Gunmen assassinate Puntland official in northern Galka’yo town 06 Feb – Source: Radio Shabelle, Radio Mogadishu, Hiiraan Online – 109 words Heavily armed men have shot dead an official from the semi-autonomous state of Puntland in northern part of Galka’yo town in central Somalia, an official said Monday. Reports say Abdirahman, the assassinated official was reportedly […]
Kenyan jets hit al Shabaab-held villages in southwestern Somalia 04 Feb – Source: Shabelle – 159 words Kenyan jets have shelled a town once again in less than a week a rebel-held towns in Lower Jubba region of southwestern Somalia, causing heavy loss of al Shabaab fighters, residents said on Saturday. Residents said, the Kenyan […]
Somali regions no longer famine stricken-UN 03 Feb – Source: Reuters – 260 words An exceptional harvest after good rains and food deliveries by aid agencies have ended famine in Somalia although conditions remain fragile and could worsen, the United Nations said on Friday. The U.N. declared famine in two parts of southern Somalia last […]
Britain names Ambassador to Somalia 02 Feb – Source: New York Times / Reuters /Guardian – 142 words Britain sent Foreign Secretary William Hague to Mogadishu and appointed an ambassador to Somalia for the first time in two decades on Thursday, signaling London’s intention to help make a push to address the country’s long-running conflict. […]
Britain’s Hague in war-torn Somalia 02 Feb – Source: AFP/ Yahoo News/ Independent – 251 words Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague visited MogadishuThursday, one of the highest profile visitors and the most senior British official to travel to the war-torn Somali capital in two decades. Hague met with Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed at the presidential […]
Ethiopian troops kill civilians in Beledweyne 01 Feb – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 100 words Four people were killed and two others were injured when Ethiopian troops in Beledweyne town opened fire on civilians at a bridge in the city, reports say. The troops opened the fire after an explosion presumably targeting one of their […]
Potential suicide bomber seized by security officials at Mogadishu’s airport 31 Jan – Source: Radio Mogadishu, SONNA – 251 words Somali National Security Agency has on Tuesday publicly displayed a would-be suicide bomber in the capital Mogadishu after arresting him in one of the government manned districts of the capital. 20 year old Ismail Ahmed Yusuf […]
Suicide bomber kills two in central Somalia: official 31 Jan – Source: AFP/Washington Post – 368 words At least two people were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber attacked the home of a senior militia commander in the central Somali town of Galkayo, a security official said. “A man wearing an explosive vest blew himself […]
Fighting breaks out in Mogadishu’s Jazeera area 31 Jan – Source: Radio Kulmiye, Risaala – 107 words Heavy fighting broke out in Jazeera district, west of Mogadishu after hundreds of al Shabaab militia raided in a military bases for the government troops and African Union peacekeepers. At least three people were reportedly wounded in the […]
Somali PM meets community members in Italy 30 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 120 words Somalia’s PM Abdiweli Mohamed Ali on Sunday met Somali community members in Italy. The PM, who is in Rome for an official trip, held talks with community members at the Somali embassy in Rome, briefing them on the current political […]