Fighting breaks out in Mogadishu’s Jazeera area 31 Jan – Source: Radio Kulmiye, Risaala – 107 words Heavy fighting broke out in Jazeera district, west of Mogadishu after hundreds of al Shabaab militia raided in a military bases for the government troops and African Union peacekeepers. At least three people were reportedly wounded in the […]
4 suspects arrested over death of Shebelle director 30 Jan – Source: Radio Mogadishu, Radio RBC, SONNA, Bariga Afrika – 131 words TFG authorities have today arrested four men accused of being behind the brutal killings of the late Shabelle Media House director Hassan Osman alias Fantastic. The four men were apprehended by the area […]
US concern about report of American kidnapped in Somalia 27 Jan – Source: AFP – 255 words The United States said it is trying to obtain more information about an American who was recently reported kidnapped in lawless Somalia. The case is separate from the one in which US commandos swooped into Somalia Wednesday and […]
10 killed as TFG, al Shabaab clash in Gedo region 26 Jan – Source: Shabelle – 204 words At least ten people were confirmed dead and more than that number have been injured in heavy battle between pro-Somali government soldiers and al Qaeda affiliated insurgents of al Shabaab on the outskirts of Luq district in […]
American hostage in Somalia rescued by US Navy SEALs 25 Jan – Source: World News/AP/ MSMBC/ Reuters – 263 words In a daring nighttime raid Tuesday, U.S. Navy SEALs rescued two hostages, including one American, who were being held by kidnappers in Somalia, U.S. officials tell NBC News. American Jessica Buchanan, 32, and a 60-year-old […]
Suicide explosion rocks central Somali town 24 Jan – Source: Radio Shabelle, Radio Kulmiye, Risaala – 84 words A suicide explosion attack has occurred this morning in Beledweyn town, Hiiraan Region in central Somalia. Reports just received by Shabelle radio say the suicide attack occurred at the headquarters of Hiiraan regional administration in Beledweyn town. […]
Attack claims 2 Kenyan soldiers, 11 al Shabaab militants 23 Jan – Source: Capital News – 478 words Two Kenyan soldiers were killed in Somalia on Sunday in a major attack that also left 11 al Shabaab militants dead. Military Spokesman Emmanuel Chirchir said a Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldier was also killed in the […]
African Union troops reach outskirts of Mogadishu for first time, fighting rages in capital 20 Jan – Source: Washington Post/AP – 165 words Somalia — Residents and military officials say heavy fighting is under way in Somalia’s capital, breaking a period of calm. The spokesman for the African Union peacekeeping force said Friday that the […]
MSF closes largest medical centres in Mogadishu after killings 19 Jan – Source: MSF Somalia/Reuters Alert Net – 432 Words Following the tragic killings of our colleagues Philippe Havet and Dr. Karel Keiluhu in Mogadishu, Somalia, on the 29th of December 2011, the medical humanitarian organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) sees itself forced to end […]
Battle erupts in Lower Jubba region 18 Jan – Source: Shabelle – 86 words Fighting between al Shabaab and TFG backed by Kenyan Forces has broken out in outskirts of Qoqani town of lower Jubba in central Somalia, reports say today. The fighting comes after al Shabaab militants carried out attacks on bases of TFG troops […]