2 year agoTwo government soldiers were killed, another injured in IED explosion on the road linking Jowhar town to the airport, Sunday. The explosion targeted vehicles escorting politicians and officials who participated in Hirshabelle's federal parliamentary elections, reports
2 year agoTwo security guards were killed and 1 hurt in a landmine blast targeting a vehicle carrying an election official from FEIT Eng Mahad Omar near Jowhar airport on Sunday morning - police. Eng Mahad survived the blast, per sources. Somalia
2 year agoA sandstorm in Gedo, southwest Somalia
2 year agoAt least 11 Ethiopian soldiers killed and more than 7 others injured in fierce clashed between ENDF And AlShabaab fighters in the outskirt of Dinsor town in Somalia's Bay region according to the sources
A heavy fighting in Diinsoor Town between Al Shabab and Ethiopian troops Somalia
More than 60 NGOs have written to the United Nations Secretary General, warning of possible famine in Somalia and calling for greater support for the crisis
Somali president @M_Farmaajo protests against PM Roble's decision to expel African Union envoy Francisco Madeira; orders @MOFASomalia to convey FGS's apologies to the African Union on the illegitimate and reckless expulsion
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a grenade attack on Somali police in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, allegedly wounding 3
Explosion heard at Yaqshid district in Mogadishu. Reports say a military vehicle targeted, soldiers wounded
2 year agoHeavy security forces were seen on Mogadishu's main roads & closed several mains junctions, including KM4 near the airport following recent terrorist attacks. Many vehicles are stuck on the main roads of the capital Mogadishu which caused heavy jams in all the streets. Somalia
2 year agoSomalia: A fire was reported in the city of Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland.
2 year agoAlshabab militant group have last night torched residential houses for civilians in Adale village under Hobyo district of Somalia's Galmudug State. Security forces have launched a manhunt for the militants who were behind the incident
2 year agoAlShabaab claims to have killed 9 Puntland troops, including 2 army commanders, and wounded 15 others following deadly raid on military base in Af-urur village, 70km west of Bosaso town. Militants seized, destroyed 4 army vehicles. No comment from Puntland officials so far
Fatality Totals Rise in Somalia Attacks. The leader of Somalia's Hirshabelle region says dozens of people were killed Wed. in attacks in the city of Beledweyne, including a member of the Somali parliament.He said there are 48 confirmed dead & 108 injured
Al-Shabaab claims killing 17 foreigners in yesterday's attack on Mogadishu airport, a figure yet to be independently verified. Police spokesperson told VOA 5 foreigners were killed. Reuters saw a diplomatic memo which reported two guards thought to be Kenyans among the dead
The death tole from the suicide bombings overnight in the city of Beledweyne in the Hiiraan province of Somalia has risen and left 48 people dead and well over 100 wounded, according to local authorities
2 year agoBeledweyne Central Hospital was badly damaged by the blast which killed 50 people and injured more than 90. There is no place to treat the wounded and sick including pregnant women& children
2 year agoDeath toll from Beledweyne town bombings climbs to 48 according to Hirshabelle leader Ali Abdullahi Guudlaawe. He said 108 others were injured in the two explosions - one caused by PBIED and a second by SVBIED
At least six people including five foreign nationals killed in Al-Shabaab attack; two attackers shot dead - police
Many foreigners, most of them from Africa, are trapped in the airport because of the shooting
Reports of an incident at Marine gate of Mogadishu Airport; Al-Shabaab is claiming its fighters carried out an attack
2 year agoUnknown gunmen have shot dead a young man who was identified as Abdinur Abdullahi Warsame on Sunday night after attempting to rob him off his mobile phone in Somalia's Warta Nabada district of Mogadishu. The assailants fled from the scene after committing the killing
2 year agoRoadside Bomb hits AU convoy carrying Burundian troops in the vicinity of Bal'ad town, 30Kms north of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital on Friday - residents. Al-Shabab claims 6 soldiers killed and 3 wounded in the IED blast
Four Turkish nationals injured in Mogadishu roadside explosion on Thursday - ambulance workers. The explosion occurred in Hodan district. The Al-Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility
2 year agoTwo Al-Shabab militants-Abdifitah Ibrahim Mohamud and Osman Ibrahim Daud, have on Thursday surrendered to Somali National Army in Halgan town, Hiiraan region and have publicly denounced the ideology and beliefs of the terror-outfit.
2 year agoSomali National Army has on Wednesday nabbed a vehicle loaded with explosives and shot dead its driver who was suspected of being a suicide bomber near Berhano village in Kismayo city in Jubbaland State
2 year agoThe Kenya Defense Forces have been deployed in Lamu County to assist in securing the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination which is faced with threats of Al-Shabaab attacks
2 year agoKenyan Defence Forces (KDF) in Hosingow, Somalia repel Al-Shabaab assault on the military, inflict casualties on the attackers - Jubaland official. KDF entered southern Somalia in late 2011, driving al-Shabaab back from a series of bases along the countries' shared border
Two soldiers gunned down in Dhusamareb. Assailants escaped the scene with a military vehicle towards Bohol vicinity, an area controlled by Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama militias
Former Foreign Minister @MAbdirizak declares his candidacy for the President of Somalia
