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 Election: President Hassan Sheikh’s Mandate Expires Tonight Amid Bitter Deadlock
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Tonight, as May 15 slides into May 16, Somalia hits a major crossroads. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s four-year term runs out at midnight, and nobody really knows…
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…
