BAIDOA — Intense armed conflict erupted on the outskirts of Baidoa early Monday morning, as forces aligned with the Somali Federal Government engaged loyalist troops associated with former South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed “Laftagareen.” The clashes mark a significant escalation in regional instability, with local political leaders and federal military authorities presenting starkly...
GALGADUUD — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Commander-in-Chief of the Somali Armed Forces, on Sunday presided over the graduation of newly trained units of the Somali National Army (SNA) at the Xananbuure Military Training School in Galgaduud region. The ceremony was attended by senior federal and regional officials, including Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, Somali National...
LAS ANOD— George Conway, the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, arrived in Las Anod on Sunday for high-level discussions with authorities and local stakeholders in Somalia’s Northeastern administration. During the visit, Conway is expected to meet senior officials of the Northeastern administration, community representatives and...
MOGADISHU— The United States has appointed senior career diplomat Ruth Anne Stevens-Klitz as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Somalia, where she is expected to take up her post in Mogadishu during August 2026. Stevens-Klitz brings more than 25 years of experience in the U.S. Foreign Service, with an extensive diplomatic career...
Puntland (Raxanreeb Online) — Scores of vehicles have been stranded along the main road linking Bosaso and Qardho after Puntland security forces blocked the route in protest over several months of unpaid salaries and other financial entitlements. The protesting personnel are reportedly demanding payment of salaries and benefits that they say have remained outstanding for...
KAMPALA — Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining troops in Somalia as uncertainty grows over the future of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), which continues to face significant funding challenges. Uganda’s Defence Minister, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, said Kampala intends to sustain its military contribution to Somalia and plans to deploy...
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s security agencies have reported a series of military operations and airstrikes against Al-Shabaab in parts of the Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle regions, saying several senior commanders and fighters were killed. The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said a planned operation in Warciise, approximately 25 kilometres from Jowhar, resulted in the deaths...
BELED HAWO— The commander of the Somali National Army’s 43rd Division, Colonel Osman Haji, arrived in the border town of Beled Hawo on Thursday after spending several months in Mogadishu. Colonel Haji landed at the airstrip inside the UK military training facility in Beled Hawo, according to local sources. His arrival is understood to be...
Puntland (Raxanreeb Online): Beeldaaje Mohamed Ahmed Matan has been selected by his clan to succeed his father after being chosen to take over the traditional leadership position previously held by his father. The selection of the new Beeldaaje is part of the traditional leadership system of the community, with the clan choosing Mohamed Ahmed Matan...
MOGADISHU — The Banadir Regional Court of Appeal has overturned a three-year prison sentence imposed on Sacdiya Macallin Ali, widely known as Sacdiya Bajaaj, leading to her release from custody on Wednesday. Sacdiya was sentenced to three years in prison in late June following an earlier court ruling. Her legal team subsequently appealed the decision,...