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Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Markab xamuul ah ayaa lagu afduubtay meel ka baxsan xeebaha Soomaaliya, kadib markii koox hubeysan ay u suuragashay inay fuusho markabka oo ay la wareegto gacan-ku-hayntiisa. Hay’adda Hawl-gallada Ganacsiga…
Madaxweynaha Dowladda Puntland, Siciid Cabdullaahi Deni, ayaa caawa xarunta Madaxtooyada Puntland ee Gaalkacyo kulan kula qaatay…
Monitors say eight armed men have taken control of a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia. Renewed pirate activity adds to the problems facing shippers in the Middle East.
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud declared on Sunday that Somalia no longer needs foreign peacekeepers to guarantee its own security, telling African Union troops it was time to go home even as the continental…
Somali national forces clashed with troops loyal to an ousted regional leader on Monday over control of a key city, the government said, accusing him of allying with Islamist insurgents
Addis Ababa, August 17, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopian peacekeepers deployed as part of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) are demonstrating strong military readiness, discipline and morale while effectively…
Heavy clashes broke out in Baidoa, Somalia between federal troops and armed opposition groups.
Addis Ababa, August 17, 2026 (FMC) — A United States defense delegation has recognized Ethiopia’s leading role in advancing peace and stability in the Horn of Africa, particularly in support of peace and security in Somalia. A US defense…
Intense clashes ensued between Somali government forces and forces loyal to the former ousted Southwest State President, Mr. Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed known as Laftagaren. The heavy fighting erupted early on Monday morning on the outskirts…
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud iyo wafdi uu hoggaaminayay ayaa si diiran loogu…
Gaalkacyo (Caasimada Online) – Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud iyo wafdi uu hoggaaminayay ayaa si diiran loogu soo dhoweeyay isku soo bax ballaaran oo ka dhacay garoonka kubadda cagta…
Somali forces repel rebel fighters in Baidoa after intense fighting involving explosives and dozens of casualties.
Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya, Mudane Xamza Cabdi Barre ayaa maanta xafiiskiisa ku qaabilay Hooyo Safiya Macallin Cabdulle Cumar iyo wiilkeeda Maxamed Ciise Daahir oo sannadkan kaalinta koowaad ka galay…
Mogadishu -- Hormuud Salaam Foundation has donated a fully equipped ICT lab to Somali National University and formally inaugurated the new facility at its Gaheyr campus.
Aug 17 (Jowhar)Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa maanta gaaray koonfurta Gaalkacyo ee gobolka Mudug, xilli uu safar dhulka ah ku marayo deegaano ka tirsan maamulka Galmudug. Ka hor inta uusan soo gaarin Gaalkacyo,…
Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa maanta gaaray koonfurta Gaalkacyo ee gobolka Mudug, xilli uu safar dhulka ah ku marayo deegaannada maamulka Galmudug. Sida ay ogaatay Caasimada Online,…
Madaxweynaha dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa galabta soo gaaray koonfurta magaalada Gaalkacyo ee Galmudug, isaga oo socdaal dhulka ah saaka kaga soo ambabaxay magaalada Cadaado oo uu xalay ku hoyday. Madaxweyne…
Madaxweynaha Dowladda federalka ah ee Somalia Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud iyo wafdi ballaaran oo uu hoggaaminayo ayaa…
Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Agaasimihii hore ee Hay’adda Sirdoonka iyo Nabadsugidda Qaranka,Cabdullahi Maxamed Cali (Sanbaloolshe) oo qoraal soo saaray ayaa ka fal-celiyay dagaalkii maanta magaalada Baydhabo, kaas oo la sheegay inay ka…
Baidoa, Somalia -- Forces loyal to former South West State president Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen on Monday claimed they had taken control of parts of Baidoa following heavy fighting with forces aligned with the South…
Baydhabo (Caasimada Online) – Ciidanka Birmadka Booliiska Gaarka ah ee Koonfur Galbeed Soomaaliya ayaa maanta magaalada Baydhabo ku soo bandhigay maxaabiis tiro badan oo lagu soo qabtay howlgallo ay ka sameeyeen magaalada iyo bannaankeeda,…
Baidoa -- Somalia's military has denied claims by forces loyal to former South West State president Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen that they had taken control of Baidoa following heavy fighting in the city on Monday.
(ERGO) – For 23-year-old Asma Ismail Ahmed, teaching is no longer confined to the classroom. Every afternoon, she goes from home to home in Hargeisa, teaching children and adults who were unable to attend school because of financial…
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said his country is now capable of taking full responsibility for its security, calling for African Union peacekeepers to leave Somalia after nearly two decades of fighting Al-Shabaab…
Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Wasaaradda Gaashaandhigga Soomaaliya oo warsaxaafadeed soo saartay ayaa ka hadashay dagaalkii saaka ka dhacay magaalada Baydhabo, iyada oo sheegtay in weerarka ay soo qaadeen maleeshiyaad ka tirsan kooxda…
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Fierce clashes erupted Monday in Baidoa, the interim capital of Somalia’s Southwest state, between federal government troops and forces loyal to ousted regional leader Abdiaziz Laftagaren, whose spokesman…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | GALINSOOR: Federal government of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged residents of Galinsoor to protect peace and community cohesion as he continued a tour of Galmudug focused on security and local development.…
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, oo ku guda jira safarkiisa deegaanada Galmudug, ayaa soo gaaray magaalada Galinsoor ee Gobolka Galgaduud, halkaas oo uu kula kulmay boqolaal ka mid ah shacabka…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: More than 30 Al-Shabaab fighters have been killed after Somali government forces repelled an early-morning attack on the outskirts of Baydhabo. According to a statement by the Ministry of Defence, the militants,…
Somaliland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has said that it received the news that a senior delegation led by the UN Deputy Special Representative to Somalia, Mr. George Conway, visited Las Anod, with the…