Somalia reported 73 new Covid19 cases and 1 fatality, brings the numbers to 237 cases and 8 deaths respectively, health officials say
Reports of Govt forces conducting new operations against Al-Shabaab in Abdi Dhere and Berhano, west of Kismayo
10 month agoTurkish Air Force A400 transport airplane is carrying covid19 relief supplies from Tur AFB Etimesgut near Ankara to Mogadishu Aden Adde Somalia @M_Farmaajoviya. Currently over Egypt
10 month agoAFRICOM: Al-Shabaab releasing false information following April 10 Airstrike --- "This was no civilian. It was a war crime by an al-Shabaab terrorist who desecrated bodies to scare and intimidate Somalis into submission," - MG Gayler
10 month agoUAE sends to Mogadishu medical supplies to combat COVID2019Somalia as the country reports 60 cases and two death. Last week the UAE dispatched the same medical supplies to Somaliland and Puntland
Lightening strike injuries eight in Bardale town, one of them in serious condition.
10 month agoSomalia cancels April 12 commemoration events for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Somali National Army (SNA), because of the Covid_19 threat
10 month agoWitnesses reported a fire at a garage close to the main K-4 Junction in Mogadishu, no injuries reported so far
The airstrike that killed alShabaab leader Yusuf Jiis took place April 2 near BushMadina Somalia, about 135 miles west of Mogadishu, per @USAfricaCommand
[email protected] says an airstrike targeting alShabaab in the vicinity of Bush Madina, Somalia on April 2 killed 3 militants
Somalia's intelligence service appears to designate veteran journalist @HarunMaruf as a national security threat.
Somalia's President Thursday grants pardon to 148 prisoners in an effort to combat of COVID19 pandemic
IED attack in Mogadishu kills three, two of them soldiers
@USAfricaCommand says it conducted 5 airstrikes against alShabaab militants massing & maneuvering near ongoing Somali-led ground op near Janaale, Somalia on March 16-17; US forces were in area when these airstrikes occurred to advise & assist Somali &partner forces
11 month agoSuspected Al-Shabaab fighters destroyed CCTV cameras along Mogadishu's Maka al Mukarama street with IEDs. Five CCTV cameras were destroyed by blast from IEDs Thursday morning, residents said there were heavy explosions at about 5am local time & in its wake cameras were destroyed
Japan to provide $7.5 million in emergency aid to three East African countries (Djibouti, Kenya and Somalia) affected by locust infestations that are threatening agricultural production
The Somali govt has announced the closure of schools, universities, and a ban on large gatherings and events for two weeks effective March 18. Somali PM Hassan Ali Khaire who made the announcement said the Govt allocated $5m in combatting the COVIDー19
Sool regional Intelligence officer Abdiqani Guhad shot dead at in front of his house in the town of Lasanod. Sources saying the slain was being led an investigation of the assassination of the chief of Sool region Court Hassan Mohamud who was killed in IED blast
Somalia's Ministry of Health confirms first coronavirus case
11 month agoAl-Shabab yesterday claimed to have temporarily captured Mahaday town in Middle Shabelle after a large-scale attack on Somali government forces; Insurgents said they killed 2 soldiers including a captain and wounded 2 others while capturing weapons and other military equipment;
Kenya's Mandera County Governor @aliiroba says situation unstable as Jubaland forces still holed up within Mandera town. Roba says public have reported 2 lorries carrying troops loyal to fugitive minister Abdirashid Janan heading to Mandera along B9/A13 Road.
11 month agoLast night, on March 05, 2020, the Federal Government of Somalia and US @USAfricaCommand, conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Qunyo Barrow, Somalia. The precision airstrike killed one al-Shabaab terrorist
Kenya accuses Somali troops of attacking border town during alleged incursion
SNA kills 8 Al-Shabab militia in a military operation, Hiran region
@USAfricaCommand says it conducted 2 airstrikes today against AlShabaab militants in the vicinity of Qunyo Barrow, Somalia , killing 1 terrorist and wounded 2 militants; no civilians assessed injured or killed as a result of the strikes
Kenyan police escorted 30 soldiers loyal to fugitive Minister of Jubaland Abdirashid Janan into Mandera after being overpowered by Somali army in Balad Hawo town. Today's fighting killed 10 people while houses were destroyed - Residents Somalia
Explosion reported in Las'Anod town in Sool region Somalia, initial reports say Top Somaliland court official killed in the explosion
Reports of fierce confrontation b/w federal Govt forces and Jubbaland forces loyal to wanted security Minister Abdirashid Janan. Fighting affected Border Point One and Bulo Amin areas. Somalia previously asked Kenya to handover Janan who is wanted for "serious crimes"
A barrage of Mortar rounds reign down on Mogadishu's fortified Halane compound, which houses Foreign embassies and Western diplomats. At least four shells hit the compound. Casualties remain unknown
12 month agoThe Somali Govt reported new airstrike conducted in partnership with the US military against Al-Shabaab in Kunyo Barrow town, Friday, killing two militants and destroying one vehicle
