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    SSC-Khaatumo police arrest 23 in gang rape case Las Anod town

    Tuesday June 17, 2025Las Anod (HOL) – The SSC-Khaatumo Police have arrested 23 suspects in connection with a brutal gang rape and torture incident...

    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...

    Two civilians killed in suspected clan-related attack near Galkayo town

    Sunday June 8, 2025Galkayo (HOL) – A man and a woman were shot dead on Saturday by unidentified gunmen while returning from a...

    Two Somali shopkeepers shot dead in Cape Town, police investigate extortion link

    Friday April 25, 2025FILE - A brightly painted spaza shop, named "Shorty Tuck Shop," located in a suburban area of Cape Town, South...

    US-Somali airstrike as battle rages for key town

    Friday April 18, 2025Al-Shabab has in recent months regrouped and launched a series of counter-attacks (file photo)The US and Somalia have carried out...

    Somali president defends war strategy after al-Shabaab captures key town

    Thursday April 17, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday defended his administration’s ongoing offensive against Al-Shabaab, following the militant...

    Prime Minister Barre launches eight major development projects in Las Anod town

    Monday April 14, 2025Las Anod (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Sunday officially laid the foundation stone for eight major...

    Somaliland Parliament condemns Somali PM’s planned visit to Las Anod town

    Monday April 7, 2025Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland’s Parliament has strongly condemned the planned visit by Somali Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre to Las...

    Former Somali President condemns Al-Shabaab attack on Hotel in Beledweyne town

    Wednesday March 12, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed strongly condemned the deadly attack by Al-Shabaab on the Qahira...

    Al-Shabaab terror group attacks hotel in Somalia’s Beledweyne town

    Tuesday March 11, 2025FILE PHOTOBeledweyne (HOL) – The Al-Shabaab terrorist group stormed Cairo hotel in Beledweyne, Hiiraan region, on Tuesday morning, following several...

    Former Somali PM praises lift of flight ban in Baardheere town, calls for further easing of restrictions

    Saturday March 8, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Former Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdoon has applauded the Federal Government of Somalia for lifting the...

    Somali delegation joins celebration of Xeer Ciise’s UNESCO recognition in Dire Dawa town

    Sunday January 26, 2025Jigjiga (HOL) – A Somali government delegation, including Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Abdirahman Yusuf Al-Adala and Deputy...

    New rider in town: Somalia’s first woman equestrian turns heads

    Saturday January 25, 2025Shukri Osman Muse, Somalia's first female equestrian, rides through the streets of the capital Mogadishu © Hassan Ali Elmi /...

    Somali forces repel Al-Shabaab attack in Masagawa town

    Saturday January 25, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali government forces, supported by local militias, clashed with al-Shabaab militants in Masagawa town in the Galgaduud...

    Somali army intercepts Al-Shabaab weapons shipment near Beledweyne town

    Sunday January 19, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali National Army (SNA) forces, supported by local residents, intercepted a vehicle carrying 13 AK-47 rifles intended...

    Puntland and Galmudug forces intervene to separate clashing militias in Galkayo town

    Sunday January 19, 2025Galkacyo (HOL) - Regional forces from Puntland and Galmudug have separated two armed militias that exchanged gunfire in Galkayo’s Garsoor...