Somalia’s govt says Al-Shabaab asks for peace talks, militants deny
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s Deputy Minister of Defense Abdifatah Qasim said on Saturday the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent group Al-Shabaab had asked for peace talks, but...
Somalia’s PM says probe underway into soldiers arrested following hotel attack
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Friday said a probe is underway into soldiers arrested on suspicion of facilitating a...
Eritrean trafficker wanted by Netherlands arrested in Sudan, Dutch prosecutors say
Dutch prosecutors said on Thursday that an Eritrean man with a conviction for human trafficking who has been on the Netherlands' most wanted list...
Somalia: SNA commanders among soldiers killed in militant attack
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - At least four military commanders were among soldiers killed in a militant attack on an army base in a village in...
Somalia’s president chairs cabinet meeting
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday chaired a cabinet meeting, a day after more than 35 people were killed in...
Armed militia captures northern Somalia’s Lasanod town
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - An armed militia seized control of the northern Somalia town of Lasanod on Thursday, hours after attacking bases housing Somaliland troops,...
Somaliland says won’t sit idly by if attacked in dispute with Puntland
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi said on Tuesday separatist region’s troops will not sit idly by if attacked by forces of...
Twin car bombs kill at least 15 in central Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - At least 15 people were killed on Wednesday after two car bombs exploded outside camps for security forces in the town...
Ugandan soldier fatally shoots 3 colleagues in Somalia
A Ugandan soldier has shot and killed three colleagues serving in Somalia as part of an African Union peacekeeping force, Uganda’s military said Tuesday.Uganda...
At least three wounded as gunfight erupts in northern Somalia’s Lasanod town
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Three people wounded after heavy fighting erupted in the northern Somalia town of Lasanod on Monday night.Armed militias attacked a base...