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    Somali president forms special committee to support Puntland’s fight against ISIS

    Saturday February 22, 2025FILE - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (left) and Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni (right) are seen in military fatigues...

    Fahad Yaasiin slams federal government over delayed support for Puntland’s anti-ISIS fight

    Saturday February 22, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Former embattled Somali intelligence chief Fahad Yasin has strongly criticized President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's remarks on Puntland's...

    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...

    Electoral commission reaffirms 2026 one-person, one-vote elections amid boycotts

    Saturday February 22, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somalia’s National Electoral Commission reaffirmed its commitment to holding a universal suffrage election in 2026, despite a...

    Somali police offer $10,000 reward for information on soldier’s killers

    Saturday February 22, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Police Force Friday night released images and names of two suspects accused of killing Somali...

    Somali army and AFRICOM conduct airstrikes against Al-Shabaab near Bulo Burte district

    Saturday February 22, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali National Army (SNA), with support from U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), conducted airstrikes near Bulo Burte district...

    Islamic State in Somalia expands global reach, becomes key financial hub

    Friday February 21, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The Islamic State’s Somalia branch (IS-S) has grown into one of the group’s most critical global affiliates,...

    Somali forces recapture El Baraf and Miirtaqwa after brief Al-Shabaab occupation

    Friday February 21, 2025Somali government forces and local militia pose for a photo after retaking Ceelbaraf from Al-Shabaab militants in the Middle Shabelle...

    Somali Foreign Minister denies blocking former PM Rooble’s diplomatic passport clearance

    Friday February 21, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has denied reports that the federal government blocked former Prime Minister...

    Somali troops advance to retake El Baraf after Al-Shabaab seizure

    Friday February 21, 2025 Somali National Army (SNA) troops and allied local militias advance through a rural area in Middle Shabelle as part of...

    U.S., Somali troops train in Kenya to strengthen counterterrorism efforts

    Friday February 21, 2025A U.S. Army paratrooper engages in a lighthearted exchange with Somali Danab special forces during Justified Accord 2025 in Kenya....

    Backers of Mogadishu Rotana see hotel’s role in driving Somalia’s renaissance

    Friday February 21, 2025By Terence BakerThe Mogadishu Rotana hotel, as displayed in this rendering, will have 261 rooms and 60 residences. (Riverside Holding)The...

    Somali forces kill six Al-Shabaab militants in a military operation in Harardhere district

    Friday February 21, 2025Dhusamareb (HOL) – Somali army forces, in coordination with local clan militias, killed six Al-Shabaab militants in a planned military...

    Somali government engages Saudi authorities over prisoners on death row

    Friday February 21, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali government announced on Thursday that it is closely monitoring the legal and humanitarian conditions of Somali...

    Somalia’s former PM denied diplomatic passport, travels to South Africa on Swedish papers

    Thursday February 20, 2025Former Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble (center left) listens as a Somali community leader addresses supporters at O.R. Tambo...

    UK appoints Charles Nicholas King as new ambassador to Somalia

    Thursday February 20, 2025Charles Nicholas King, newly appointed UK Ambassador to Somalia, set to assume office in May 2025. (Credit: Foreign, Commonwealth &...