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
2 year agoFour bodyguards attached to Somalia's Puntland State President @SaidAbdullahiDe have been killed and 7 others injured while escorting the encourage of the regional leader on Monday from Bosaso to Garowe when their convoy was involved in an accident
2 year agoHeavy fighting is ongoing in Bariire town 60km west of Mogadishu. Suspected Alshabaab militias attacked SNA and AMISOM bases in lower shabelle region
At least two soldiers were killed and four others were wounded when Puntland state president Said Deni's convoy came under bomb attack while on their way to Bosaso town
Al-Shabaab fighters bombarded with 19 mortar shells government headquarters in the city of Dinsoor, Bay State, southwestern Somalia, while government officials were present in the city, and reports of losses
Al-Shabaab fighters ambushed a patrol of Somali forces near the airport in Kismayo, Juba State, southern Somalia, inflicting losses on them. Somali forces were killed and wounded in a raid by Al-Shabab fighters on a military base in the town of Bariri, southwest of the capital Mogadishu
2 year agoPrime Minister @MohamedHRoble has condemned the suicide bombing in Beledweyne town on Saturday where 13 people were killed and multiple others injured. The PM conveyed his condolences to the family of those killed in the attack which was claimed by Al- Shabaab militant
At least ten people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on café shop in Baladweyne town. No group says it has carried out Saturday's explosion
2 year agoSomaliaElections: @MohamedHRoble suspends election of the Banadiri community seats after elders accused him of irregularities in the procedure for allocating seats. The PM says he is appointing a committee to investigate the complaints. Members of the community protested today
2 year agoAl Shabab group has briefly seized a police station in Mogadishu's Kahda after suicide and gun attack. The group also carried out a car bomb explosion in Daruslam area of Mogadishu where two children were killed and 16 others, including three soldiers were also wounded
Reports of at least two explosions, gunfire in the south and northern suburbs of Mogadishu. The first explosion occurred in Kahda as suspected Al-Shabaab militants attacked a police station. A second explosion was reported in Dar Al-Salaam neighbourhood in Yaqshid
![Somalia's police said outgoing deputy House speaker Abdiweli Mudey stopped at Mogadishu airport on Sunday due to the large number of soldiers [100+] and heavy weapons he wanted to board a plane heading to Barawe. Every candidate is allowed 5 guards to go with him, police added](https://somalia.liveuamap.com/pics/2022/02/14/22391519_0.jpg)
2 year agoSomalia's police said outgoing deputy House speaker Abdiweli Mudey stopped at Mogadishu airport on Sunday due to the large number of soldiers [100+] and heavy weapons he wanted to board a plane heading to Barawe. Every candidate is allowed 5 guards to go with him, police added
2 year agoAn IED blast targeted a convoy of Kenyan troops on the outskirts of Lamu in Kenya's North Eastern Province near Somalia border, residents. The Kenyan troops traveled from Milimani to Mangay in Lamu County. Al-Shabaab claims it killed at least 15 soldiers. No word from KDF
Six people were killed in Mogadishu suicide bombing, 13 injured - @AaminAmbulance said
2 year agoAt least three people have been killed and seven others wounded in a bomb attack on a café shop in Somalia's Bosaso town. AlShabaab – an al Qaeda – linked group claimed the responsibility for today's explosion
Explosion from suicide bombing in Mogadishu reported. The bomber blew up at El Gaab junction. Casualties not yet clear
Four civilians, among them a woman were killed in Al-Shabaab mortar attack on Sakhawadin and Dayah neighbourhoods in Barawe town. The network was down the town earlier but it's back to normal service now
Four civilians were killed, nine others injured after mortar attack believed to be fired by Al-Shabaab militants targeted the town of Barawe as elections of 13 seats takes place today. Five rounds of mortars were fired, two of them hitting residential areas, residents
The US has announced visa restrictions to current or former Somali officials or other individuals who are believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic process in Somalia - statement
Al-Shabaab fired mortars at Dinsor airport on Sunday, reports. It's the second attack by the militants in the vicinity of Dinsor since yesterday. Last night security forces repulsed Al-Shabaab attack but 3 soldiers died and 2 others were injured during the firefight, reports
Reports of gunfire in Beledweyne town. A witness in the town said RPGs and DShk machine gun were fired. Forces loyal to a local commander Nur Dhere are reportedly attempting to prevent reported visit of regional leader @GudlaweHussein
Tension reported in Somalia's central town of Beledweyne amid fear of election-related. Leader of Hirshabelle @GudlaweHussein plans to visit the town as early as today ahead of the election of 25 seats. A local officer named Nur Dhere opposes visit; residents fear confrontation
