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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...

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.

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.

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, Somalia (WDN) — Somalia’s already fragile electoral process is facing another serious obstacle after the presidents of Jubaland and Puntland reportedly rejected efforts to bring them to Mogadishu for the final stage of negotiations between the Federal Government and the opposition-led Future Council. The proposed meeting, facilitated by international partners, was intended to bridge...