In a fresh military thrust, Somali forces recently liberated strategic town of Awdhegle from al-Shabaab At least 21 al-Shabaab militants are reported killed in Somalia’s southern province of Lower Shabelle late Thursday, as part of a renewed military campaign, the military sources said. Quoting military officials, the Somali National Army (SNA) radio network, reported that

Abdillahi Adan is only allowed to take a very specific route home and cannot “loiter” along the way (Image: Ealing Police) Abdillahi Adan has also been banned from the Havelock Housing Estate A man from Southall has been banned from the estate where he lives as well as from annoying anyone in the entire borough

Hamdaa Ali worked to support herself and sister while studying a levels at Villiers High School (Image: Submitted) She moved to the UK without her parents when she was just nine years old A Southall student from Somalia who had to work in a call centre to fund her A-level studies has said she’s ecstatic

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu – Senior representatives of the African Union (AU), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations (UN) travelled to Kismayo today to engage with stakeholders on Jubaland’s ongoing electoral process, which is expected to culminate in the election by the State Assembly of the State President. The delegation held a

Photo/Somali Times In June 2019 the UK officially opened the new Somali National Army (SNA) training facility. Located in Baidoa. a town 150 miles West of the capital Mogadishu and deep into the country’s interior, it lacks many of the comforts of the capital. Baidoa does not enjoy the constant onshore breeze of Mogadishu and

Photo/Somali Times A government military base in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia was struck by car bombs and gunfire on Wednesday, residents and a military officer said, and the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group claimed responsibility for the attack. The military officer said the bombs exploded outside the base, in mid-morning attack in Awdheegle,

Mogadishu, The Spokesman of deadly Al Qaeda affiliated extremist group of Al Shabaab, Sheikh Ali Mohamud Raage.“Ali Dheere” has been reported of being injured in an operation that the Somalia National Army conducted Shaam settlement in Lower Shabelle. The SNA carried out the operation on the 11 of August, 2019, which was aimed at flushing

The Kang Gam Chan / Yonhap South Korea dispatched a fresh batch of troops to the Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy efforts Tuesday, the Navy said, amid speculation the contingent could also undertake missions in the Strait of Hormuz as part of a U.S.-led coalition. The 30th batch of the Cheonghae Unit departed the southern

Photo/Somali Times Somaliland leader Muse Bihi Abdi while performing Hajj Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Monday met with Somalia ministers of foreign affairs, Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad and the finance Minister, Mr. Abdirahman Duale Bayle. The Interior Minister, Mr Mohamed Kahin, the Public Works Minister, Mr. Abdirashid Duale Qambi were with Somaliland leader and the

Jubbaland President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe. He may have received a boost in his re-election bid after a statement by the UN cautioned against parallel electoral processes. Jubbaland President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe may have received a boost in his re-election bid after a statement by the UN cautioned against parallel electoral processes. UN Secretary