Al Shabaab militants target Puntland military base 04 Jan- Source: Alshahid/Hiiraan Online- 94 words Al Shabaab militants in Galgala Mountains have attacked Puntland military base in Laag area 30 KM south of Bosaso commercial town, locals said. The Thursday night attack left one militant dead, according to the locals. It is the second attack the […]
Al Shabaab militants open fire at wedding ceremony, kill one 03 Jan- Source:Hiiraan Online- 210 words A woman was killed and three others seriously injured after al Qaeda linked al Shabab militants opened fire at a wedding party which was taking place at Boo’o(Booco) village, 30 km South of Beledweyne district of Hiiraan region. Witnesses […]
President Mohamud meets Somalis in Khartoum 03 Jan- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu- 129 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has met members of the Somali community in Khartoum including students pursuing higher education in Sudan. Speaking to community members, president Mohamud thanked the Sudanese government for providing scholarships to Somali students a time Somalia has […]
Somali Police, AMISOM conduct night patrols in Mogadishu 02 Jan- Source: Al Shahid- 99 words Somalia police force and AU troops have started night patrols in the capital, Mogadishu. The partols are aimed at ensuring the security of the city which is emerging from long wars. Somalia Police spokesman Gen. Abdullahi Hassan Barise said the […]
Somali National Army heading to Bardhere 02 Jan- Source: Radio Mustaqbal- 123 words Reports from Bardhere city of Gedo region says that top al Shabaab military officials in that city now started to move out of the city after the Somali national army forces reportedly made tactical move towards the city. Adan Ahmed Rufle , […]
2012 one of “bloodiest years” for journalists – media body 31 Dec- Source: Reuters- 339 words A heavy death toll in war zones such as Syria and Somalia made 2012 one of the bloodiest years for journalists, with 121 killed, an international journalists’ group said on Monday. The Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said […]
Somali government to begin tax collection in 2013 31 Dec – Source: Midnimo Online/Radio Mustaqbal – 145 words Somalia’s finance minister has announced that tax collection by the government will begin in 2013 in all regions of the country. The minister who was addressing parliament on Sunday, after the unanimous approval of the government budget, announced […]
Somali parliament endorses 2013 budget bill 30 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mustaqbal/Jowhar Online- 97 words Somali parliament has unanimously endorsed the government budget for the year 2013. On their Sunday session, the parliament voted for the draftbudgett. Out of the 177 present members, 176 voted in favour of the draft, while one lawmaker abstained from […]
Ahmed Madobe: We are not at conflict with federal government 28 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Dhanaan Online/VOA Somali Service- 158 words The interim Kismayo administrator, Sheikh Ahmed Mohamud Islam alias Ahmed Madobe said that there is no conflict between his administration and the Somali federal government. Madobe said there were recent disputes between them but is […]
Al Shabaab: “We are behind the night shelling in the capital” 27 Dec- Source: Radio kulmiye- 152 words Al Shabaab’s representative for Benadir, Shiekh Ali Mohamoud Hussein has talked about the midnight shellings in Mogadishu, claiming that his group is behind the attacks. The Sheikh has indicated that they have executed operations in Mogadishu, targeting […]