Tag: Somalia
Wrap Up of Key Events in Somalia in 2nd week of January 2023
Unrest in Las Anod In Las Anod, breakaway Somaliland has adopted a conciliatory stance following weeks of unrest in the city claimed ...Somali army seizes El Hur village in Mudug region
The Somali army on Saturday liberated El Hur village in Mudug region which falls under Galmudug state. “As a result of planned ...Somalia is a ‘single state’, President Mohamud says
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Wednesday that Somalia is a “single state” and that the central government is fully responsible for ...ATMIS takes charge of Baidoa’s security ahead of reconciliation conference
Security forces in Somalia’s South West state have handed over the security of Baidoa city to African Union Transition Mission in Somalia ...Somali army set to widen offensive against Al-Shabaab
The Somali National Army (SNA) is set to widen offensive against Al-Shabaab militants in the country’s central regions of Galgadud and Mudug, ...Somalia pushes for lifting of arms embargo amid anti-terror war
The Somali government continues to push for the lifting of arms embargo on the country amid an ongoing offensive against Al-Shabaab terrorists. ...At least 15 killed in twin blasts in central Somalia
At least fifteen people were killed and several others wounded in twin car bomb attacks in recently liberated town of Mahas in ...Opposition in Somalia’s South West State table conditions for reconciliation
Members of the opposition in Somalia’s South West state have tabled conditions that should be met if they are to participate in ...Al-Shabaab’s ‘madness will soon be history’: President Mohamud
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has reiterated his government’s commitment to ‘disable and dismantle’ Al-Shabaab terrorist group. In a column to the ...‘Ciyaal Weero’: The Youth Gangs Terrorizing Mogadishu Residents
In recent months, Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia, has witnessed a surge in crimes committed by youth gangs known as Ciyaal ...
