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    Al-Shabaab leaders flee Jilib following intensified airstrikes by Somali forces

    Sunday March 23, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Top leaders of the Al-Shabaab militant group have begun fleeing from their longtime stronghold of Jilib in...

    Somali airstrike kills senior Al-Shabaab leaders and elders in Galguduud region

    Friday March 21, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali National Army (SNA), in collaboration with the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), carried out...

    President Mohamud meets local leaders in Adale district to boost counterterrorism efforts

    Friday March 21, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with regional leaders, security officials, and community members in Adale town on Thursday...

    US strikes Houthi strongholds in Yemen where leaders are hiding, Yemeni sources say

    By Mohammed GhobariThursday March 20, 2025A fighter plane takes off, said to be, for an operation against the Yemen's Houthis at an unidentified...

    Ethiopia’s Somali and Afar leaders hold iftar to end territorial dispute

    Thursday March 13, 2025Somali and Afar regional leaders, accompanied by religious figures, walk together in a show of unity during a reconciliation event...

    NISA airstrike in Lower Shabelle region kills two senior Al-Shabaab leaders

    Thursday March 13, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) conducted an aerial operation in Jambaluul, Lower Shabelle, on Wednesday,...

    Somalia’s opposition leaders back military offensive against Al-Shabaab and urge national security reform

    Wednesday March 5, 2025 Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, and opposition leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame (L...

    Somalia backs Palestine at Arab League summit as leaders reject Gaza displacement

    Wednesday March 5, 2025Leaders from across the Arab world pose for a group photo at the Extraordinary Arab Summit for Palestine in Cairo,...

    European leaders ‘doubling down’ on backing Zelensky after Trump blowup

    By Steve Hendrix and Mariana AlfaroMonday March 3, 2025LONDON — Rattled European leaders on Sunday said they were “doubling down” on supporting Ukraine...

    Somali army names five Al-Shabaab leaders killed in Middle Shabelle region

    Saturday February 22, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali National Army (SNA) has identified five Al-Shabaab members killed in heavy fighting in the El-Ali...

    Ma’awisley forces attack senior Al-Shabaab leader’s residence in El-Bur district

    Tuesday February 18, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Local militia forces known as Ma'awisley launched an attack on the residence of a senior Al-Shabaab leader...

    VIDEO: African leaders gather in Ethiopia for 38th AU summit

    Saturday February 15, 2025 African leaders have started jetting into Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, to attend the 38th African Union summit which will be...

    Somaliland’s president discusses security, investment with UAE leaders

    Wednesday February 12, 2025Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro shakes hands with UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al...

    National security vs equal rights: Leaders clash over Ruto’s ID policy

    By BRUHAN MAKONGTuesday February 11, 2025While some have hailed the decision ending vetting required for issuance of identification documents to residents of Northern...

    Mogadishu police take over Mothers’ House compound, arrest women’s association leaders

    Sunday February 9, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali police forces have taken control of the Mothers' House compound, located opposite the Somali National Theater,...

    Somali defense minister hails US airstrikes for killing top ISIS leaders in Bari

    Monday February 3, 2025Somalia’s Defense Minister, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, addresses troops during a ceremony at the Balidoogle military base in Lower ShabelleMogadishu (HOL)...