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Warkasta is tracking police across 10 reports from 4 sources. Recent coverage touches security, politics, and attack, each linked to its original source with side-by-side comparison where outlets differ.
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- Banadir Police Command Conducts Targeted Raids in Abdiaziz District, Seizes Massive Weapons Cache from Opposition Residences
- Police Target illegal arms after deadly confrontation
- Police say no protest allowed as fighting erupts in Mogadishu
- Somali police, Khaire trade blame after gunfight in Mogadishu ahead of protest
- Somali Police Condemn Armed Attack on Police Facilities in Mogadishu
- Somali police arrest suspected migrants, smugglers near Kenya border
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Banadir Police Command Conducts Targeted Raids in Abdiaziz District, Seizes Massive Weapons Cache from Opposition Residences
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (SONNA) — The Banadir Regional Police Command has executed a series of highly coordinated, intelligence-led raids on multiple residential properties in the Abdiaziz district, resulting in the recovery of a massive cache of unauthorized weaponry and military hardware linked to opposition figures. Banadir Regional Police Commissioner, Colonel Mahdi Omar, confirmed the structural b
Police Target illegal arms after deadly confrontation
Somali government security forces deployed across Mogadishu’s Abdiaziz district on Saturday, launching what authorities described as a targeted operation to recover illegal weapons following a tense armed confrontation between state forces and fighters linked to former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. The operation, involving police and intelligence personnel, comes a day after violence
Somali Police Launch Operation to Seize Illegal Weapons After Mogadishu Clashes
MOGADISHU – Somali police said on Saturday that security forces were conducting operations to recover illegal weapons allegedly hidden by armed men involved in recent fighting in Mogadishu’s Abdiaziz district. In a statement, police said the weapons had been concealed in various locations following an attack on the district by militia fighters. Authorities called on […]
Police say no protest allowed as fighting erupts in Mogadishu
Police in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu said security forces were conducting operations to restore order following armed clashes linked to a planned opposition demonstration, as tensions between the government and opposition groups escalated. Banadir Regional Police Commander Mahdi Omar Mumin said in a statement posted on Facebook that security agencies in the capital were working to […]
Somali police, Khaire trade blame after gunfight in Mogadishu ahead of protest
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali police and former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire traded blame Wednesday after a brief gunfight occurred near Dabka junction in Mogadishu, hours before planned opposition demonstrations in the capital.
Somali Police Condemn Armed Attack on Police Facilities in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (SONNA) – The Somali Police Force has strongly condemned and expressed deep concern over an attack carried out today by armed militants who launched an assault on a police checkpoint in the Heliwaa District of Mogadishu, reportedly using heavy weapons. According to the Police, the assailants also targeted the Central Tax Protection Unit, a […]
Somali police arrest suspected migrants, smugglers near Kenya border
Dhobley (HOL) — Police in Dhobley district in Somalia’s Lower Juba region arrested a group of young people suspected of trying to cross the Kenyan border with the help of a smuggling network, authorities said on Friday.
Somalia police arrest five suspects over rape case in Las Anod town
Las Anod (HOL) — Police in Somalia’s Northeastern State on Sunday arrested five suspects in connection with the rape of a woman in Las Anod and are searching for a sixth person.
Team repulses attack on Kambios Police Post in Garissa
Security officers in Fafi Sub-county, Garissa County, repulsed a suspected militant attack on Kambios Police Post early Saturday morning.
Security Minister launches 10-day training program for instructors of the Somali Police Force
Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The Minister of Internal Security of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (Fartaag) launched a 10-day training program in Mogadishu for instructors of the Somali Police Force, aimed at improving their skills and the quality of police training. Funded by the Government of Japan and held at the General […]