Al Shabaab kills government officials in Gedo 26 Feb – Source: Bar-kulan/Mareeg Online/Shabelle/Hiiraan Online – 128 words Al Shabaab gunmen have on Monday night killed two government officials in Busaar , a small town in southwest Somalia region of Gedo, an army official has told Bar-kulan. Heavily armed militants shot dead the area Deputy Administration […]
Interior minister visits trouble-hit Kismayo 25 Feb – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/Hiiraan Online/Shabelle/Jowhar Online – 136 words Somalia’s Interior and National Security minister Abdikarim Hussein Gulleid Monday morning visited the port city of Kismayo where there have been skirmishes in last few days. The minister and his delegation including a group of MPs were received by […]
Foreign envoys make beeline to Somalia 22 Feb- Source: Africa Review- 550 words More than 20 countries have deployed envoys to Somalia in the last five months following end of internal strife in the country. On Thursday, Somalia President Hassan Mohamud received the newly appointed Japanese ambassador to Somalia the Toshihisa Takata. After accepting letters […]
At least seven killed in Liboi mosque attack 21 Feb – Source: Standard Media – 303 words At least seven villagers were killed when gunmen opened fire on worshippers in a mosque in a village near Liboi at the Kenya-Somalia border. The attack occurred on Thursday during morning prayers Malele area, about 25 kilometers from […]
Dutch, Spanish navies detain nine ‘pirates’ off Somalia 20 Feb – Source: Expatica News/AFP – 103 words The Dutch and Spanish navies on Tuesday detained nine alleged pirates off the Somali coast, the Dutch defence ministry said in a statement. A helicopter took off from Dutch frigate De Ruyter early Tuesday after a Panamian-registered vessel […]
Government takes control of south-central Somali town 19 Feb – Source: Radio Mustaqbal/Hiiraan Online – 92 words AU backed government forces have taken control of new bases from al Shabaab Islamists fighters in south-central region of Middle Shabelle Region. Reports confirmed that the AU backed government forces took control of Mahaday District and its environs […]
AMISOM Police Hand Over Office Equipment and Furniture to Somali Police Force 18 Feb – Source: AMISOM – 157 words The Police component of the African Union Mission in Somalia on Saturday presented office supplies and furniture to the Somali Police Force in a ceremony held at the Mogadishu International Airport Police station. AMISOM Police […]
Al Shabaab kills Kenyan army soldier, delay executions 15 Feb – Source: Standard Media/Reuters – 128 words Somali militant group al Shabaab say they executed a Kenyan army private at midnight on Thursday after the expiry of an ultimatum for the release of Muslims held by Kenya on terror charges. The al Shabaab militants, who […]
Iran denies shipping arms to militants in Somalia 14 Feb – Source: Reuters – 168 words Iran has denied allegations that it has been supplying militants in Somalia with weapons, describing the charges as “absurd fabrications,” according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Thursday. As the United States pushes for an end to the […]
WFP to feed 1.6M people in Somalia this year, agency reports 13 Feb – Source: News Medical/VOA – 175 words “The World Food Programme (WFP) reports it plans to feed 1.6 million people in Somalia this year, including more than one million people who are in a state of crisis” because of an ongoing insurgency […]