Suicide car bomb blast rocks Somalia capital 08 Feb – Source: Shabelle, Bar-kulan, Radio Mogadishu – 108 words A huge suicide car bomb explosion on Wednesday targeted at Muna hotel in Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people while dozens wounded, witnesses said. The car bomb went off near the hotel in Hamar-weyne district, which is […]
Clashes between TFG-Kenyan forces against al Shabaab caused displacement of civilians in Lower Juba region 07 Feb- Source: Radio Shabelle, Somalia Report- 58 words Mass displacement began in some districts of Lower Juba region after frequent battles and shelling erupted between TFG and al Shabaab fighters. Residents in Qoqani, Tabta and Hawina villages on the […]
UN and partners insist interim political arrangement must end in August 06 Feb- Source: UN News Centre- 447 words The international group that brings together the United Nations and its diplomatic partners in support of efforts to restore peace and stability in Somalia insisted today that the country’s current transitional governing arrangements must end on […]
Kenyan jets hit al Shabaab-held villages in southwestern Somalia 04 Feb – Source: Shabelle – 159 words Kenyan jets have shelled a town once again in less than a week a rebel-held towns in Lower Jubba region of southwestern Somalia, causing heavy loss of al Shabaab fighters, residents said on Saturday. Residents said, the Kenyan […]
Britain names Ambassador to Somalia 02 Feb – Source: New York Times / Reuters /Guardian – 142 words Britain sent Foreign Secretary William Hague to Mogadishu and appointed an ambassador to Somalia for the first time in two decades on Thursday, signaling London’s intention to help make a push to address the country’s long-running conflict. […]
Ethiopian troops kill civilians in Beledweyne 01 Feb – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 100 words Four people were killed and two others were injured when Ethiopian troops in Beledweyne town opened fire on civilians at a bridge in the city, reports say. The troops opened the fire after an explosion presumably targeting one of their […]
Suicide bomber kills two in central Somalia: official 31 Jan – Source: AFP/Washington Post – 368 words At least two people were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber attacked the home of a senior militia commander in the central Somali town of Galkayo, a security official said. “A man wearing an explosive vest blew himself […]
Somali PM meets community members in Italy 30 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 120 words Somalia’s PM Abdiweli Mohamed Ali on Sunday met Somali community members in Italy. The PM, who is in Rome for an official trip, held talks with community members at the Somali embassy in Rome, briefing them on the current political […]
Somali PM meets community members in Italy 30 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 120 words Somalia’s PM Abdiweli Mohamed Ali on Sunday met Somali community members in Italy. The PM, who is in Rome for an official trip, held talks with community members at the Somali embassy in Rome, briefing them on the current political […]
Shabelle Media director assassinated in Somali capital Mogadishu 28 Jan – Source: Shabelle, Bar-kulan, Hiiraan Online – 86 words Unidentified masked gunmen have assassinated the director of the independent Shabelle Media director Hassan Osman Abdi (Fantastic) this evening at his home in Mogadishu’s Wadajir district. Reports say that two men with pistols shot dead director […]