Photo/Somali Times A vehicle loaded with explosives went bust at a checkpoint in Sayidka area near parliament killing at least seven people in an attack claimed by the militant group Al-Shabaab. The attack is the group’s first offensive in the city in 2020. The heavily secured area locates the Internal Security headquarters on the left

A bomb explosion has gone off at a checkpoint near the Lower House building in Mogadishu. The latest in Mogadishu the blast happened at a checkpoint in Sayidka area adjacent to the Ministry of Security headquarters, which is a few meters away from the parliament building. Plumes of smoke could be seen in the air

Turkey’s development aid agency TIKA launched a project to boost agriculture in Somaliland, covering the training of farmers, delivery of seeds and the modernization of agricultural equipment Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has reached out to farmers in Somaliland with an agricultural development project. The recently-launched project aims to boost the quality and amount

Photo/Somali Times Galmudug President Ahmed Duale Guelleh Haf has accused the central government of failing to establish the administration, and has lost confidence in the Ministry of Interior. He said the Prime Minister Khaire grating on Galmudug’s problem and ordered Khaire to leave Dhusamareb. He also accused Khaire of violating the law, as he seized

Operation comes days after Somali military killed 20 al-Shabaab militants At least 33 fighters from al-Qaeda affiliated group al-Shabaab were killed in two separate operations in southwestern Somalia on Friday, officials said. The first operation was conducted by specially-trained Somali forces known as Danab in the vicinity of Balow Eylo in lower Shabelle province, killing

Photo/ Reuters Somalia’s Western-backed government forces beat and detained a record number of journalists last year, the journalists’ syndicate told Reuters on Friday, prompting suggestions the government is suppressing scrutiny of its security record ahead of elections due this year. For years, the al-Qaeda linked al Shabaab insurgency was accused of killing Somali journalists. Those

Photo/Somali Times The Mayor of Mogadishu, Omar Mohamed (Filish), speaking at demonstrations in Mogadishu which opposition group urged Mogadishu traders. He told landowners and businessmen businesswomen to be aware of the extortion money they give to al- shabaab is destroying their children, lives and called on them to refrain from robbing Al-Shabaab, and also advised

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu­­-Security has been heightened in Mogadishu today following planned protests against the Al-Shabaab attack last week which killed over 95 people. Hundreds of residents have gathered at General Kahiye Police Academy to start the demonstrations in the city with the support of Mogadishu city leadership. government officials will also be taking part in

Mogadishu_Terrorist attacks on 28. December 2019 was behind Terrorist United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin Zayed and his Ambassador Mohamed Ahmed Osman, the Ambassador of the UAE to Somalia met with UN Special Representative James Swan in Mogadishu, and the two-part meeting on was not explained in detail. Somalia’s spy agency NISA and the Office of

Photo/Somali Times Somali special forces Operation comes on heels of al-Shabaab-claimed attack in Mogadishu which killed some 80 people Somali forces on Wednesday carried out an operation against the al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group al-Shabaab in southern Somali, killing 20 al-Shabaab terrorists and liberating seven villages, said an army commander. Osman Abdimalik Malim, a special forces (Danab)