Uganda deploys additional 1,700 troops in volatile Somalia 23 Apr – Source: Xinhua – 200 words Uganda has deployed an additional 1,700 troops in volatile Somalia, bringing the total number of Ugandan peacekeepers in the Horn of African country to 8,000, a military spokesman said here on Monday. Col. Felix Kulayigye, spokesman of the Uganda […]
AU peacekeepers donated medical equipment to Benadir Hospital of Mogadishu 21 Apr- Source: Radio Kulmiye, Somalia Report- 47 words The African Union peacekeepers in Somalia known as AMISOM have donated medical equipment for Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu on Saturday. The Head of Banadir Hospital Dr. Abdirisak Hassan Ali thanked the AU peacekeepers for their humanitarian […]
Somalia sets $500 bounty on al Qaeda-linked rebels 19 Apr – Source: Reuters – 161 words Somalia has set a $500 award for anyone who captures or kills a militant from the al Qaeda-linked militant group of al Shabaab which has been attacking government and African Union peacekeepers in the capital Mogadishu. “Now, consider that […]
Blast at TFG military base in Mogadishu wounds 3 people 18 Apr – Source: Shabelle/Bar-kulan/Hiiraan Online – 128 words An explosion at Somali government military bases in the chaotic Mogadishu on Wednesday injured at least three people, mostly innocent civilians, security officials said. Sabriye Abdulla Aden, a TFG military officer said a man carrying explosive […]
Ethiopian troops to soon leave Somalia, PM says 17 Apr – Source AP/News Day/ABC News/Washington Post – 205 words Ethiopian troops fighting al-Qaida-linked militants in neighboring Somalia will soon return home, Ethiopia’s prime minister said Tuesday. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said regions of Somalia currently controlled by Ethiopian forces will be handed over to troops […]
US scrambles to confirm reports of American terror leader’s death in Somalia 16 Apr- Source: New York Post- 303 words US intelligence officials were scrambling Monday to confirm reports that Omar Hammami, the American-born leader of an al Qaeda-aligned terror group in Somalia, has been executed. Unconfirmed reports surfaced in Somali media claiming the al […]
Somali President appoints committee to spearhead TFG-Somaliland talks 15 Apr – Source: TFG/Jowhar Online/Somalia News Agency – 243 words President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed announced today a committee of seven members that will lead the negotiation process with Somaliland administration to advance the consolidation talks as envisaged in the London Conference on Somalia in last February. […]
The government congratulates Somali Armed Forces on 52nd anniversary 12 Apr – Source: TFG – 191 words Somali government officials have honored the 52nd anniversary on Thursday which marks the establishment of Somali Armed Forces whose foundation was laid on April 12, 1960. President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali sent out […]
Somalia PM says fighters flee north 11 Apr – Source: AP/BBC – 641 words Militant leaders and foot soldiers from the militant group al Shabaab are fleeing to hideouts in a mountainous region of northeastern Somalia after facing increasing military pressure around Somalia’s capital, the prime minister said in an interview Wednesday. The northern flight […]
Benadir Administration announce rehabilitation of Playgrounds, street lights in Mogadishu 10 Apr- Source: Radio Mogadishu, SONNA- 225 words The Benadir Regional Administration announced the rehabilitation of six Playgrounds and street lighting in Six districts of Benadir Region. The Mayor of Mogadishu Mr. Mohamoud Ahmed Nur ‘Tarsan’ unveiling the start of the project hailed it as […]