AMISOM to expand its operation outside Beledweyn 20 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 131 words African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) says it will expand its military operation in Hiran region. Col.Osman Dubad Hil, AMISOM commander in Hiran told Bar-kulan that the operations will target areas outside Beledweyne, headquarter of the region. The commander didn’t specify […]
UNHCR opposes Kenya move to push refugees out of towns 19 Dec- Source: Business Daily Africa -290 words The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has opposed the decision by the government of Kenya to stop registration of refugees in urban areas. The UNHCR said the government made a hurried decision without considering the […]
Somali, Kenyan troops capture more areas from al Shabaab militants 18 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mustaqbal/Somaliweyn Onile-98 words Somalia national army (SNA) and Kenya defense forces have Tuesday morning took control of Kudha and Madhawa islands which are some 130 KM (81 miles) to the West of Kismayo. The capture of Kudha and Madhawa was […]
Somali parliament to establish regional offices 17 Dec- Source: Radio Mustaqbal- 149 words Speaking at the normal Somali parliament meeting late Sunday, Speaker of the Somali parliament Prof. Mohamed Sheikh Osman ‘Jawari’ said that the Somali parliament will soon establish regional offices in all the regions in the country. Speaker Jawari said that the reason […]
One wounded in bomb blast at Kenyan poll registration centre 14 Dec – Source: AFP – 276 words Insurgents in Kenya’s giant Dadaab refugee camp set off a bomb at a centre registering voters for Kenya’s March 2013 elections, an AFP reporter and Kenya’s Red Cross said Friday. The blast, in the world’s largest refugee […]
Al-Shabaab group destroyed – Somalia President 13 Dec – Voice of Russia/ BBC – 70 words Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said that the country’s army destroyed the radical Al-Shabaab group. Mr. Mohamud stressed that the elderly were quite successful in reaching out to young men persuading them not to join extremists. Backed by the […]
Defense Minister of the Somali Federal Government pays visit to Jowhar city 11 Dec – Source: Radio Mogadishu/SONNA/Radio Risaala/Radio Mustaqbal – 13 words Minister of Defense of the Somali Federal Government, Abdulhakim Haji Fiqi, other top military officials of the Somalia and the African Union Peacekeeping Forces on Monday paid a short visit to the […]
Man arrested ferrying six guns, 16 bullets 10 Dec – Source: Standard – 321 words A man has been arrested and six G3 rifles with 16 bullets recovered from him in Elwak, Mandera at the Kenya-Somalia border. The 53-year-old Somali national was ferrying the weapons on a donkey cart when police stopped him on Sunday […]
Somali cabinet meets in Mogadishu 07 Dec – Source: Radio Mustaqbal/Jowhar Online/Bar-kulan – 127 words Somali cabinet held their normal meeting in Mogadishu and discussed several current issues. Thursday’s meeting which was chaired by the Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdoon ‘ Saaid’ discussed about the export of livestock from the Mogadishu Seaport. Minister of Natural […]
Somali Prime Minister, AMISOM Force Commander hold talks at Villa Somalia 06 Dec – Source: Raxanreeb/Bar-kulan – 127 words Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon and AMISOM Force Commander, Lt. General Andrew Gutti held talks at the Prime Ministers’ office in Villa Somalia. Among the issues discussed were the current security situation and the co-operation […]