The federal republic of Somalia is not relenting in its fight against the terror group Al-Shabaab hours after neutralizing the largest explosive-making facility in the Middle Juba region. The Somali National Army’s elite Danab Special Forces have neutralized 22 militants in the Bay region. The ministry of defense confirmed on Friday that the raid that...
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SNA and U.S. forces destroys a key Al-shabaab explosives facility and neutralize 18 militants
The Somali national army and the American forces have yet again delivered a massive blow to the Al-Shabaab after destroying the group’s largest explosive manufacturing facility in the Middle Jubba region. A statement from the Ministry of Defence dated January 9th, 2026, indicates that a joint targeted operation was conducted by the SNA and the...
Somalia clarify allegations surrounding WFP amid port expansion
The federal government of Somalia has refuted claims of the destruction of the US-funded World Food Programme warehouse and the illegal seizing of 76 metric tons of donor-funded food aid. A statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia stated that the commodities referenced in the...
Somalia launches a probe into the alleged flight of a fugitive Yemeni leader into its airspace.
The Immigration and Citizenship Agency of the Federal Republic of Somalia (ICA) has launched a serious probe following allegations that the Somalia national airspace and airport were used to facilitate the movement of a fugitive and political figure. In a press release dated January 8th, 2026, ICA said they had launched investigations following the allegations...
Israel denies plans to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Northwest region of Somalia (Somaliland) as pressure mounts
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has denied claims that the State of Israel has a secret pact with Hargeisa to forcefully relocate displaced Palestinians to the Northwest region of Somalia (Somaliland). Speaking in an interview recently, Minister Sa’ar said there were not any plans to relocate the Palestinians from Gaza. He said the allegations were...
Kenyan Somali lawmakers condemn the deputy president for linking businessmen to the Minnesota Fraud in the US
A section of Northeastern members of parliament have accused former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of ethnic profiling and spreading false information. The former deputy president is at the center of the storm with the Somali community after he alleged that the famous BBS mall was constructed from the proceeds of the alleged Minnesota fraud scandal...
The federal government reaffirms support to Awdal region of Somaliland amid session calls
The federal government of Somalia has reaffirmed its unwavering support to the people of the Awdal region in western Somaliland, who have strongly condemned and opposed the secession and recognition of Somaliland as a sovereign state by Israel. The minister of defence of the federal republic of Somalia Ahmed Moalimi Fiqi in a press meeting...
Somalia’s house of representatives rescues the country’s Healthcare system
The Federal Republic of Somalia’s House of Representatives on Saturday passed and approved the long-awaited medicine bill that will now revolutionize the care system in Somalia. The bill was passed by an overwhelming majority of 141 votes; the bill calls for the formation of the regulatory body (National Medicine Regulatory Authority). The bill will be...
Turkey to deploy Cagri Bey, a state-of-the-art new-gen ultra-deepwater drillship, in Somalia
The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Alparslan Bayraktar, has confirmed that Turkey will launch its first-ever overseas deep-water drilling in Somali waters this February. Turkey is currently assembling its new generation ultra-deep water drill ship, Cagri Bey, the new modern fleet that is being assembled at the port of Tasucu before sailing to the...
Al-shabaab top explosive engineer killed in NISA lead operation
Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has confirmed the killing of two Al-Shabaab senior leaders who have been on their radar in the Jilib district in the middle of the Juba region in a targeted operation conducted on December 10th, 2025. In a press statement, NISA identified the two leaders as Abullahi Osman Mohammed,...