AMISOM captures more ground beyond Mogadishu 14 Feb – Source: AMISOM Force HQ – 233 words AU forces this morning executed a successful operation against Al Qaeda terrorists on the outskirts of Mogadishu, capturing two sites of tactical importance.In an advance that begun at approximately 5 am, AMISOM’s Burundian Contingent took Al Janale hill, which oversees the southern approaches […]
Al Shabaab forces locals to support merger with al Qaeda 13 Feb – Source: Radio Mogadishu, SONNA, Radio Bar-kulan – 137 words Al Shabaab extremists are said to be forcing locals in areas under their control to hold mass demonstrations in support of its merger with the world’s terrorist network al Qaeda. The al Shabaab […]
Al Shabaab has at last shown its true colors 10 Feb – Source: TFG – 167 words The two terrorist organizations of al Shabaab and al Qaeda announced yesterday that they have joined forces and are united as a single organization now. In a statement the Minister of Information, Posts and Telecommunications, H.E. Abdulkadir Hussein Mohamed […]
Islamist bomb attack toll in Somalia rises to 15 09 Feb – Source: AFP – 467 words At least 15 people were killed by a suicide bomber from the al Qaeda linked al Shabaab, officials said Thursday, as details emerged of the heavy blast in Somalia’s war-torn capital Mogadishu. “The horrible suicide blast, carried out by […]
Ten killed, dozens wounded in Buhodle Fighting 08 Feb – Source: Radio Kulmiye, Shabelle – 153 words At least ten people had been killed and dozens other were wounded in heavy fighting that rocked Buhodle town, Togdher region, northern Somalia. The fighting broke out in the city today as the militia of newly elected authority […]
Jerry Rowlings visits Mogadishu 07 Feb – Source: Radio Bar-kulan, Radio Mogadishu – 97 words African Union Special Representative to Somalia, Jerry Rowlings, on Tuesday visited the Somali capital, Mogadishu, where he is expected to meet officials from TFG and the AU forces in Mogadishu. Rowlings was welcomed at the airport by AU’s deputy envoy to […]
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 […]
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’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 […]
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 […]