Somalia, Ethiopia on a collision course as tensions escalate in Gedo region
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia and Ethiopia are edging towards confrontation as tensions intensify in Gedo border region, where Ethiopian forces issued a three-day ultimatum...
Somalia’s army, Ugandan peacekeepers recapture Barire town near Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Ugandan troops serving under the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia and the Somali National Army have retaken the strategic town...
Kenya orders Jubaland troops to withdraw after fleeing Somalia clashes
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Kenya has given Jubaland forces who crossed into its territory following fierce clashes with Somalia’s army last week a few days...
Ethiopia gives Somalia’s army three-day ultimatum to withdraw from Balad Hawo town
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Ethiopian troops stationed in Dolow, a town on Somalia’s southern border with Ethiopia, have issued a three-day ultimatum demanding the withdrawal...
Somalia’s president welcomes Ethiopian ambassador known for backing Somaliland secession
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday formally received the credentials of Ethiopia’s newly appointed ambassador to Mogadishu, Suleiman Dedefo—a figure...
Somalia: Suicide car bombs target Ugandan peacekeepers near Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Two suicide car bombs struck a military position held by Ugandan peacekeepers near the Somali town of Afgoye on Monday, as...
Massive fire devastates Mogadishu’s second-largest market
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A massive fire ripped through Mogadishu’s Suuq Ba’ad market on Monday night, killing at least one person and destroying hundreds of...
Somalia: Puntland releases Turkish weapons ship after diplomatic talks
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Authorities in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Monday released a vessel carrying advanced weaponry destined for Turkey’s military base in Mogadishu,...
Tensions rise in Mogadishu as troops face off over market demolition
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Tensions are escalating in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, amid rival troop deployments around Siinay market, where the government is pressing ahead with...
Heavy fighting erupts in Mogadishu amid controversial demolitions
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Intense fighting broke out late Saturday night in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, as unidentified armed men attacked security forces overseeing the...