17th Killed: Somali Journalist Dies of Wounds 29 Oct – Source: ABC News/AP – 130 words A radio station editor in Somalia says a journalist who was attacked by gunmen last week has died of his wounds, bringing the number of journalists killed in targeted attacks in Somalia this year to 17. Gunmen shot Mohamed […]
Al Shabaab issue new terror threats to Kenya 28 Oct- Source: Daily Nation/Radio Risaala/Somalimemo – 326 words The al Shabaab militia on Sunday scaled-up threats of imminent attack on Kenya for pursuing the terror group in Somalia. The militia’s in their official Twitter account @HSM Press Office, said Kenya will regret having decided to fight […]
UPDF overruns al Shabaab hideout 25 Oct – Source: New Vision – 360 words The Uganda contingent of the African Union forces in Somalia has raided an al Shabaab hideout in the thickets of Albao, 20km north-west of Mogadishu, seizing several military hardware and items used for terrorism attacks. The Uganda contingent backed by the […]
Number of murdered Somali reporters grows to 16 24 Oct – Source: AP/BusinessWeek/other – 108 words The list of murdered Somali journalists keeps growing longer, and no one seems able to stop it. The death of Ahmed Saakin Farah brought the number to 16 Somali journalists killed this year, most in targeted attacks by gunmen […]
Kenyan army reportedly arrests al Shabaab women’s leader in Kismayo 24 Oct – Source: Standard/NTV – 305 words The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and those of Somalia have nabbed an al Shabaab women’s leader in Kismayo port. Apart from the woman, the troops also arrested 72 suspected militants and recovered an assortment of weapons. The […]
Italian foreign affairs minister arrives in Somali capital 23 Oct- Source: Radio Risaala/Kulimye/Midnimo Online/Shabelle/Radio Bar-kulan-644 words A delegation led by the Italian foreign affairs minister, Giulio Terzi di Sant’agata, yesterday arrived in Mogadishu. The delegation met President Hasan Shaykh Mahmud at his office to discuss the two countries’ bilateral relations. Speaking to the press inside the […]
Al Shabaab threatens Britain 23 Oct – Source: IOL News/AFP/Times Live – 166 words Somalia’s Islamist al-Shabaab militia on Monday warned Britain it would “pay the heftiest price” for its “war against Islam” and the extradition of radical cleric Abu Hamza to the United States. In a series of 11 posts written by al Shabaab’s […]
Prime Minister Shirdon meets Women representatives in Mogadishu 22 Oct – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/Jowhar Online/SNTV – 97 words Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon on Monday held talks with Women representatives in Mogadishu, where they discussed the role of Somali women in rebuilding the country. During the meeting, participants deliberated the need to have women […]
Somalia: IDPs in Luuq seek humanitarian assistance 22 Oct – Source: IRIN News – 338 words Thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Luuq, in Somalia’s southern Gedo Region, say their overcrowded settlements are desperately short of basic needs, from shelter to clean water.”The majority of the population here in these camps are women, children […]
First EU ambassador to Somalia presents his credentials 20 Oct- Source: Radio Risaala/Shabelle/Hiiraan Online- 130 words The new EU Special Envoy to Somalia, Michele Cervone d’Urso, has presented his credentials to the President of Somalia to become the first EU Ambassador to the Republic of Somalia in over 21 years. In doing so, the EU […]