Wadajir party chairman Abdirahman Abdishakur said the attack on Mogadishu’s central prison was a plot by the security services. Abdirahman Abdishakur says the security services of supplying weapons to al-Shabaab detainees in an attempt to free members of al-Shabaab. “People should not be confused. This was a plan that was worked out, But I do

Photo/Somali Times Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia, Ahmed Isse Awad has made a series of appointments at a time when his government has been discredited, pending the formation of a new one. Minister Awad has appointed eight members, including first, second and second secretaries, as well as ambassadors to

Photo/Somali Times Security forces among casualties, officials say At least 11 people, including security forces and Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab fighters, were killed, while several others wounded in a gun battle inside the central prison in the capital Mogadishu on Monday, officials told Anadolu Agency. The fighting between security forces and al-Shabaab militants began

7 prison guards in Mogadishu’s Central Jail are feared dead after an inmate allegedly snatched a weapon from the guards and fired indiscriminately. Somali officials said the inmate, alleged to be an Al-Shabaab convicts snatched the gun from the guards and went on a firing spree. It is feared there are ‘several’ casualties as a

Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is taking a number of steps before appointing a new prime minister, believed to be blocking the appointment. Following the removal of Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, the caretaker government has taken a number of illegal actions, which the president wants to pass before a new prime minister

Photo/Somali Times Hanad Abdullahi Ahmed Addow, the son of Abdullahi Ahmed Addow, a former Somali ambassador to the United States and a former presidential candidate, has been in Mogadishu in recent days. Hanad’s arrival in Mogadishu has sparked a flurry of rumors that he has been named the new prime minister of Somalia. However, according

Photo/Somali Times According to Villa Somalia, officials 15 people have been killed and 20 others injured following a car bomb attack on a military base in Mogadishu. The attack which happened at the 12th April Army Brigade resulted in the death of 15 people. It was not immediately clear if the dead included soldiers. The

Photo/Somali Times A car bomb has exploded at an army barracks at the 12th Battalion at the back of the Stadium Mogadishu. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a Somali military base. There were casualties, deaths and injuries as a result of the blast, and the blast was intense, although the exact

Photo/Somali Times Jubaland Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources regional says, Mr. Ibrahim Abdi Hassan provided details of casualties from the storm hit the coastal region. Ibrahim Abdi Hassan told Somali Times that nine fishermen died off the coast of Ras Kamboni in the Lower Jubba region. He also pointed out that 12 others were

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s military court has announced the final verdict in the case of journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nur Abuja, who has been detained by the Somali government for almost five months. Chairman of the Supreme Court in the armed forces, Hassan Nur Shuute investigation has revealed that, not guilty after being charged Abuja after publishing