Irro tells foreign diplomats in Nairobi: Engage Somaliland as sovereign state, not extension of Somalia

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro urged Western diplomats on Friday to engage his administration as a sovereign, capable partner rather...

Somalia: Puntland seizes second federal camp, alleges China-donated arms diverted

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Northeastern Somalia's Puntland security forces seized a second military camp belonging to federal government-aligned troops within 24 hours on Thursday, capturing...

Somalia: Puntland seizes federal-aligned base in Galkayo

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Puntland security forces on Wednesday seized a military base in the northern part of Galkayo that had been held by forces...

Somalia’s president, international partners hold fresh talks to break electoral deadlock

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met international partners on Tuesday as diplomatic efforts gathered pace to ease growing political tensions over Somalia's...

Somalia, Pakistan sign defence cooperation pact in Islamabad

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia and Pakistan have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen cooperation in defence, security and military capacity building, Somalia's Ministry...

Al-Shabaab retakes Teedaan in Somalia’s Hiran region

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Shabaab fighters recaptured the town of Teedaan in central Somalia's Hiran region on Sunday, seizing a position that has long served...

Somalia: US signs Bosaso base deal with Puntland, bypassing Mogadishu

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The United States military has signed a new security agreement with Puntland, Somalia's northeastern federal member state, bypassing the federal government...

Somalia president forces Uganda to soften dialogue clause in AUSSOM communique

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud openly clashed with his Ugandan hosts on Friday at the close of an extraordinary summit of...

AFRICOM chief: Somalia must end political infighting or risk losing US military support

Key PointsAFRICOM commander Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson warns continued US engagement in Somalia depends on ending political infighting Anderson says the elite Danab...

Somalia joins Saudi coalition to counter Houthis in Red Sea

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia has formally thrown its weight behind a Saudi-engineered coalition designed to shield the Red Sea's arteries of global trade from...

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