American military says four ‘terrorists’ killed in operation carried out in coordination with Somali government. The US military has said it carried out airstrikes in Somalia that killed four “terrorists” of the al-Shabaab militant group following the deaths of at least 79 people in a car bombing in Mogadishu. “In coordination with the federal government

Photo/ Somali Times The huge resources deployed to prop up Somalia’s central government are not being used where they are most needed in the fight against al Shabaab, says Horn of Africa expert Matthew Bryden, a day after Somalia’s deadliest attack in two years. A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of Mogadishu

At least 90 people were killed when a bomb-laden truck exploded at a busy checkpoint in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, an international organization working in the country said, in the deadliest attack in more than two years. The dead included many students and two Turkish nationals, Somalia’s foreign minister said, adding that dozens

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Over 73 people has so far been confirmed dead and close to 120 others injured as the death toll in the Ex-Control truck bombing rises. Medina Hospital confirmed it has received 73 bodies from the scene of the bombing which rocked Ex- Control area in the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu Saturday

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, At least 73 people have been killed and more than 120 others injured in a suicide car bomb attack in Mogadishu. The hospitals in Mogadishu have been hit with a variety of injuries and many dead bodies remain unaccounted for, and busiest hospitals in the city are filled with missing people. The

Photo/Somali Times At least 35 people were killed and close to 120 injured in a truck bombing attack in Ex-Control area in the outskirts of Mogadishu. The Ministry of Information said in a statement 35 people were killed, but multiple sources indicate the death toll was much higher. Mogadishu mayor Omar Filish told reporters at

Photo/Somali Times The phrase”one man, one vote” traces its roots to 1961 in Somalia. It is a powerful concept. Bosaso, For Somalia, such an election would have been the first universal suffrage polls in half a century. Somalia’s last universal vote was held in 1969, shortly before the coup that brought military leader Siad Barre

Photo/ Reuters Nairobi, December 23, 2019 — Somali authorities should immediately allow local broadcaster City FM to reopen and let its staffers work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On December 19, police in Jowhar, the capital of Hirshabelle state, raided the privately owned City FM broadcaster, briefly detained seven of its staffers,

At least 4 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in morning attack, says military official At least seven Somali soldiers were killed and several others wounded on Monday when gunmen belonging to al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab attacked a southwestern military base, officials said. Hassan Isack, a Somali military official in the Bay region, confirmed to Anadolu Agency the attack

A statement from the Somaliland. Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said talks between Somalia and Somaliland rejects The statement said Somaliland is not ready to negotiate with the Somali government at this time. Somaliland has accused the Federal Government of being dishonest and refusing to negotiate, and at this time no talks between the two