Tag: Hirshabelle
Car bomb explosion kills at least 20 in Beledweyne
A suicide car bomb detonated at a taxation and security checkpoint in Beledweyne, the capital of HirShabelle State, Somalia, on Saturday, resulting ...Over 100 Al-Shabaab fighters have surrendered to gov’t since July: Report
A total of 107 Al-Shabaab fighters surrendered to the Somali government in July and August, according to Abdullahi Mohamed Nor, the Head ...Over 40 Al-Shabaab Members Killed in Galgaduud: Somali Gov’t
The Somali government said its forces killed 43 Al-Shabaab members and injured several others on Monday after conducting an operation in the ...President Mohamud Visits Frontline Town of Mahas to Strengthen Fight Against Al-Shabaab
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Mahas district on Sunday as part of the mobilization of forces for the offensive against Al-Shabaab. ...President Mohamud Calls for Public Support in Anti-Al-Shabaab Campaign
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has reiterated his call for public support in the fight against Al-Shabaab as the anti-terror offensive gains ...A year on, Somalia is keen to wrap up ‘all-out’ offensive against Al-Shabaab in Galmudug
It has been a year since the first phase of the “all-out” offensive against Al-Shabaab commenced in Somalia’s central regions. With the ...Al-Shabaab attacks military training camp in Somalia’s Bardere town
Al-Shabaab militants on Wednesday attacked a military training camp in Somalia’s southern town of Bardere. The attack started when two explosives-laden vehicles ...Somali cabinet approves appointment of Gen Muhyadin as new army chief
Somalia’s Cabinet on Monday approved the appointment of General Ibrahim Sheekh Muhyadin Adow as the new Commander of the Somali National Army ...Sacked Hiiraan governor declares region’s split from Hirshabelle state
Dismissed governor of Hiiraan region Ali Jeyte has declared his region’s split from Hirshabelle state following his removal from governorship by the ...President of Somalia’s Hirshabelle state replaces regional governor
The President of Somalia’s Hirshabelle state Ali Gudlawe on Sunday replaced Hiiraan region’s governor Ali Jeyte with Abdullahi Ahmed Surufow. The state ...