MOGADISHU (SD) – A consultative meeting between leaders of the Somali government and its member states has today resumed in the Somali capital barely a day after the sides failed to agree […]
Drop personal interests to save Somalia – senators
GAROWE (SD) – Set aside narrow political objectives and ensure to agree on elections to take place in the country, two Somali senators urged leaders of the federal and its member states. […]
Somali PM visits soldiers injured in Awdhegle and Bariire attacks
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali prime minister, Mohamed Hassan Roble has called on wounded soldiers in a hospital in the Somali capital days after dozens of Somali soldiers were killed and several wounded […]
Al-Shabaab releases photos of Barire military base attack
Mogadishu (SD) – Al-Shabaab affiliated media outlets have posted pictures of their recent attack on the Somali military base in Barire, Lower Shabelle region. Al-Shabaab claimed to have captured the base, killing […]
Somalia: Attorney General drops case against Abdirashid Janan
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali Attorney General’s Office has dropped charges against Jubbaland Security Minister Abdirashid Hassan Abdinur (Janan) previously filed by the Somali government. The Benadir Regional Court has accepted the […]
Zambian delegation arrives in Hargeisa for talks with authorities
HARGEISA (SD) – Zambian delegation has today arrived in Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland to hold talks with Somaliland authorities over their bilateral relations. The delegation led by Zambian Minister of […]
SNA kills two militants in southern Somalia
BAIDOA (SD) – Somali security forces have today killed two al-Shabaab operatives following security operation against the terror group in Bay region. The operation comes barely two days after fierce fighting between […]
Somalia voices support for Jordan after alleged coup attempt
MOGADISHU (SD) – Somali government voiced its support for all decisions and measures taken by Jordan’s King Abdullah. In a statement, the Somali foreign ministry said the horn of Africa nation backs […]
Hassan Sheikh details ‘plot to assassinate’ him and Sheikh Sharif
Mogadishu (SD) – Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud alleged that he and his predecessor, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, survived a planned assassination on February 19th at a hotel inside the Somali […]
PSF forces kill most ISIS members in operation
Bossaso (SD) – A 48-hour operation by the PSF in the areas of Madox Madow and Dhabancaddo in the Al Miskaat Mountains under Balidhidin district in Bari region has targeted ISIS strongholds. […]
FGS-FMS leaders lock horns over meeting agenda
MOGADISHU (SD) – The meeting between the federal government and its member states in Afisiyoni hall has entered its second day with reliable reports confirm that the sides failed to agree on […]
National Security Forum accuses Farmajo of neglecting troops
Mogadishu (SD) – A statement from the Somalia’s National Salvation Forum strongly criticized President Farmajo, accusing him of neglecting the national army, praising the forces attacked in Barire and Awdheegle, and offered […]
Puntland forces clash with Daesh militants
Bossaso (SD) – Details are emerging from heavy fighting between Puntland regional forces and Daesh militants in the mountainous Bari region where the group was hiding. The fighting took place in a […]
Suicide bomber strikes restaurant in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SD) – The Somali Police Force Command released preliminary details of a suicide bombing that took place tonight in Shangaani district of Banadir region. Somali police spokesman Sadiq Adan Doodishe said […]
Somalia to receive China-made COVID-19 vaccines
MOGADISHU (SD) – China will provide COVID-19 vaccines to the horn of Africa nation to help the country fight the pandemic, the Somali health ministry confirmed this week. After a meeting with […]
FGS-FMS leaders meet in Mogadishu for electoral talks
MOGADISHU (SD) – A consultative conference between the leaders of the federal government and its members has today kicked off in the Somali capital thanks to the international community weeks’ long pressure […]
Al-Shabaab attacks military bases in south of Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (SD) – Hundreds of heavily armed Al Shabaab militants have this morning attacked two Somali military bases in southwest of Somali capital, Mogadishu amid Somali government intensified operations against the terror […]
President Cagjar calls on FMS leaders to protect borders
Jigjiga (SD) – The president of Ethiopia’s Somali regional state Mustafa Muhumed Cagjar confirmed to local about a recent agreement reached between his government, Galmudug and Hir Shabelle administrations in southern Somalia. […]
US extends sanctions on Somalia another year
Washington (SD) – US President Joe Biden has signed a one-year extension of US sanctions on Somalia, signed also by former Presidents Obama and Trump, according to an statement from the White […]
Farmajo calls for poll talks
MOGADISHU (SD) – The outgoing Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Thursday announced that the talks between the federal government and its member states will kick off in Mogadishu. In a statement, […]