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    Federal lawmakers condemn detention of Southwest businessmen in Galkayo town

    Wednesday June 11, 2025Galkayo (HOL) — Federal lawmakers representing Somalia’s Southwest State have condemned the detention of several businessmen from their region in...

    Mudug governor denies torture of Southwest elders and traders shown bound in viral photos

    Wednesday June 11, 2025Galkacyo (HOL) — The Governor of Mudug region, Faysal Abdullahi Sheikh (Jifojabsade), has denied allegations that traders and elders from...

    Southwest President Laftagareen visits frontlines in Bay region ahead of anti-Al-Shabaab offensive

    Monday May 5, 2025Baidoa (HOL) — Southwest regional state President Abdiasis Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen visited frontline troops in the Bay region on Sunday...

    Al-Shabaab fighters surrender in Somalia’s Southwest State

    Wednesday April 2, 2025Four former Al-Shabaab fighters stand for a photo after surrendering to authorities in Baidoa, Somalia’s Southwest State, on April 1,...

    Southwest opposition supports national peace dialogue, urges leaders to deliver on promises

    Tuesday April 1, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — A coalition of opposition politicians from Somalia's Southwest State has endorsed President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's recent call...

    Southwest opposition group backs president’s call for national peace talks

    Tuesday April 1, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Maanshiil Forum, an opposition group in Somalia’s Southwest regional state, has welcomed President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s...

    Southwest forces kill senior Al-Shabaab operative in Bay region

    Tuesday April 1, 2025Baidoa (HOL) – Southwest Darwish forces killed a senior Al-Shabaab operative and seized a motorcycle during a military operation on...

    Southwest State of Somalia signs $500M deal with Kuwaiti firm to develop Barawa port

    Tuesday February 18, 2025South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen meets with a senior official from Kuwaiti firm Arabic Holding to discuss...

    Southwest State President signs law to safeguard humanitarian aid

    Sunday February 9, 2025Baidoa (HOL) – Somalia's Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen has signed the Safeguarding of Humanitarian Assistance Law, marking...

    Southwest State holds security meeting to strengthen counter-Al-Shabaab operations

    Saturday February 1, 2025Baidoa (HOL) –  Southwest regional state President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen chaired a security council meeting in Baidoa on Saturday,...

    Southwest State rescues migrants in anti-trafficking operation

    Monday January 13, 2025FILE - Migrants and refugees crowd aboard a rubber boat sailing out of control in the Mediterranean Sea about 21...