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An explosion which appears to be an IED blast was reported in Mogadishu targeting a vehicle carrying a government official in Waberi district near the seaport. So far, there is no report about causalities. More details will be added to this story

Al-Shabaab uses Katyusha rockets in shelling Mogadishu: The United Nations Envoy to Somalia @CatrionaLaing1 told the UN Security Council today that Al-Shabaab has “increased the use of 107mm rockets, particularly in Mogadishu.”

Somalia has rejected an appeal from Ethiopia to enter into talks with PM Abiy Ahmed, who warned that his country’s lack of access to a Red Sea port is a potential source of future conflict

US offering reward of up to $5 million for info leading to alShabaab deputy leader Abukar Ali Adan Per @Rewards4Justice, was previously the group's military chief & also has associations with alQaida affiliates AQAP & AQIM

Somali TV journalist killed in al-Shabaab suicide bombing in Mogadishu tonight, police said. Abdifatah Moalim Nur who was the director of Somali Cable Television in Mogadishu was fatally injured in the attack. The local press rights group condemned the killing

Somali gov says 20 al Shabab militants were killed in an airstrike targeting several vehicles carrying food and military supplies in Shabelow area, south of Mudug region

Al Shabab claims to have killed 58 SNA soldiers and wounded 71 others while siezing 3 vehicles following a heavy fighting between @SNAForce and the militants near Wasil town. No word from @SNAForce over the claims

Suspected mortar attack targets Camp TURKSOM which is a Turkish military base & training centre in Mogadishu, according to security sources,2 mortar shells landed inside the camp.Earlier today,one person was killed & 2 others were wounded in a mortar attack in Mogadishu

The Somali Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has apprehended a suspected al-Shabab-linked arms smuggler just five months after intelligence forces seized two illicit shipments containing military hardware and explosive materials at the Mogadishu seaport

Ethiopia military claims 462 al-Shabab fighters killed in the militant attack on ENDF in Somalia’s Bakool region on Sunday

President conducts mini-reshuffle of army commanders amid military setbacks last month. Brigadier General Madey Nurey Sheikh is appointed Deputy Army Commander. Dayah Abdi Abdulle has been promoted to Colonel and he will be the new commander of Land Forces, replacing… Show morePresident @HassanSMohamud signs the decree appointing Brigadier General Ibrahim Sheikh Muhiyadin as the new army chef; and Brigadier General Ahmed Adan Ali as the new Land Forces commander.As mentioned, Muhiyadin is the former commander of the Presidential Guards, and has… Show more

The President of Somalia likened the war against al-Shabaab to the “war of independence” in which Somali people fought to attain their independence from colonialists. @HassanSMohamud was speaking to the military commanders in his war room in the town of Dhusamareb as he remobilises the troops to hold their lines and relaunch military offensive against the militants

Mogadishu: An explosion heard at Elasha Biyaha area near Mogadishu. Initial reports say the target was police soldiers nearby the blast scene. The casualty remains unclear - witnesses said

After nearly a year of slow advances & Al-Shabaab withdrawals in Galguduud, Somali government forces, after suffering a major defeat at Osweyne, withdraw from multiple towns & villages in a significant setback

Multiple casualties reported after a suicide car bomb targeted members of Mogadishu’s military police, Tuesday reports. The attack took place at the former local municipality land administration office, opposite Mogadishu’s Stadium, currently used by the military police. The al-Shabaab militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack

Somali military commanders reporting troops have captured Cawsweyne (Oswein) to the northwest of El Dheer town, today. Al-Shabaab militants reportedly vacated the village.

Citing security and moral conduct, the Somali government orders internet service providers to turn off access for social media companies TikTok, Telegram, and the gambling site 1xBet

The governor of Kenya’s northeastern Mandera County, Mohamed Adan Khalif is claiming that 60% of his county is under the control of Al-Shabaab militants, according to @citizentvkenya. He was speaking during a security meeting on tackling al-Shabaab. The presence of the militants has affected service delivery in various parts of the county, he reportedly said. Al-Shabaab attacks in the northeastern region increased in recent weeks. nnLocal security officials are vowing to fight back. One MP suggested locals need to mobilise an uprising similar to the self-mobilised Ma’awisley fighters in central Somalia

Somali National Army's elite commando unit, Danab, supported by Jubaland regional forces, has reportedly neutralized four dozens of Al-Shabaab militants, destroying their hideouts and makeshift courts in several locations approximately 42KM west of Jilib town, according to security officials

Multiple injuries reported after a plane has veered off a runway upon landing at Aden Adde airport in Mogadishu

Many people blocked roads with burning tyres after a civilian was allegedly killed by a soldier at Tarbunka junction in the capital Mogadishu

National Army’s special forces (Gorgor) conducted an operation to hunt down the remnants of Alshabab militants in El-Haji and El-Dhigtar villages under Galcad town in Galgadud region, on Tuesday. During the operation the troops deactivated and removed IEDs which militants buried on the road

Kenya: Shakahola cult deaths climbs to 303 bodies

Somali government media reporting that national forces confronted and repelled an attempted al-Shabaab attack on Masagaway town in the central Galmudug State, on Tuesday. According to the report Govt forces reported received a tip about an imminent al-Shabaab attack and were prepared

Somali Govt troops carry out assault in the vicinity of Ruunirgood town, Middle Shabelle region a day after AlShabab attack on Gorgor forces returning from Harardhere, Galmudug state that killed soldiers, officials say. Prez @HassanSMohamud visited the region yesterday to boost

Somaliland says it will now go on full offensive posture to bring fighting in Laas Anood to an end

Three people of same family, mother, her daughter and grandson have been killed in the flash floods that hit Bardhere district last night

The Somali Govt reportedly arrested security personnel involved in a shootout at Mogadishu's Sinay junction where as many as 7 people were killed most of them civilians. The Commissioner of Yaqshid district Suleiman Farah is among the wounded after dispute at security checkpoint

A protest erupted shortly after soldier allegedly shot dead a rickshaw driver near Sobe junction in Mogadishu

"Al-Shabaab" kills 10 civilians in the Somali capital