Fighting in Gedo region leaves 11 dead 27 Apr – Source: Shabelle/Kulmiye – 176 words Eleven people were slained and many more others sustained injuries in a battle between Somali soldiers backed by Kenyan military and al Shabaab in the south western Somali region of Gedo, officials said today. Local residents confirmed that the fighting started […]
Fresh violence in Somalia kills at least 6 people 26 Apr – Source: Shabelle – 161 words At least six people were killed and many others injured in a heavy fighting between Ethiopian troops along with fighters from the pro-government militia Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa and al Shabaab fighters in central Somalia, witnesses said on […]
AU troops deny reports of refusing to treat wounded Somali counterparts 25 Apr – Source: Jowhar Online – 287 words The Spokesman for AMISOM [African Union Mission in Somalia] troops, Lt. Colonel Paddy Ankunda, has denied reports that they have refused to offer treatment to wounded Transitional Federal Government of Somalia [TFG] soldiers at their […]
Somali president speaks out against parliament infighting, draft constitution 24 Apr – Source: Hiiraan Online/Shabelle/ Bar-kulan – 165 words Somali president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, spoken out against the ongoing dispute within the country’s parliament, the firs statement since the MPs split into two opposing sides at the end of last year. “The current political dispute […]
Somali Armed Forces marks its 52nd anniversary 23 Apr- Source: Bar-Kulan/Radio Mogadishu/SNTV- 202 words President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and his Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali today passed on their good wishes to the Somali Armed Forces as the force marks its 52nd anniversary. Speaking at a colourful ceremony held in Mogadishu’s Lido beach to celebrate this […]
AU troops in Somalia report gains against rebels 20 Apr- Source: AFP- 273 words African Union troops in Somalia said Friday they took control of al Qaeda allied al Shabaab insurgent bases on the outskirts of Mogadishu, the latest loss for the extremist fighters. Burundian troops with the AU force seized areas of the capital’s Banadir […]
Al Shabaab militants behead Somali district commissioner 19 Apr – Source: Africa Review – 189 words The beheaded body of a regional Somali administrator was Wednesday recovered in a gruesome attack blamed on militant group al Shabaab. According to government sources, an unknown number of armed men Tuesday night entered the house of Yahie Hussein […]
Clashes force hundreds of Somalis to flee from Afmadow town 18 Apr – Source: Shabelle – 169 words In the last few hours, hundreds of Somalis have fled their homes fearing deadly clashes after Somali and Kenyan troops made military advances against Al Shabaab militant positions near the rebel-held Afmadow town in the south of […]
Suicide bomber kills soldier in southern Somali town 17 Apr – Source: AFP – 251 words A suicide bomber killed a soldier in the southern Somali town of Baidoa on Tuesday, when he detonated an explosive vest as he tried to enter a government security building, officials said. “The soldier stopped him and as he carried […]
Members of UN security Council visit Mogadishu 16 Apr – Source: Radio Mogadishu, OPM – 246 words A delegation from the UN Security Council including members from France and Germany headed by Mr Frederic Jung and Stepahn Russel accompanied by members from the embassies of France, Germany and members of UNPOS in Nairobi on Sunday […]