Al Qaeda Funds Halted After 450kg of Heroin Seized from Somali Pirates by Australia Warship 15 May – Source: Ib Times – 403 words An Australian warship has seized 450 kilogrammes of heroin worth £78m ($125m) from a Somali pirates’ boat, nullifying funds destined for al Qaeda. According to news agency AFP, HMAS Darwin was […]
Somali government to dispatch mediation team to Beled hawa town 15 May – Source: Radio Mogadishu/RBC- 224 words The Federal Government of Somalia said it will send a mediation team to Beled hawa town to work on immediate ceasefire between two warring sides in the Somali-Kenyan border town. At least nine people were killed on Tuesday after […]
Somali PM meets with Italian foreign operations commander 14 May – Source: Al Shahid – 114 words Somali Prime Minister, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed on Wednesday received General Bataroni, Italian foreign operation commander in Mogadishu. A press statement from office of the prime minister says, “Italy has been our friend for longtime. Italian government supported us in many […]
Somalia envoy denies calling for KDF pullout 14 May- Source: Star-Kenya- 218 words Somalia ambassador to Kenya Mohamed Ali Nur has denied reports that Mogadishu wants Kenya Defence Forces out of the country. He denied claims that the relationship between Kenya and Somalia is frosty. Speaking to the Star on phone yesterday, Nur said the […]
Fighting in Beled-Hawa leaves three people dead 13 May – Source: Radio Bar-kulan/RBC//Radio Garowe – 103 words Fierce fighting in Beled-Hawa town in Gedo region has claimed the lives of three people and left three others injured according to Bar-kulan correspondent in the town. The fighting broke out between two armed groups, one reportedly from […]
AMISOM condemns callous suicide attack in Baidoa 13 May- Source: AMISOM- 246 words The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia (SRCC), Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadifhas strongly condemned yesterday’s suicide attack in Baidoa. A Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) went off early yesterday afternoon in the busy business district […]
Car bomb kills at least 12 people in Somalia: police 12 May – Source: Reuters – 141 words A car bomb killed at least 12 people, including Somali soldiers and civilians, on Monday in a city that was once a stronghold of al Qaeda-linked rebels, police said. Baidoa – about 250 km (150 miles) southwest of Mogadishu […]
Somali piracy in decline, but danger still lurks 12 May – Source: EU Business – 805 words Off the coast of Somalia, a sailor on board the French ship Sirocco observes two dhows through binoculars, establishing they are both bona fide fishing vessels. If the coast of the autonomous region of Puntland is still home […]
Somali president wants aid airlift for towns retaken from rebels 10 May – Source: Reuters – 327 words Somalia needs help airlifting basic supplies to towns recently retaken by African Union-led forces because Islamist insurgents who were driven out from those areas are blocking aid convoys, the president told Reuters in an interview. President Hassan […]
UN Envoy to Somalia urges increased funding for “serious” humanitarian situation 09 May- Source: UNSOM-186 Words The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has highlighted the need for urgent funding to relieve the serious humanitarian situation in the country, noting that without additional support, many vulnerable Somalis risked falling deeper into […]