Al Shabaab kills Kenyan army soldier, delay executions 15 Feb – Source: Standard Media/Reuters – 128 words Somali militant group al Shabaab say they executed a Kenyan army private at midnight on Thursday after the expiry of an ultimatum for the release of Muslims held by Kenya on terror charges. The al Shabaab militants, who […]
Attacks increase in Baidoa following regional reshuffle 14 Feb – Source: Garowe Online – 111 words Heavy fighting between al Shabaab fighters and Somali government forces in Baidoa district left 5 dead and 10 injured in a string of attacks, that coincided with the Somali Federal Government’s reshuffle of the regional administration in Bay region. […]
Iran denies shipping arms to militants in Somalia 14 Feb – Source: Reuters – 168 words Iran has denied allegations that it has been supplying militants in Somalia with weapons, describing the charges as “absurd fabrications,” according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Thursday. As the United States pushes for an end to the […]
President Mohamud meets Annadif in Mogadishu 13 Feb- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/Hiiraan Online-130 words President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Wednesday held talks with the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif in Mogadishu. During their talk, the two leaders discussed the current security situation in Somalia […]
WFP to feed 1.6M people in Somalia this year, agency reports 13 Feb – Source: News Medical/VOA – 175 words “The World Food Programme (WFP) reports it plans to feed 1.6 million people in Somalia this year, including more than one million people who are in a state of crisis” because of an ongoing insurgency […]
Hundreds detained following major security crackdown in Mogadishu 12 Feb – Source: Hiiraan Online/Bar-kulan – 95 words Security forces detained 217 suspects in a major security crackdown in Mogadishu. Security officials say they intend to get rid of armed militants in the capital which is reviving after decades of civil war. “We have arrested 217 […]
Galgudud administration calls for deployment of AMISOM forces in the region 12 Feb – Source: Jowhar Online/ Al Shahid/Mareeg Online – 141 words Governor of Galgudud region in central Somalia called on the Somali government to deploy troops from the African Union in the region. Ahmed Hassan Iyow said in a statement to the local […]
Street light installation project to kick off in Mogadishu 11 Feb- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 95 words Benadir regional administration Monday said it is planning to install solar-powered streetlights after successfully installing the first phase of the project. Regional administration secretary Abdifatah Hilowle Osman told reporters in Mogadishu that the project aims lighting Sodonka, Wadnaha roads […]
Explosion hits northern Galkayo town 11 Feb – Source: Bar-kulan/Raxanreeb/Shabelle/Somali Memo/Garowe Online/Radio Risaala – 163 words A car bomb has exploded outside a police station in Puntland administered northern central Somali town of Galkayo, reports say. The Monday morning explosion occurred when a car laden with explosives went off few meters outside the station. There […]
British army to train Somali soldiers, says president 09 Feb – Source: Ra dio Bar-Kulan – 120 words President of Somalia Hasan Shaykh Mahmud has said British army will help his government restore security in the country. Answering questions from journalists after meeting Somali community in Cairo, the president said the UK and Somali government […]