MOGADISHU– Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) says its elite forces have killed 12 suspected Al-Shabaab militants in a special operation in the Hawad area of Jambalul, in Afgooyr District of the Lower Shabelle region. In a statement issued on Wednesday, NISA said its special forces conducted a targeted operation to flush out militants...
MOGADISHU – Somalia is entering a new phase of reforms aimed at holding democratic elections for the first time in three decades, Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Salah Jama has said. Speaking at the opening of the Somalia Civil Society Summit 2025 in Mogadishu, Jama stated that the country is shifting...
The Somali National Army (SNA), particularly the 8th Battalion of the 60th Division, has conducted a security operation in areas located between Baydhabo and Buurhakaba in the Bay region, military officials have confirmed. The operation targeted locations and hideouts used by Al-Shabaab along the main road linking the two towns, where the group had reportedly...
Mogadishu– The Somali National Army’s elite Danab Commandos have arrested two suspected Al-Shabaab members during a security operation in the Towfiiq–Tora-Toorow area of Lower Shabelle, the Federal Ministry of Defence has announced. In a statement, the Ministry confirmed that preliminary investigations identified one of the detainees, named as Zakariye, as the son of Moalim Abdirahman,...
MOGADISHU – The People’s Republic of China has donated USD 1 million to the Federal Government of Somalia to support ongoing drought relief efforts, as millions of Somalis face worsening humanitarian conditions. According to the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), more than 4.4 million people across the country are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance...
MOGADISHU – The Federal Government of Somalia has convened the Technical Advisory Board of the National Cohesion Initiative to review its 2025 annual report and agree on priorities for the coming year. Speaking at the official opening of the National Cohesion meeting, the Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation, H.E. Ali Yusuf Ali Hosh,...
Mogadishu (Raxanreeb Online) – Tensions are running high this morning in the Dab-damiska neighbourhood of Mogadishu, where Somali police forces and civilians previously evicted from the area are facing off. According to reports from the scene, the civilians, many of them from low-income families, say they reject what they describe as the improper use of...
Mogadishu –The Commander of the Banadir Regional Police Division, Senior Colonel Mahdi Omar Mumin, has denied reports that the land of the Fire Brigade compound in Mogadishu, from which residents were recently evicted, has been transferred to private individuals or businesspeople. Speaking to the media at the Fire Brigade Headquarters, the commander described the allegations...
Garowe (Raxanreeb Online) – The Puntland regional administration has called on the people and authorities of Somaliland to resolve the situation in Awdal region through dialogue and to safeguard the stability of the area. In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Puntland State Minister for the Presidency Cabdifitaax Maxamed Cabdinuur urged that all grievances...
Sabiib (Raxanreeb Online)– Somalia’s Minister of Defence, Ahmed Macallin Fiqi, and Minister of Interior, Ali Yusuf Ali (Hosh), on Saturday officially inaugurated the rehabilitated bridge linking Sabib and Anole in Lower Shabelle region. The opening ceremony was attended by senior federal government officials, officers of the Somali National Armed Forces, representatives of the African Union...