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BAIDOA, Somalia — The office of former Southwest State president Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen said regional Darwish forces had carried out an operation in Baidoa aimed at restoring security, stability and order in the city. In a statement, Laftagareen’s office said the operation targeted forces it referred to as “Salbalaar and Afbalaar”, accusing them…

Allegations of Turkish Airstrikes Risk Turning a Strategic Partnership Into a Political Liability Baidoa (WDN) — Somalia’s latest fighting in Baidoa is raising uncomfortable questions about Turkey’s expanding security role in the country, after the camp of former Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen accused Ankara of using Turkish F-16 fighter jets against his...

By Abdullahi A. Nor President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s message to the United Nations reveals what may be the central contradiction of Somalia’s current political crisis. He wants the international community to support Somalia’s democratic transition — but he also appears to want the international community to accept the Federal Government’s definition of that transition without...

MOGADISHU— Puntland maritime forces have recaptured the fuel tanker SIBU 1 after a 48-hour operation off the coast of Somalia’s Mudug region, ending a hijacking that lasted more than a month, Puntland authorities said. All 20 crew members aboard the vessel were rescued during the operation, according to Puntland officials, who said the tanker was...

Heavy gun battles erupted in Mogadishu after federal government forces raided the residence of former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire. The clashes occurred shortly before planned opposition demonstrations, raising fears of increased violence.

South West State of Somalia is set to hold local council and representative elections tomorrow, May 10, in 13 districts across the regions of Bay, Bakool, and Lower Shabelle. Preparations for the polling are actively ongoing as citizens prepare to participate in the electoral process.

[Nile Post] On May 6, the Somali National News Agency reported that 13 members of what it described as the Khawarij militias, including senior commanders, were killed in a planned military operation carried out by the national army in cooperation with local resistance forces in the Mudug region.

World football governing body FIFA has taken an exceptional decision regarding the compensation of referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan after his World Cup participation was disrupted by his denial of entry into the United States, sources familiar with the matter said. The 34-year-old was deported after an 11-hour interrogation by immigration officials in Miami, preventing him […] The post FIFA to

Doloow (HOL) — Protests against Somali federal government were held Saturday in Garbahaarrey and Doolow districts of Gedo region following a drone attack on the residence of former Somali Correctional Service commander Gen. Mahad Abdirahman Shub.

Baidoa (HOL) — South West State authorities said Thursday that regional forces repelled an al-Shabab attack in Baidoa, killing more than 40 militants after the group launched an assault from two directions using vehicles packed with explosives.

Mogadishu, (SONNA) — Joint security operations continue in Mogadishu as the government intensifies its crackdown on illegal arms. Today, security forces recovered a massive stockpile of weapons from the Elite Hotel, seizing a significant cache of unauthorized military hardware. The state is systematically dismantling private military infrastructures that have previously threatened the urban securi

MOGADISHU — Heavy fighting broke out Sunday in an area between the districts of Gubadleey in Mogadishu and Warsheekh in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region after federal government forces arrived to conduct an operation targeting what authorities described as illegally held weapons, local sources said. According to preliminary reports, the clashes involved Somali government troops […]

Clashes broke out in Mogadishu between federal government forces and opposition-aligned groups, leading to international calls for restraint from the US and UK. Following mediation by community elders, the fighting appeared to subside.

Tuesday, 15 Sep 2026 {HMC} U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Devin Kennington to serve as the new U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, as Washington moves to fill the ambassadorial post in Mogadishu, which has remained vacant since former Ambassador Richard H. Riley was recalled in late 2025. Kennington’s nomination was included among a list of […] The post U.S. Appoints New Ambassador to Som

The United States has agreed to give the UN another ​year to wind down its support for African peacekeepers in Somalia, a document showed - a move that gives some ‌breathing space to a force that was fearing quicker cuts, but still leaves its future in peril.

BELEDWEYNE—Hirshabelle State Vice President Yusuf Hagar Dabageed has ruled out working with President Ali Abdullahi Hussein Guudlaawe if Guudlaawe is re-elected to lead the federal member state. Speaking in an interview, Dabageed said he would not resign from his position but would refuse to cooperate with Guudlaawe if he secures another term as Hirshabelle president.... The post Hirshabelle Vice

Kampala Suspends Military Cooperation with Ankara as Dispute Raises Questions Over Uganda’s Role in Somalia KAMPALA (WDN) — Somalia has emerged as an important backdrop to a widening dispute between Uganda and Türkiye after Kampala suspended all defence and military cooperation with Ankara, raising questions about the potential implications for Somalia’s increasingly complex security partnerships.

Mogadishu (HOL) — More than 6 million people in Somalia are facing acute hunger as drought, rising food and fuel prices and deep humanitarian funding cuts push the country closer to famine, Oxfam warned.

Djibouti, SONNA — The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, attended the inauguration ceremony of the re-elected President of the Republic of Djibouti, H.E. Ismail Omar Guelleh, held in Djibouti City. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Abdisalam Ali, as […]

Somalia’s Second Deputy Prime Minister, Jibril Abdirashid Haji, has denied reports that he was refused entry and deported from Kenya, describing the allegations as unfounded.