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BAHDO, Somalia – The Somali National Army, backed by local militia fighters, carried out a large-scale operation on Wednesday in Boorey area, about 120 kilometres from Bahdo in the central Mudug region, killing at least 13 Al-Shabaab members, including senior commanders, military officials said. The operation was part of three coordinated offensives underway in […]

Dhusamareb (HOL) — The Towfiiq political organization has opposed a decision by the National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to exclude it from the list of parties authorized to participate in Galmudug’s re-run election.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Hirshabelle President Ali Abdullahi Hussein Guudlaawe met in Mogadishu with the Supreme Political Council of the Hawadle clan, which expressed support for his leadership and the planned “one-person, one-vote” election.

Immigration authorities have sent a Somali man arrested in St. Paul to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Adam Abdullah was living legally in the Twin Cities when federal agents pulled him over in December.

ANKARA (Raxanreeb Online) — Türkiye has denied reports circulating on social media claiming that Somalia has introduced new visa and travel restrictions targeting Turkish citizens. Türkiye’s Directorate of Communications’ Center for Combating Disinformation said the reports were baseless and stressed that no new decision had been taken by the Somali government to impose restrictions on...

Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 {HMC} Yemen’s anti-Houthi National Resistance Forces (NRF) have announced the discovery of bodies of Somali Al Shabab fighters among Houthi casualties on the west coast. The announcement comes after reports of increasing co-ordination between the Iran-backed group and armed factions in the Horn of Africa. The NRF’s military media said the […] The post Somali Al

Jowhar (SONNA): The President of Hirshabelle State, H.E. Ali Abdullahi Hussein (Ali Guudlaawe), hosted a farewell dinner at the Presidential Palace in Jowhar for media representatives, members of the National Waaberi Troupe, and other distinguished guests who visited the city to attend the inauguration of various development projects. Speaking at the event, SONNA Director General […]

MOGADISHU: Somali pirates briefly hijacked a vessel off the coast of Yemen this week, the European Naval Force and security sources in Puntland said on Saturday.

MOGADISHU, Sept. 8, 2026 — Somalia on Tuesday strongly condemned attacks it said were carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels against civilian and economic targets in southern Saudi Arabia. Somalia’s Foreign Ministry said the attacks had injured dozens of civilians, including women and children, according to Saudi authorities. “Deliberately targeting civilians and economic in

Mogadishu (WDN) – At a time when Somalia is grappling with one of its most serious political crises in recent years, the arrival of another foreign police contingent under the African Union mission has raised fresh questions about the effectiveness of international stabilization efforts that have now spanned nearly two decades. The African Union Support... The post Another Foreign Police Unit Arri

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's disaster management agency and United Nations officials held a monthly coordination meeting on Tuesday to assess the country's humanitarian situation and strengthen aid efforts for vulnerable communities affected by recurring crises.

MOGADISHU, June 16 — Somalia’s Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi met on Monday with Egypt’s Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs, Mohamed Karim Fouad, to discuss ways of enhancing bilateral ties, with a particular focus on defence and security cooperation. According to Somali officials, the talks centered on deepening relations between Mogadishu and Cairo […]

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Turkey has launched efforts to mediate between Somalia's federal government and opposition leaders following recent clashes in Mogadishu that have heightened fears of political instability and drawn concern from international partners.

Mogadishu, (SONNA) – The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Abdifatah Qasim Mahmoud, today launched the rehabilitation and maintenance of the Radio Mogadishu Archive as part of efforts to accelerate the preservation and modernization of Somalia’s historic audio heritage. The Minister was accompanied by the Deputy Minister, the […]

Mogadishu — International partners have expressed growing concern over Somalia's political situation, urging the Federal Government and opposition groups to engage in urgent dialogue to resolve disagreements surrounding the country's electoral process.

A journalist who covered the case of a woman who said she was being tortured in prison was detained and beaten with pistols by Somali authorities, along with two others, for his reporting for the Guardian.

GENEVA — Somalia’s Minister of Family and Human Rights Development, Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, led a high-level delegation at the 52nd session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, where the government presented its human rights achievements over the past four and a half years. The Somali delegation addressed representatives from 108 countries during […]

BELGRADE, Serbia — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade on the sidelines of a summit of non-aligned countries, focusing on strengthening bilateral relations, the Somali presidency said. The two presidents discussed ways to expand cooperation in security, the economy and investment, according to the statement. They […]

Somalia’s Ministry of Defence says joint airstrikes carried out with Turkish support have killed dozens of Al Shabab fighters in the Lower Shabelle region.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's opposition coalition on Saturday warned against what it described as plans to search the residence of former Somali National Army commander General Odawaa Yusuf Rage, amid growing political and security tensions in the capital, Mogadishu.