Al-shabaab beheads Somali teenager for spying 05 Jan – Source: Somali Current – 127 Words Somalia’s Al-shabaab fighters on Sunday beheaded a teenager boy near Hiiraan’s Baladweyne district local residents and witness said. The deceased victim was identified as Abdi Sahal according to Hiiraan officials. The militant group has accused Sahal of spying for Federal […]
Two more journalists arrested in Mogadishu, NUSOJ condemns the arbitrary arrests against journalists 05 Jan – Source: Somali Update – 269 Words The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has condemned the arbitrary arrest of two broadcast journalists in Mogadishu on Sunday January 4, 2015 by the Somali security forces, the latest in a crackdown […]
Suicide bomber kills 4 people in Somalia’s capital 4 Jan – Source: Associated Press – 303 Words A suicide car bomber blew himself up near a moving convoy of Somalia’s U.S.-trained elite forces in Mogadishu, killing at least four people, a Somali police officer said Sunday. Somali militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, […]
At least 7 killed in al Shabaab attack at Somali military base 02 Jan – Source: Reuters – 183 Words Somalia’s al Shabaab militants attacked a military base in the outskirts of the town of Baidoa on Friday morning, killing at least 7 Somali soldiers, a Somali military official said. The attack came two days […]
Protest dispersed in central Somalia; 2 killed 01 Jan – Source: World Bulletin/Anadolu Agency – 217 Words Two people were killed and a number of others injured on Thursday when authorities dispersed an anti-government protest in the Gure El district of Somalia’s central Galguduud region, a local official has said. Demonstrators threw stones at local […]
Traditional elders call for immediate cease fire between warring clans in Deefow 1 Jan – Source: Radio Goobjoog – 214 Words The traditional elders and intellectuals in Mogadishu have sent constant appeals to warring clans in Deefow locality of Hiran region. Elder Mohamed Hassan Haad called the clan militias fighting in Deefow locality to cease […]
Clan fighting in central village kills 10 31 Dec – Source: Garowe Online – 192 Words At least 10 people have been reported killed after two militias clashed in a deadly battle in the village of Deefow in Hiraan region on Wednesday morning according to medics, Garowe Online reports. The fighting which lasted six hours […]
Fresh tribal clashes break out in Deefow 31 Dec – Source: Radio Goobjoog – 81 Words Heavy tribal clashes broke out in Deefow locality 35 kilometres North of Beledweyne district earlier on Wednesday. The exact casualty figure in the clashes is not clearly known but locals say the sounds of the bullets were heard from […]
U.S. Airstrike Kills Al-Shabaab’s Intelligence Chief 30 Dec – Wall Street Journal – 349 Words A U.S. airstrike in Somalia late Monday killed a leading member of the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, the Somali national security ministry said in a statement Tuesday. It named the militant as Abdishakur Tahlil and said he was chief of […]
U.S. strike in Somalia targets Al-Shabaab 29 Dec – CNN – 248 Words The United States conducted an airstrike Monday in Somalia against Al-Shabaab, said Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, Pentagon press secretary. The strike, which took place in the area of Saakow, was targeting a senior leader of the Islamist militant group.”At this time, […]