Author: Somali Signal Staff
Security delegation reportedly arrives in Las Anod as Somaliland claims U.S. opposes Somalia PM’s visit
A preliminary security delegation has reportedly arrived in Las Anod on Wednesday ahead of an anticipated visit by Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza ...Federal government launches national ID rollout as Puntland minister raises objections
Somalia’s federal government officially launched the implementation of the National Identification System on Monday, with Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre announcing that ...Former Somali army officer dies in custody, family demands investigation
A former Somali army officer, General Ahmed Ali Shegow, who was serving a 10-year prison sentence, died Monday in hospital while receiving ...Somali forces retake Ruunirgood town from Al-Shabaab in Middle Shabelle
Somali government forces, backed by local militias, have taken control of Ruunirgood district in the Middle Shabelle region following an early morning ...Somali defence minister hands over office after three-week delay
Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Sunday presided over the long-delayed handover ceremony between incoming Defence Minister Jibriil Abdirashid Haji Abdi ...Somali prime minister confirms planned visit to Las Anod
Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Sunday confirmed plans to visit Las Anod, the administrative capital of the federally recognised SSC-Khatumo ...Mortar shells strike near Mogadishu airport and Halane compound
Mortar shells landed near Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport and the adjacent Halane compound on Sunday morning, injuring at least two civilians, ...Arrest of opposition leader sparks political uproar in Somalia
Somali police on Friday arrested Abdirahman Suleyman Jama, chairman of the opposition political association Shacabka, in Mogadishu’s Hamarweyne district, citing threats to ...Suspected Al-Shabaab mortar attacks near Somalia’s presidential palace leave several injured
At least four people were wounded after suspected mortar shells struck areas near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday ...Inter-clan fighting kills at least 10 in central Somalia
At least 10 people have been killed and many others wounded in renewed inter-clan clashes in western Mudug, central Somalia, local media ...
