Presidential spokesman denies Somali troops fought in Ethiopia’s Tigray
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali presidential spokesman Abdikarin Ali Kar said on Tuesday reports that Somali troops were fighting alongside Eritrean and Ethiopian forces in...
Election talks between Somaliland govt, opposition collapse
HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) - Talks between Somaliland government and opposition broke down after mediation efforts led by some of the country’s traditional leaders failed to...
Somaliland bans BBC over failure to recognize its independence
HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) - Somaliland announced on Tuesday it had banned BBC news broadcasts after the media corporation’s alleged failure to recognize the break-away region’s...
US military says two Al-Shabaab militants killed in drone strike in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - US Africa Command said on Monday it had killed two Al-Shabaab insurgents in an airstrike conducted near the coastal town of...
Plane crash-lands at airport in Somalia’s capital, all passengers survive
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Juba Airways plane carrying passengers from the town of Baidoa crash-landed at Adan Adde International Airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on...
US pledges support for Egypt’s water security as Ethiopia begins third filling of Nile dam
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - The United States promised support for Egypt’s water amid growing concerns by Cairo and Khartoum over Ethiopia’s move to begin the...
Somalia: Truck bomb hits a hotel popular with officials in Jowhar
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Truck bomb explosion struck a hotel popular with officials in the town of Jowhar, some 90km north of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu...
Somali PM, US ambassador discuss ‘strengthening bilateral ties’
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met on Sunday US ambassador Larry Andre at the heavily fortified Halane base in Mogadishu...
An attack on a military base in Somalia shows al-Shabab’s deadly power
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - In the predawn hours, the militants of al-Shabab attacked the peacekeepers’ base from every direction with lethal precision.
Suicide bombers detonated...
Russia preparing for next stage of offensive, Ukraine says
Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said, after Moscow said its forces would step...