WASHINGTON — The Somali government said its army captured a major al-Shabab base in central Somalia, marking a significant victory in its military offensive against the al-Qaida linked group. On Friday, Somalia’s army, alongside security forces from the country’s central Galmudug region, entered the historic district of Elbur, about 400 kilometers (249 miles) north of...
Author: Hanad Ali Guled (Hanad Ali Guled)
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Families who fled conflict in Galgadud beg for food
Ubtan Dahir Mohamed, 48, has been driven to begging to scrape together a meal a day for her eight children and says she is facing the most difficult point in her life. Separated from her husband and without any income, Ubtan is living in an IDP camp in Godinlabe, south of Adado in central Somalia’s...
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Somali community expresses concern after judge vacates Cardilli Jr. manslaughter conviction
Somali community leaders in Portland said a judge’s decision this week to vacate a manslaughter conviction in a high profile case is reopening old wounds. Mark Cardilli Jr., who is white, had been serving 7.5 years in prison for the 2019 killing of Isahak Muse, a young Somali-American man. Cardilli could now receive a new...
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What’s next for security in Somalia after the AU mission ends?
In a dusty military compound in Somalia’s coastal town of Adale, soldiers from the African Union peacekeeping force and the Somali National Army gathered in a makeshift building. advertisements The AU commander gave signed documents to his Somali counterpart, marking the handing over of the military base, approximately 150km from Mogadishu, to the Somali Army....
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Talks to admit Somalia into EAC enter home stretch
Talks between the East African Community (EAC) and the Federal Republic of Somalia for the latter to join the bloc have entered the home stretch. The nine-day negotiations which bring together experts from seven EAC partner states began in earnest in Nairobi Tuesday. advertisementsThe EAC secretariat, the East African Legislative Assembly, the East African Court...
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Zainab Farah wants Najah grocery store to serve African families, those new to cuisine
The emphasis is on the jah, says Zainab Farah, as she looked up from behind the deli counter of her African grocery store that bears the word across its large front windows. It means “success” in Somali, she explains, her gloved hands busy assembling two popular dishes — a combo meal that included a generous...
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Booliska oo soo saaray go’aan ka hor imaanaya dastuurka & xuquuqda Aadana
Muqdisho (Raxanreeb ) Boliiska Soomaaliya ayaa mamnuucay in bannaaanbax Muqdisho lagu qabto wargelin la’aan sida lagu sheegay war ka soo baxay Booliska Soomaaliyeed. War qoraal oo caawa kasoo baxay taliska ciidanka booloiiska gobolka Banaadir ayaa lagu mamnuucay in magaalada Muqdisho lagu qabto bannaan-baxyo aan loo marin hab-raac ah sax ah. ‘’Dadweynaha Soomaaliyeed, ee ku dhaqan...
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Ciidanka DFs oo gudaha u galay Ceelbuur – wax dagaal ah kama dhicin.
Ceelbuur (Raxanreeb ) Ciidanka Dowladda Federaalka ah ee Soomaaliya ayaa lagu soo waramayaa gudaha u galeen degmada Ceelbuur ee gobolka Galgaduud. Guluf socday maalmo ayaa la sheegayaa in ciidanka ay ugu suurtagashay in ay kula wareegaan degmadaas oo ay ku xooganayeen kooxda Al- Shabaab. Kooxda Al-Shabaab ayaa baneysay magaaladaas iyagoo aan ku dagaalamin, waxaana gudaha...
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SSC Forces Capture Somaliland’s Goojacade military Base
In a major victory, forces of the SSC administration of Sool captured the main military base of Somaliland on the outskirts of Lasanood after a battle that lasted less than 4 hours on Friday. The SSC troops were able to take control of Somaliland’s stronghold in Maraaga and the large Goja’adde base. The SSC-Khatumo administration...
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Ciidanka SSC oo gacanta ku dhigay Taliskii ugu waynaa ee GOOJACADE.
Laascanood (Raxanreeb ) Ciidanka SSC ayaa la wareegay taliskii ciidamada Somaliland ee Goojacadde ka dib dagaal ka dhacay duleedka magaalada Laascaanood. Waxaa baraha bulshada la soo geliyey muuqaalo iyo sawiro muujinaya ciidamada SSC oo dhex socda xarunta taliskii ciidamada Somaliland ee Goojacadde. Ciidamadii Somaliland ayaa si halhaleel ah uga baxsadey taliskooda, waxaana ay meesha uga...