Al Shabaab militants behead Somali district commissioner 19 Apr – Source: Africa Review – 189 words The beheaded body of a regional Somali administrator was Wednesday recovered in a gruesome attack blamed on militant group al Shabaab. According to government sources, an unknown number of armed men Tuesday night entered the house of Yahie Hussein […]
Blast at TFG military base in Mogadishu wounds 3 people 18 Apr – Source: Shabelle/Bar-kulan/Hiiraan Online – 128 words An explosion at Somali government military bases in the chaotic Mogadishu on Wednesday injured at least three people, mostly innocent civilians, security officials said. Sabriye Abdulla Aden, a TFG military officer said a man carrying explosive […]
Clashes force hundreds of Somalis to flee from Afmadow town 18 Apr – Source: Shabelle – 169 words In the last few hours, hundreds of Somalis have fled their homes fearing deadly clashes after Somali and Kenyan troops made military advances against Al Shabaab militant positions near the rebel-held Afmadow town in the south of […]
Ethiopian troops to soon leave Somalia, PM says 17 Apr – Source AP/News Day/ABC News/Washington Post – 205 words Ethiopian troops fighting al-Qaida-linked militants in neighboring Somalia will soon return home, Ethiopia’s prime minister said Tuesday. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said regions of Somalia currently controlled by Ethiopian forces will be handed over to troops […]
Suicide bomber kills soldier in southern Somali town 17 Apr – Source: AFP – 251 words A suicide bomber killed a soldier in the southern Somali town of Baidoa on Tuesday, when he detonated an explosive vest as he tried to enter a government security building, officials said. “The soldier stopped him and as he carried […]
US scrambles to confirm reports of American terror leader’s death in Somalia 16 Apr- Source: New York Post- 303 words US intelligence officials were scrambling Monday to confirm reports that Omar Hammami, the American-born leader of an al Qaeda-aligned terror group in Somalia, has been executed. Unconfirmed reports surfaced in Somali media claiming the al […]
Members of UN security Council visit Mogadishu 16 Apr – Source: Radio Mogadishu, OPM – 246 words A delegation from the UN Security Council including members from France and Germany headed by Mr Frederic Jung and Stepahn Russel accompanied by members from the embassies of France, Germany and members of UNPOS in Nairobi on Sunday […]
Somali President appoints committee to spearhead TFG-Somaliland talks 15 Apr – Source: TFG/Jowhar Online/Somalia News Agency – 243 words President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed announced today a committee of seven members that will lead the negotiation process with Somaliland administration to advance the consolidation talks as envisaged in the London Conference on Somalia in last February. […]
AMISOM apologizes for road accident 13 Apr – Source: AMISOM Force HQ – 208words The AMISOM Deputy Force Commander issued an apology today for an incident that happened near Kilometre 2 at approximately 5.30pm yesterday (4th April). An armoured vehicle that AMISOM uses routinely for carrying out its duties hit a civilian commuter vehicle. Five […]
The government congratulates Somali Armed Forces on 52nd anniversary 12 Apr – Source: TFG – 191 words Somali government officials have honored the 52nd anniversary on Thursday which marks the establishment of Somali Armed Forces whose foundation was laid on April 12, 1960. President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali sent out […]