Somalia: Former Presidents Farmaajo and Shariif Condemns Government Crackdown on Opposition
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on Sunday strongly condemned a sweeping government security crackdown on opposition figures, warning that the administration is steering the country into…
Somali Security Forces Launch Weapons Sweep in Mogadishu After Clashes
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali state security forces and intelligence operatives on Saturday launched a sweeping house-to-house weapons search operation across an opposition stronghold in Mogadishu, hours after militias loyal to…
Heavy Gunfire Erupts in Mogadishu Over Presidential Term Extension
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali government forces and heavily armed militias loyal to opposition political figures traded intense gunfire and mortar rounds across several neighborhoods in Mogadishu on Thursday, disrupting air…
US Report Reaffirms Somalia Sovereignty Over Breakaway Somaliland
The U.S. State Department has reaffirmed its "One Somalia" policy in a new report to Congress, deal a diplomatic blow to the breakaway region of Somaliland’s long-standing campaign for sovereign…
Baidoa Erupts Into All-Out War as Laftagareen Loyalists Storm City Center
BAIDOA, SOMALIA — 00:26 EAT / 21:26 GMT As massive gun battles—sparked by the sudden return of ousted leader Laftagareen—now rip through the very heart of Baidoa’s residential districts near…
Bloody Gun Battles Erupt as SNA Forces Hit Al-Shabaab in Ceel Dheer
MOGADISHU 03:15 AM / GMT 00:15 AM Fierce, bloody gun battles erupted early this morning near the strategic town of Ceel Dheer—a known insurgent hideout—where elite Danab commandos supported by…
Gunfire Reported Near Villa Somalia as Protests Hit Mogadishu Streets
Mogadishu feels tense tonight. Things shifted fast. Around 9:38 PM, heavy gunfire erupted near the Sayidka intersection—just down the road from Villa Somalia, the presidential palace. Earlier, the city seemed…
Somalia Mediation Collapses in Mogadishu; High Security Alert as May 15 Deadline Looms
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The atmosphere in the capital this morning of the 14th of May 2026, 9:15 AM Mogadishu time, turned extremely tense following the complete failure of the talks…
BREAKING: Laftagareen Breaks Silence, Vows Return to Southwest State Amid Federal Standoff
BREAKING: Ousted Laftagareen Breaks Silence, Vows Return to Southwest State Amid Federal Standoff MOGADISHU, Somalia — As the clock strikes 11:42 PM in Mogadishu this Sunday evening, the political landscape of Somalia has…
