Former President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, has strongly condemned what he described as the unlawful arrest and mistreatment of Kaamil Cabdi Macow, a prominent youth activist working on youth rights and democracy, who has been held in Mogadishu for several days in a manner he says is inconsistent with the...
The Puntland Ministry of Finance has released the state budget for the 2026 fiscal year, revealing a significant overall reduction driven largely by a decline in international development projects and the government’s public investment programme. According to the figures presented, the 2026 budget is set at US$315.7 million, down from US$466.8 million in 2025 –...
U.S. warplanes have carried out heavy overnight airstrikes against suspected ISIS (Daacish) positions in Bari region of Puntland State in north-eastern Somalia, local security officials said. The strikes, conducted late last night, targeted what officials described as strategic locations used by ISIS, including command posts and defensive positions. The areas hit are believed to have...
The Federal Government of Somalia has provided details of a security operation carried out in the Moora-gaabey area, located approximately 37 kilometres from Xudur, the capital of Bakool region in the South West State. In a statement, the government said the operation was carefully planned and executed, resulting in the killing of three members of...
The Somali National Army’s 43rd Division, supported by the elite Danab Commandos, has carried out major security operations targeting Al-Shabaab in several villages near Jamaame in the Lower Juba region, according to military officials. The operations, which lasted several hours, were conducted in Muuse Xaaji, Araare, Koban, Bangeeni, Maleyleey, Baladu-Raxma and Maam-Bile. Officials said these...
Mogadishu (Raxanreeb Online) – Abdirisak Hassan, the former security adviser to Somalia’s transitional president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, has said that Somalia is unlikely to hold any form of national elections in the coming months. In an exclusive interview with Raxanreeb Media, Hassan discussed the recent Puntland elections as well as the federal polls expected later...
Shabeellaha Hoose — The Somali National Army (SNA), led by the elite Gorgor Commandos, conducted a major security operation on Sunday in the areas of Calanley, Masaale, and Ruun-Shiiqow in the Middle Shabelle region. The operation targeted locations where Al-Shabaab militants were reportedly engaged in activities aimed at destabilising security and extorting local residents. Lieutenant...
A Somali National Army officer has been accused of killing an 11-year-old boy in the Haanta Dheer neighbourhood of Mogadishu last night, according to the victim’s family. Eyewitnesses and relatives of the deceased confirmed to Raxanreeb Media that the officer, whose house is located near the scene of the incident, became irritated by the noise...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The United States Embassy in Mogadishu has said it is monitoring reports that Somalia’s E-visa system may have been hacked, noting that it has not yet been confirmed whether the personal data of U.S. citizens was compromised. In a statement, the embassy said it is closely following the situation after reports indicated...
Mogadishu (Raxanreeb Online) — The Minister of Defence of the Federal Government of Somalia, Ahmed Macalin Fiqi, has revealed that over the past year alone, 800 fighters from Al-Shabaab and Daesh — including 50 senior commanders — have been killed in military operations. The Defence Minister made the remarks during a session in the Upper...