Somali national army (SNA) on Friday said it had killed 28 al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabab terrorists in a military operation against the terrorist group over the last forty-eight hours. The operation against the group took place in the villages of Marerey, Mukay-Dhere, Shalow and Yaqle villages, all located on the outskirts of the town of Balad, in

File Photo/Somali Times Mohamed Roble is an informant for for foreign spies and Al-Shabab-sources say. Roble orders withdrawal of soldiers deployed in Beletweyne Wednesday in what could once again put informant Mohamed Roble and President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on a coalition course. Roble today decreed in a statement that the Turkish trained Haram’ad forces who

File Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Finance Abdirahman Duale Bayle has today lost his seat in the HOP201, and was elected a new member of parliament, following an election in Mogadishu. Dr. Abdullahi Hashi Abib won the seat, according to the seat Electoral Commission in Somaliland. Speaking on the occasion, Minister Bayle announced that he

Somalia’s many candidates for Puntland’s lower house of parliament have accused the Puntland governor of blocking seats for members of his cabinet and allies. Candidates have described it as “unfortunate” that evil warlord Said Deni, who had previously sent President Farmajo to the polls, has now closed the clan-based seats to private individuals. They warned

File Photo/Somali Times What has Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo done for Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo since coming into power, Farmajo has rallied Somalis around a strong and central state; contrary to the decentralised system in place. On his government’s rebuilding of the Armed Forces, Somali ministers Insitution also builds Somalia’s foreign ministry. Somalia’s president Mohamed

The Benadir regional administration, which is currently embroiled in a crisis with the government led by former corrupt Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, has announced another demonstration. The deputy governor of Benadir region for security and politics, Ali Yare Ali, told reporters that can issue a political demonstration letter other than the regional administration will

Photo Somali Times/ Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo delivered a surprise speech tonight, speaking in the form of a re-election campaign, explaining the process by which his government worked during his tenure. President Farmajo also welcomed the new election agreement reached at the National Consultative Assembly meeting in Mogadishu a day

Photo/Somali Times Somalia, former prime minister Mohamed Roble sadness and conspiracy were planned by Said Deni, Ahmed Adobe did not work for the thieves. Sadness does not turn out the way they wanted. Said Deni, Ahmed Madobe and the presidential candidates are empowered by current president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. Anxiety, thoughts, anger, shock and sadness

File Photo/Somali Times National Consultative Assembly at odds over national security still in charge President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo. On the fourth day of the National Consultative Assembly, sources say leaders are at odds over who should be in charge of security leadership. Former prime minister Roble has tabled a demand that all security operations

Photo/Somali Times Horn of Africa country experiences political crisis in shadow of security problems, foreign interventions Somalia aims to overcome the ongoing political crisis in the country with its clan-based electoral system, called the “4.5 system. Somalia, which is struggling with drought, terrorism, and economic issues, has been unable to complete the electoral process due