Somali president repeats vow to ‘eliminate’ Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Tuesday his government was determined to launch a full-scale offensive against Al-Qaeda-aligned militant group...
Ethiopia launches ‘large scale offensive’ in Tigray region
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - Ethiopia’s military backed by Amhara special forces and militias launched an offensive on the positions of Tigrayan forces in the South...
Jubaland president’s term extension sparks anger, formation of opposition council
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A recent vote by the parliament of Somalia’s Jubaland state to extend the term of regional President Ahmed Madobe by an...
Somali PM hints at possible security shakeup after deadly hotel siege
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Sunday night hinted at possible shakeup of security agencies and said the government would...
Ethiopian delegation discusses security cooperation with Somalia’s Puntland leader
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – A delegation of Ethiopian military officials met with the leader of Somalia’s northeastern Puntland State Saeed Abdullahi Deni discussing closer security...
Somalia’s longest hotel siege comes to end, 21 confirmed dead – minister
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s security forces ended a more than 30-hour Al-Shabaab siege of an upscale hotel in Mogadishu that saw the death of...
Somalia’s former president Farmajo sworn in as permanent MP
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was sworn in on Sunday as a permanent MP in a parliament session held hours...
At least 30 killed in Somalia hotel siege
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - At least 30 people were killed and dozens more wounded after Al-Qaeda-aligned Al-Shabaab militants seized a hotel popular with government officials...
Somalia’s govt sends rare request to Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s Minister of Interior Ahmed Moalim Fiqi sent a rare request to the Al-Qaeda-aligned militant group Al-Shabaab urging its leadership to...
Somali parliament delays swearing-in of ex-president as MP after hotel attack
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somali parliament on Friday delayed a secession scheduled for Saturday, in which former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo would be sworn in...