Jets kill ‘at least’ 9 in Somalia 17 Jan – Source: AP – 150 words A witness says at least nine people were killed after jets bombed a militant camp in southern Somalia. Witness Noh Haji said Tuesday the jets pounded bunkers and burned tents belonging to Somalia’s al Qaida-linked al Shabaab militia. He says […]
Kenyan air strikes kill 5 children 15 Jan – Source: Garowe Online, BBC Somali Service – 176 words At least 7 people, including 5 children, have died after air strikes in the town of Jilib in southern Somalia, Garowe reports. Mohamud Dahir who is the nephew of Abdullahi Mualim, a former government official, who spoke […]
UN approves Kenya bid to join Somalia peacekeeping forces 13 Jan – Source: African Review – 335 Words The United Nations Security Council has given a cautious but favourable response to a joint request by Kenya and the African Union for incorporation of the east African country’s troops into the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). […]
Three Kenyan policemen shot dead near Somali border 12 Jan – Source: AP – France 24 News – 462 words Gunmen killed three Kenyan police and wounded two others in the latest of a string of attacks in the northeastern border region with war-torn Somalia, police said Thursday. “The attack occurred at a camp in […]
Grenade attack at UN’s Mogadishu base 11 Jan – Source: AP / News24 – 733 words Unidentified men attacked the main United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu, hurling two hand grenades that exploded near the wall, UN officials and witnesses said on Wednesday. According to witnesses, two grenades struck by the roadside next […]
Al Shabaab names new al Shabaab leader to Kenya 10 Jan – Source: Radio Kulmiye, Radio Risala, Shabelle – 127 words Al Shabaab militia has today announced that they have appointed a new man representing al Shabaab in Kenyan affairs. Speaking in a videotape posted on pro-al Shabaab websites, the new representative has sent a […]
Somali PM in Nairobi to attend Roadmap session 08 Jan – Source: Radio Mogadishu, SONNA, Radio Bar-kulan – 280 words Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali is in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi to attend a UN session that will address the Somali crisis and monitor the implementation of the UN-sponsored political Roadmap. The Roadmap […]
Somali PM arrives in Beledweyne town 06 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-kulan, Shabelle, Radio Mogadishu – 139 words Somalia’s Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali on Friday morning visited Beledweyne days after joint forces wrested the town from al Shabaab. A plane carrying the premier and other top government officials landed at Ugas Khalif Airport in […]
TFG leadership opposes parliamentary result for new speaker 05 Jan – Source: Radio Kulmiye, Radio Mogadishu, Somalia Report – 92 words Somali government leadership rejected the result of yesterday’s parliamentary election for a new speaker. The Somali National Security Council (NSC) members, including Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Parliament Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden […]
Key Headlines PM says new parliament will be formed soon (Source: Raxanreeb) Fighting breaks out in Gedo region (Source: Somalia Report) TFG soldier kills three civilians in Mogadishu (Source: Radio Kulmiye) Eight militants killed in southwestern Somalia airstrike (Source: Somalia Report) Kenyan forces detain around 100 people in Madera town (Source: Radio Shabelle) Al Shabaab “conscripting child soldiers” […]