At least 74 dead in Somali/Ethiopian clash with al Shabaab 03 May– Source: rfi.fr- 284 words At least 74 people were killed in fighting near Somalia’s border with Ethiopia on Sunday, according to officials and witnesses. Somali and Ethiopian forces attacked the bases of al Shabaab islamists near the south-western town of Ato. Local people say […]
Chinese naval escort taskforce wraps up escort mission for WFP ship 30 May- Source: People’s Daily Online- 139 words The guided missile destroyer “Changchun” of the 17th escort taskforce of the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLAN) completed a successful escort mission with the“Nawa 3”, a ship belonging to the World Food Program […]
Defense Minister appointed as the acting Minister of National Security 29 May- Source: Radio Mogadishu/RBC/Goobjoog/Hiiraan Online-156 words Somalia Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has appointed the Defense Minister Mohamed Hassan Hamud as the acting Minister of the National Security four days after the former Minister of National Security resigned. According to the Information Minister Mustaf […]
Somalia: Military Chief survives bomb blast in Mogadishu 28 May- Source: Radio Shabelle/Radio Goobjoog/Radio Risaala- 136 words The Commander in Chief of the Somali National Army was targeted in an explosionWednesday morning near the Milk Factory in Mogadishu’s Hodan district. An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) bomb was planted near the factory and exploded as his convoy […]
Federal government boycotts conference on repatriation of Somali refugees in Kenya 27 May- Source: Radio Mustaqbal/Radio Goobjoog/Radio RBC/Kulmiye- 181 words A tripartite conference between the governments of Somalia, Kenya and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was due to open in Kenyan capital, Nairobi is about to collapse. The participants of the conference will discuss […]
Somalia declares non-stop war on al Shabaab 26 May – Source: Radio Mogadishu/SNTV – 158 words In reaction to al Shabaab’s attack on Somali parliament on Saturday, the Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheik Ahmed announced an ‘all-out war’ against the al Qaeda-linked group in the country. The Prime minister made the announcement during a press conference […]
Kenya: Mass Deportation of Somalis 23 may- Source: Human Rights Watch -1058 words The Kenyan authorities have deported 359 Somalis, including at least three registered refugees, since the start of their security crackdown in early April 2014, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities have not allowed any to challenge their removal to conflict-ridden Somalia. […]
The war will be shifting to Kenya: al Shabaab 22 May- Source: AFP/Reuters/Times-380 Words Somalia’s al Qaeda linked al Shabaab vowed to move their war to neighbouring Kenya, one of the top commanders said in broadcast urging fighters to launch attacks. “The war will be shifting to Kenya, if they kill a Somali girl we […]
Al Shabaab impose order on Heliwaa district 21 May- Source: Jowhar Online/Dhacdo Online/Radio Dalsan-145 words Al Shabaab have dropped notice papers at Heliwaa area in Mogadishu, they ordered residents to switch off lights. On Tuesday night residents have complied with that order by al Shabaab. Sources say, the al Shabaab militants were monitoring how people would carry […]
Kenya: 80 Somalis with invalid IDs to be deported today 20 May- Source: Star-Kenya-301 Words Eighty Somalis who were arrested for illegal stay in the country will today be deported. They were arrested in Nairobi during the ongoing swoop against illegal immigrants. They were being held in custody for days at the Jomo Kenyatta International […]