Bosaso (Raxanreeb Online) – Security forces in Bosaso, the commercial hub and capital of Bari region, successfully repelled an overnight attack on the city’s central police station by clan-affiliated militia groups. According to official sources, the armed groups launched a coordinated assault on the station late last night. A brief but fierce exchange of gunfire...
Baydhabo (Raxanreeb Online)–A surge in the presence of Al-Shabaab militants has been reported across several areas in the Bay and Bakool regions of Somalia’s South West State, following the group’s recent setbacks in central Somalia. Local sources and security officials confirm that heavily armed fighters, some traveling in military vehicles, have been seen moving through...
Bardaale (Raxanreeb Online) – In a significant blow to the Al-Shabaab militant group, Somali security forces in the district of Bardaale have successfully carried out a targeted operation in the Kooney area, resulting in the death of a senior militant figure known as Macalin Qaddiid. According to security officials, Macalin Qaddiid was a key operative...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, arrived in Mogadishu on Sunday, receiving a warm and high-level welcome from Somali officials. His visit marks a significant step in deepening cooperation between Somalia and the African Union. Mahamat is scheduled to meet with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to discuss joint...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Qatar’s Amir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, held a phone call with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday, expressing his country’s solidarity following an attack targeting the president’s convoy earlier this week. According to a statement from Villa Somalia, the Amir strongly condemned all forms of violence and terrorism threatening...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A cargo plane registered in Kenya tragically crashed near Mogadishu on Saturday, claiming the lives of all five crew members on board, according to the Somali Civil Aviation Authority. The aircraft, a DHC-5D Buffalo bearing registration number 5Y-RBA and serial number 109, went down around 5:43 PM local time, approximately 24 kilometers...
.Cadale, Somalia – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived in the coastal town of Cadale, where he was received by Hirshabelle State President Ali Abdullahi Hussein. The visit is part of the President’s continued efforts to oversee military operations aimed at combating extremist groups and securing liberated areas. During his visit, President Mohamud is...
Kismayo (Raxanreeb Online) – Security forces in Jubbaland have successfully repelled an attack by Al-Shabaab militants in the Diif area of Lower Juba, following a well-coordinated operation that prevented the insurgents from advancing into the town. According to reliable sources, Jubbaland forces had prior intelligence about the planned attack and took proactive measures, confronting the...
Mogadishu, Somalia – A high-ranking Somali military commander and several soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack targeting a government convoy in Lower Shabelle, security sources have confirmed. The explosion occurred between the areas of Number 50 and Sabiib, targeting a convoy carrying Colonel Mohamed Nur (Jareere),the commander of the Somali National Army’s 14th...
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have strongly condemned the attack targeting the convoy of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who was heading toward the frontlines of the ongoing conflict. A statement from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shared on X (formerly Twitter), expressed the kingdom’s firm disapproval of the assault. The...