Security forces nab senior al-Shabaab operative in southern Somalia
Somali security forces have arrested senior al-Shabaab operative following security operation in villages near Luq district in Gedo region.
According to a statement, the security...
Death toll from Pakistan blast rises to 59 as minister blames India
The death toll from a large blast at a mosque in Pakistan rose to 59 on Saturday as the government vowed to find the...
Family accuses Kenya of handing a kin to Somali govt
The family of a man suspected to be al-Shabaab responsible for procuring weaponry and explosives from foreign sources to al-Shabaab has accused Kenyan government...
ATMIS troop contributors back Somalia’s bid to delay exit
Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Uganda, and Burundi which are the troop contributing countries to Africa Union Transition Mission In Somalia (Atmis) have backed Somalia’s request...
Somalia ”We no longer have confidence in KDF to support AMISOM”
The Somali government says it no longer has confidence in the KDF as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), saying its...
Somali President Farmajo signs resolution giving Mogadishu 13 seats in Senate
Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has today assented to a resolution allowing country’s most populated region to get representation in the parliament.
The resolution allocating...
UN says Puntland and Jubbaland move is progress to end stalemate
UN envoy to Somalia James Swan has welcomed the nomination of the State Independent Elections Team (SIET) by Puntland and Jubbaland states.
James who today...
Nomination of Puntland and Jubbaland SIEIT members not based on Sep-17...
Somali federal government has today said the committees appointed on Wednesday by Puntland and Jubbaland leaders were completely in violation of the legal process...
Somalia dismisses IGAD report, says ‘influenced’ by Kenya
Somali federal government on Wednesday dismissed findings of a report from IGAD team sent to the border between Somalia and Kenya.
In a press conference...
Uganda rescinds earlier report of killing 189 al-Shabaab fighters
Ugandan government has dismissed reports that its soldiers under the framework of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) killed 183 al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia.
Uganda...
