliament to review Constitution
Mogadishu January 07, 2023 (SD) – The upper and lower houses of the Somali Parliament held a meeting today and elected a committee to review the Somali Constitution. The election of the […]
Somalia: Al Shabaab requests Dialogue
Mogadishu January 07, 2023 (SD) – -The Deputy Defense Minister of Somalia, Abdifatah Qasim said Al-Shabaab has requested dialogue with the government. “Al-Shabaab has requested negotiations, there are two types of Khawarij […]
AFRICOM Strikes Kill 100 Militants
Djibouti January 07, 2023 (SD) – The US government has disclosed the number of airstrikes it carried out in Somalia last year. A statement issued by the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said […]
Shabaab attacks government position in Hilowle Gaab
Mogadishu January 06, 2023 (SD) – A battle between government forces aided by local people and Al-Shabaab broke out this morning in the Hilowle Gaab area of the Middle Shabelle region. The […]
President Hassan urges calm on Lasanod unrest
Mogadishu January 06, 2023 (SD) – Somali President Xasan Sheikh has once again spoken about the situation in Laascaanood, in Sool region, and called on Somaliland to find a peaceful solution to […]
Laascaanood calm in the hands of local militias
Lasanod January 05, 2023 (SD) – The situation in the city of Laascaanood is calm today after local militias, who oppose the presence of Somaliland, took control of the city last night. […]
Somalia and UAE sign Military cooperation agreement
Dubai January 05, 2023 (SD) -Somalia’s Minister of Defense, Abdikadir Mohamed Nuur, currently in the United Arab Emirates, has signed a cooperation agreement with his counterpart in Abu Dhabi. The agreement is […]
Puntland voter registration met with protest
Bossaso January 5, 2023 (SD) – The voter registration for the local council elections in the Bari, Karkar, and Gardafuu regions were launched in the city of Bossaso today, the capital of […]
PM Hamze: over 2000 militants killed in four months
Mogadishu January 04, 2023 (SD) – The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamse Abdi Barre today chaired a meeting to discuss the country’s security situation and the arms embargo on Somalia. The Prime […]
Puntland says no to Khatumo state formation
Garowe January 04, 2023 (SD) – The Puntland Minister of Information, Eng. Mohamud Aideed Dirir who spoke to the media in Garowe today dismissed the appointment of a new Khatumo leadership by […]
President Hassan asks IC to help with lifting the arms Embargo
Mogadishu January 04, 2023 (SD) – The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, today met with the Ambassadors of several countries and the Special Representatives of the United Nations, the European and […]
Stranger than fiction: On the Lasanod Massacre!
On the morning of December 27, that fateful Tuesday, and in the ensuing four days, heavily armed forces descended on a peaceful city, the city of Lasanod and murdered scores of innocent […]
Somaliland: Bihi responds to Somalia and sent a request to Ethiopia & Kenya
Hargeisa January 03, 2023 (SD) – The outgoing president of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, today held a presser in Hargeisa vowing to quell the deadly ten-day-long protest in Lasanod and sent a […]
