Man arrested ferrying six guns, 16 bullets 10 Dec – Source: Standard – 321 words A man has been arrested and six G3 rifles with 16 bullets recovered from him in Elwak, Mandera at the Kenya-Somalia border. The 53-year-old Somali national was ferrying the weapons on a donkey cart when police stopped him on Sunday […]
African Union, Somali troops capture Islamist stronghold 08 Dec – Source: AFP- 329 words African Union troops and Somali forces seized the formerly Islamist-held town of Jowhar Sunday, wresting control of one of the largest remaining towns held by the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab, officials said. “We took control this morning and are now establishing security […]
Somali cabinet meets in Mogadishu 07 Dec – Source: Radio Mustaqbal/Jowhar Online/Bar-kulan – 127 words Somali cabinet held their normal meeting in Mogadishu and discussed several current issues. Thursday’s meeting which was chaired by the Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdoon ‘ Saaid’ discussed about the export of livestock from the Mogadishu Seaport. Minister of Natural […]
Blast rocks Mogadishu’s Bakara Market 06 Dec – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Hiiraan Online/ Raxanreeb/Radio Risaala/Jowhar Onlline – 98 words A hand thrown grenade was hurled at Security officers on patrol in Bakara Market in Mogadishu. The incident took place in the gold and jewelry section of the market. Several people, mostly civilians, are said to have […]
Somali Prime Minister, AMISOM Force Commander hold talks at Villa Somalia 06 Dec – Source: Raxanreeb/Bar-kulan – 127 words Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon and AMISOM Force Commander, Lt. General Andrew Gutti held talks at the Prime Ministers’ office in Villa Somalia. Among the issues discussed were the current security situation and the co-operation […]
Seven injured in Eastleigh blast 05 Dec- Source: Standard/Nation/Reuters-112 words At least seven people have been injured in yet another roadside explosion in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area. The seven were pedestrians and fell victims to the blast which went off in Joska area, few meters from where another explosion had occurred in November 16. Key Headlines […]
Mortar attack in Mogadishu’s Warta Nabadda district 05 Dec – Source: Radio Mustaqbal/Radio Risaala/Jowhar Online/Hiiraan Online – 122 words Al Shabaab fighters on Tuesday night fired several mortars at residential areas near the Somali presidential palace, Villa Somalia. Some of the residents closer to the palace said that the mortars were coming from different sides and […]
Somali president flies to Turkey in first official visit outside Africa 04 Dec – Source: Radio Shabelle/Radio Mogadishu – 68 words Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the newly inaugurated president of the fledgling Federal Republic government arrived in Istanbul, Turkey in his first visit outside the African continent since his election last September 10 by the MPs […]
PRESS RELEASE AMISOM Vows to Help Somalia Enhance Security on Marka Road 04 Dec – Source: AMISOM – 243 words AMISOM is taking steps to enhance security along the road between the port city of Marka and Kilometre 50, following two failed attacks on a Somali government convoy. A convoy carrying Interior Minister Abdulkarim Hussein […]
Somali president pays first official visit to Turkey 03 Dec- Source: Todayszaman-255 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will make his first diplomatic visit to Turkey on Tuesday since assuming his post on Sept. 10. On the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gül, Mohamud will visit Turkey with a five-member delegation composed of four […]