MOGADISHU— Tensions erupted on Sunday in Mogadishu’s Yaqshid district after federal security forces launched an operation in the Tookiyo neighbourhood, triggering protests and an exchange of gunfire with local residents. Residents said the operation was linked to efforts to clear homes and properties in the area that authorities reportedly intend to reclaim for government use....
MOGADISHU— The Federal Government of Somalia has reinforced security measures across Mogadishu following a series of explosions reported in parts of the capital last week, none of which caused casualties. Security personnel have been increased at checkpoints throughout the city, with officers carrying out more extensive inspections of vehicles and passengers. Additional forces have also...
BAIDOA (Raxanreeb Online) — Tensions are rising in and around Baidoa following reports of significant troop movements to positions on the outskirts of the city, amid an escalating political dispute over the leadership and direction of South West State. Sources in the Bay region say a large contingent of heavily armed forces, reportedly aligned with...
MOGADISHU — Local defense forces in the Wargaadhi area of the Middle Shabelle region have killed a senior Al-Shabaab operative during a targeted raid in the village of Tawakal. The deceased commander, 57-year-old Abdullahi Mohamud Odowaa, known by the alias Faadhuud, managed the militant group’s financial extortion network, overseeing forced revenue collection under the guise...
BAIDOA— Regional authorities in South West State announced that security forces conducted a targeted operation and airstrike against Al-Shabaab strongholds on the outskirts of Baidoa, located in the Bay region. According to an official statement issued by the South West State Ministry of Security, local security forces executed the planned operation at approximately 10:00 PM....
Al-Shabaab operatives set fire to six freight trucks carrying charcoal from the Lower Shabelle and Hiran regions on Wednesday as the convoy was traveling toward the capital, Mogadishu. Photographs obtained from the area depict the commercial vehicles engulfed in flames along the road connecting Wanlaweyn and Afgooye in the Lower Shabelle region. A transport driver...
MOGADISHU— Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has confirmed that an airstrike was carried out in the Fiidow area of Middle Shabelle region, targeting a location where suspected Al-Shabaab members were reportedly holding a meeting. In a statement issued following the operation, NISA said the strike caused casualties among those targeted, but the agency...
MOGADISHU,— Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has received Safiya Macallin Abdulle Omar and her son, Mohamed Issa Dahir, at his office in Mogadishu following Mohamed’s achievement of securing first place nationwide in this year’s National Secondary School Examination. During the meeting, the Prime Minister congratulated Mohamed on his exceptional academic performance and commended his mother...
GALGADUUD— President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has arrived in Galinsoor town in the Galgaduud region as part of his ongoing visit to areas across Galmudug State. President Mohamud, accompanied by Galmudug State President Ahmed Abdi Kariye (Qoorqoor), received a warm welcome from hundreds of residents who lined the streets of...
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...