China will re-open embassy in Somalia after a 23-year absence
BEIJING, Jun 30 – China will re-open its embassy in strife-torn Somalia after a 23-year absence, it said Monday, as Beijing extends its diplomatic...
Boko Haram Trades Terrorist Tactics With Somalia’s Al Shabaab
Boko Haram is trading tips with other terrorist groups in Somalia as it plows on with a bloody campaign to carve out an Islamic...
IS militants take over Somali port
Islamic State (IS) militants have taken over the Somali port town of Qandala, in the country’s semi-autonomous Puntland region.
Newsweek reported on Wednesday that following...
Somalia’s al-Shabaab kill African Union soldiers in Bulo-burde
At least two soldiers with the African Union force have been killed in Somalia following an attack on a military base by militant Islamist...
10 killed in fresh clan clashes in Somalia
Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire between two clan militias in Hiran region after renewed clashes in...
Bus bomb leaves 20 dead near Mogadishu
A roadside bomb hit a passenger minibus near the
Somali capital Mogadishu early Thursday, with witnesses putting the
death toll at 15.
Police officer Nur Hassan was...
Somali MP assassinated, al Shabaab claim responsibility
Mogadishu - Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked al Shabaab claimed responsibility for shooting dead a lawmaker and wounding another on Thursday, the latest in a surge of...
Somali cabinet introduces bill to curb illicit small arms trade
The Somali cabinet on Thursday (August 7th) introduced a bill designed to curb illicit small arms trade in the country, Somalia's Radio Bar-Kulan reported.
The...
Al-Shabaab attack on Somali military base kills 10
Mogadishu (dpa) - At least 10 people were killed Friday when al-Shabaab fighters attacked a Somali military base, a military commander in the region...
Al Shabaab launched attack on Somalia’s presidential palace
Mogadishu - Somalia’s Islamist Al Shabaab rebels launched a major bomb attack and armed assault against the country’s presidential palace late Tuesday, penetrating the...
