File Photo/Somali Times Group’s intelligence chief in lower Shabelle region among those killed. The Somali National Army (SNA) claimed that it killed more than 50 al-Shabaab members, including two senior commanders, in an operation in the lower Shabelle region. According to Anadolu Agency report. The military operation against the Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated terror group took

Photo/Somali Times Somali prime minister condemned clashes on Friday between Somalia’s government forces, Kenyans, UAE and foreign actors opposition supporters and protesters in Mogadishu, underlining that the presence of armed demonstrators was “unacceptable”. ”Somalia has a constitutional right to protest every person peacefully but my government will not tolerate any armed militia protesters and it

Photo/Somali Times Somalia has been in a constitutional crisis for nearly two weeks after an agreed-upon election date elapsed on Feb 8 without voting, leaving president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo in power until election 2021. Somalia has a ongoing, 30-year civil war. Over the past decade, since wresting greater control over the country’s cities from

Photo/Somali Times Armed militiamen attacked military bases in parts of the capital Mogadishu at around 1am tonight. A spokesman for the militia told to the media last night that they were attacking government buildings and capturing parts of Mogadishu. The Armed Forces then went on high alert. Said Minister of Internal Security Hassan Xundubey Jum’ale.

Photo/Somali Times What has Hassan Sheikh done for Somalia? Former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and Sheikh Sharif are organizing demonstrations in Mogadishu and civil war on February 19, 2021. Former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and his whole family stole more than $500 million in public funds. The time he was in office for

Photo/Somali Times Professor Ismail Buba said that opposition candidates think the government will collapse by February 8 2021. Professor Ismail Buba of the Somaliland opposition party Wadani, has called on the candidates’ union in Somalia to leave the country in chaos, saying it was impossible for Farmajo to be removed without a replacement. Speaking to

Photo/Somali Times Former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud is organizing demonstrations in Mogadishu and civil war. A statement was released from Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s office. What has Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud done for Somalia? According to Kenya today, the former Somalia president, a former minister and a U.S law firm is accused of conspiring to divert

Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Finance Government of Somalia, Abdirahman Duale Beyle, held separate meetings with the officials of the army, which discussed sensitive issues. The meeting, which lasted several hours, was attended by Odowa Force Commander Yusuf Rage and Minister of Defense Hassan Hussein Haji. During the meeting, the issues of the army and

Photo/Somali Times Former Al-Shabaab commander Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, who is also the chairman of the Union of Opposition Candidates, addressed the media in Mogadishu today, strongly criticizing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. The former Al-Shabaab commander has announced that there will be demonstrations about civil war instead talking about the maritime case. ”Kenya and Somalia are

File Photo/Somali Times Unidentified gunmen shot dead three women, two of whom were pregnant, in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Sunday, police said. In a statement, the law enforcers said the incident took place in the volatile Daynile district, and that further investigations are underway. According to Anadolu Agency. No group immediately claimed responsibility,