Al Shabaab forces locals to support merger with al Qaeda 13 Feb – Source: Radio Mogadishu, SONNA, Radio Bar-kulan – 137 words Al Shabaab extremists are said to be forcing locals in areas under their control to hold mass demonstrations in support of its merger with the world’s terrorist network al Qaeda. The al Shabaab […]
AU forces to attack al Shabaab stronghold 12 Feb- Source: AFP- 304 words African Union forces in Somalia are planning to attack a stronghold town of Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels to the west of the war-torn country’s capital, a commander said Sunday. Audace Nduwumunsi, the AU force’s deputy commander, said the troops are planning to raid […]
Al Shabaab has at last shown its true colors 10 Feb – Source: TFG – 167 words The two terrorist organizations of al Shabaab and al Qaeda announced yesterday that they have joined forces and are united as a single organization now. In a statement the Minister of Information, Posts and Telecommunications, H.E. Abdulkadir Hussein Mohamed […]
Zawahiri says Somalia’s al Shabaab joined Qaeda: video 10 Feb- Source: AFP- 429 words Somalia’s extremist Shebab fighters have joined ranks with Al-Qaeda, the terror network’s chief Ayman al-Zawahiri announced in a video message posted on jihadist forums on Thursday. “I will break the good news to our Islamic nation, which will… annoy the crusaders, […]
Islamist bomb attack toll in Somalia rises to 15 09 Feb – Source: AFP – 467 words At least 15 people were killed by a suicide bomber from the al Qaeda linked al Shabaab, officials said Thursday, as details emerged of the heavy blast in Somalia’s war-torn capital Mogadishu. “The horrible suicide blast, carried out by […]
Suicide car bomb blast rocks Somalia capital 08 Feb – Source: Shabelle, Bar-kulan, Radio Mogadishu – 108 words A huge suicide car bomb explosion on Wednesday targeted at Muna hotel in Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people while dozens wounded, witnesses said. The car bomb went off near the hotel in Hamar-weyne district, which is […]
Ten killed, dozens wounded in Buhodle Fighting 08 Feb – Source: Radio Kulmiye, Shabelle – 153 words At least ten people had been killed and dozens other were wounded in heavy fighting that rocked Buhodle town, Togdher region, northern Somalia. The fighting broke out in the city today as the militia of newly elected authority […]
Clashes between TFG-Kenyan forces against al Shabaab caused displacement of civilians in Lower Juba region 07 Feb- Source: Radio Shabelle, Somalia Report- 58 words Mass displacement began in some districts of Lower Juba region after frequent battles and shelling erupted between TFG and al Shabaab fighters. Residents in Qoqani, Tabta and Hawina villages on the […]
Jerry Rowlings visits Mogadishu 07 Feb – Source: Radio Bar-kulan, Radio Mogadishu – 97 words African Union Special Representative to Somalia, Jerry Rowlings, on Tuesday visited the Somali capital, Mogadishu, where he is expected to meet officials from TFG and the AU forces in Mogadishu. Rowlings was welcomed at the airport by AU’s deputy envoy to […]
UN and partners insist interim political arrangement must end in August 06 Feb- Source: UN News Centre- 447 words The international group that brings together the United Nations and its diplomatic partners in support of efforts to restore peace and stability in Somalia insisted today that the country’s current transitional governing arrangements must end on […]