Among those targeted are Abdirahman Fahiye, believed to lead IS-Somalia’s day-to-day operations, Mohamed Ahmed Qahiye
SOMALIA: Men in sarongs taking on al-Shabab militants
The jihadists’ reaction to the ma’awiisley shows how seriously they are taking them.
Terrorists drive explosive-laden car into popular Somalia hotel ‘killing three students’
Ironically, at the time of the attack, a meeting to discuss an anti-Al-Shabaab offensive was ongoing, Garowe Online reported.
UN Food Agency Warns Somalia Near Full-Blown Famine
The World Health Organization reports half of Somalia’s children, some 1.8 million, are suffering from this condition.
Treasury Designates Al-Shabaab Financial Facilitators.
Al-Shabaab pledged allegiance to al-Qa’ida in 2009 and officially became an al-Qa’ida affiliate in 2012. The group maintains strong connections to al-Qa’ida’s senior leaders
Somalia Media fraternity call for the Somali government to drop malicious charges against Abdalle Ahmed Mumin
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Somali Media Association (SOMA), Somali Independent Media Houses Association (SIMHA) and Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSJ) condemn the Somalia government’s actions in bringing trumped up charges against Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and call for the office of the attorney general to drop these malicious charges. This is a clear attempt to criminalize journalism and to curtail freedom of expression and media freedoms
Government Officials should stop pressure on the judiciary to influence Abdalle Ahmed Mumin’s case
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Somali Media Association (SOMA), Somali Independent Media Houses Association (SIMHA) and Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSG) call for the Somali government to stop the interference and pressure on the Somali judiciary, especially the judges and the prosecutors to press trump-up charges against Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSG). We call for his unconditional release
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) supports the development of community
Under the UN Security Council Resolution 2628, ATMIS, through its police component is tasked with building the Somali Police
Somalia Drought Puts Women and Girls at Higher Risk of Violence
As the drought exacerbates, many girls are dropping out of school to support their parents to search for food. Aged just 12, Susan
Somalia marks 5th anniversary of deadliest terror bombing in its history
Their lives were cut short while on their way to Mogadishu's scenic Liido beach on the Indian Ocean coast, she said.