January 27, 2023 (SD) -The President of the Federal Government of Somalia, Xasan Sheikh Mohamud, has said that when the fight against Al-Shabaab began, it was not supported by most Somalis and […]
President Hassan: Somalia alone in fighting Al Shabaab
U.S. confirms killing Somalia’s Daesh leader
Mogadishu January 27, 2023 (SD) – The United States has said that special forces have killed a senior leader of the Somali-based Daesh extremist group. Bilal Al-Sudani was accused of being a […]
Somaliland forces abandon positions in Sool and Sanag
Hargeisa January 26, 2023 (SD) – Somaliland’s troops stationed near the Yubbe area in the Sanaag region have reportedly withdrawn from the area yesterday. According to reports, the troops are said to […]
Airstrikes destroy Daesh base in Puntland
Bossaso January 26, 2023 (SD) – Reports from Puntland’s Bari region indicate that airstrikes targeted locations where members of the terrorist group Daesh were based. The airstrikes began yesterday in the Calmiskad […]
Somalia: Cabinet ministers appoint a new Chief of Police
Mogadishu January 26, 2023 (SD) – Today, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Salah Ahmed Jama, presided over a meeting of the Council of Ministers. The meeting approved […]
Khat banned in Galmudug
Galgaduud January 25, 2023 (SD) – -The Security Ministry of the Galmudug regional government has issued a statement banning the use or transportation of Khat (Jaad in Somali) in areas where operations […]
EAC meets in Mogadishu, Somalia hopeful to join
Mogadishu January 25, 2023 (SD) – The Federal Government of Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abshir Ahmed Haruse, officially opened a conference on the Criteria for Joining the East African Community in […]
Somalia: Security sweeps in Xamar Weyne deemed success
Mogadishu January 25, 2023(SD) – -The police of the Banadir region have started security operations, with the first operation being carried out in the Xamar Weyne district. The police and security forces […]
Gen. Taani: we are securing Lasanod
Lasanod January 24, 2023 (SD) – -The commander of the Somaliland military, Nuux Ismaaciil Taani, today stated that the administration of the Sool region is under the control of the military and […]
Kenya military kill 12 militants
Garissa January 24, 2023 (SD) – -Kenyan security forces are reported to have killed at least 12 Al-Shabaab fighters in a fierce clash near the Kenyan-Somali border. A statement from the Kenyan […]
Somalia: ATMIS hands over base to SNA
Mogadishu January 22, 2023 (SD) – -The African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) officially handed over the former Maslah military base, where troops from Burundi were stationed to the Federal Government of […]
Al Shabaab attacks Banadir Admin offices
Mogadishu January 22, 2023 (SD) – Al-Shabaab carried out a suicide bombing and subsequent armed attack on the office of the Banadir regional administration earlier today. The attack led to a prolonged […]
Somaliland warns Sool elders in Lasanod
Lasanod January 21, 2023 (SD) – Officials from the Somaliland Government in Laascaanood set conditions for the upcoming conference of Sool elders in the city of Laascaanood. A brief statement from the […]
International Partners welcome the constitution review process
Mogadishu January 21, 2023 (SD) – -A statement issued by the representative of the international community in Somalia was welcomed for the efforts made by the Somali leaders to promote important issues […]
Opposition Leaders Meet with a Lasanod Victim in Hargeisa Hospital
Leaders of Somaliland’s Waddani Opposition Party , Hersi Ali and Abdirahman Abdillahi “Ciro”, today visited a young woman who was injured during recent protests in Laascaanood, the capital of the Sool region. […]
Danab Deputy Commander killed in an Al Shabaab Attack
Mogadishu January 20, 2023 (SD) – Today, Al-Shabaab launched a surprise attack on the town of Galcad in the Galgaduud region. They used vehicles filled with explosives and engaged in direct combat […]
UK addresses the Lasanod issue
London January 19, 2023 (SD) – The United Kingdom’s State Minister for International Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, has stated that the UK recognizes the importance of stability and security in Somaliland […]
World Bank, IMF, and Somalia discuss debt relief
January 19, 2023 (SD) – The Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia, Dr. Cilmi Mohamuud Nuur, today concluded a week-long conference in Nairobi that brought together representatives from Somali […]
Kenyan authorities kills 10 Al Shabaab fighters
Garissa January 19, 2023 (SD) -At least 10 members of the Al-Shabaab militant group were killed and several others were injured in a clash with Kenyan security forces near the Kenyan-Somali border. […]
UN and ATMIS discuss Somalia
Mogadishu January 19, 2023 (SD) – Leaders of the African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), led by the Head of Operations, Col. Milton Katarinyeba, held talks with the Deputy Secretary-General for Peace […]
