Somali Dispatch

GAROWE (SD) -The Puntland opposition Presidential candidates have decided to limit the Regional Parliament to 49 MPs after a special meeting in the city of Garowe. In a press release, the Puntland […]

MOGADISHU (SD) -More details are coming out of a mortar fire that hit parts of Mogadishu this morning. An elderly woman, identified as a resident of the area, was confirmed dead, and […]

ISTANBUL (SD)-Turkish prosecutors have prepared a case against the son of Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, demanding up to six years in prison, after a car accident involving the death of a […]

GAROWE (SD) -According to reliable sources, more than 60 members have been so far selected as the new members of the Puntland Parliament. The official number of the Puntland parliament is 66 […]

MOGADISHU (SD) The Commander of the Somali National Army, Gen. Dayah Abdi Abdulle, has announced that more than 80 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in a 48-hour battle in the areas of Caad […]

MOGADISHU (SD) -Piracy in Somalia is reported to have resurged with attacks on merchant ships and fishing vessels in recent months. Security agencies confirm emerging reports that a significant increase in pirate […]

GAROWE (SD) -The government of Puntland has officially responded and clarified its position regarding the decision of the traditional elders and leaders of the newly established SSC-Khatumo admin on the electoral process […]

JAMAME (SD) -Jubaland troops have rescued families, mostly women and children, who were stranded for two days due to flooding in Jamame me district. Federal MPs, Jubaland Ministers, politicians, senior advisors, and […]

MOGADISHU (SD) -A bomb explosion occurred in the city of Mogadishu this afternoon, targeting a Fuel Truck, causing a massive fire. The exploded truck reportedly belonged to the telecommunications company Hormuud, and […]

LOKONI (SD) -Kenya’s security forces reportedly apprehended a senior officer on Saturday, accusing him of having suspected ties to the Al-Shabaab militant group, which has carried out attacks in the region. The […]

HARGEISA (SD) -The Chairman of the UCID opposition party in Somaliland, Faysal Cali Warabe, has criticized the outgoing administration of President Muse Bihi, accusing it of mishandling the defense of Somaliland. He […]

MOGADISHU (SD) – The Ministry of Defense of the Federal Government of Somalia has provided detailed information on the recent losses incurred in the latest military operations that took place in some […]

-The SSC-Khatumo Traditional Elders declared today, that they will not participate in the upcoming 2024 Puntland elections. An official statement released by the SSC-Khatumo Traditional Elders announced that they will not be […]

GALKAYO (SD) -The Federal Government of Somalia has provided information about a major operation conducted today by the country’s armed forces and their international allies in the strategic rural town of Jeex […]

MOGADISHU (SD) -The Ministry of Livestock, Forestry, and Range of the Federal Government of Somalia officially launched a project in Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security in the Horn of Africa. […]

BAIDOA (SD) -There was an airstrike in parts of the Lower Shabelle region of the South West state that targeted Al-Shabaab officers, The attack occurred between the towns of Haawaay and the […]

MOGADISHU (SD) -The African Union’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has handed over the operational base in Qorillow in Hirshabelle regional state to the Somali National Army. This handover is part of […]

MOGADISHU (SD) -A burial site has been set up at the country’s military hospital in Mogadishu, for the late Khadija Mohammed Diriya, the Minister of Women and Human Rights of the Federal […]

BRUSSELS (SD) -The Federal Government of Somalia has today, signed a cooperation agreement between the countries of the Horn of Africa and the European Union (EU). Somalia’s Ambassador to the Benelux countries […]

HARGEISA (SD) -The Somaliland Military and Police Force have provided details on how a conflict unfolded yesterday near the Naso Hablod hills in Hargeisa, involving clashes between the military and a group […]