Corruption Blamed for Somalia Prison Attack that Left At Least 10 Dead
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) -Corruption is blamed for fierce fighting that erupted in Mogadishu’s central prison late on Monday between Al-Shabaab inmates and Somalia’s custodial guards...
Mogadishu Prison Attack: 10 Killed After Inmates Attack Guards
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) –At least 10 people were killed including 5 security guards and 4 inmates in Mogadishu prison attack after Al-Shabaab inmates launched an...
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Inmates Take Over Control of Mogadishu’s Central Prison
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) –Al-Shabaab inmates have taken control of Mogadishu’s central prison following fierce fighting with security guards in which a number of people are...
Unidentified Gunmen Kill 6 French Aid Workers, Their Driver and Guide in Niger
NIAMEY (Somaliguardian) –Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles killed six French aid workers, a Nigerien guide and a driver in a wildlife park in Niger, officials...
MOGADISHU: 1 Soldier Killed and 2 Others Wounded in a Militant Attack
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) –Fighting took place in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu between Somali government troops and Al-Shabaab militants, local officials have confirmed on Monday.Militants attacked a...
Presidential Guard Commander of Somalia’s Puntland State Killed in Clashes With Clan Militia
GAROWE (Somaliguardian) –The commander of Puntland’s presidential guard unit Osman Omar Mohamed was killed in fierce clashes with clan militia in the Somalia town...
Somalia Car Bomb Attack on Army Base Leaves At Least 20 Soldiers Dead
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) –More than a dozen soldiers were killed on Saturday when a suicide attacker drove a bomb-laden car into a compound housing the...
Kenya Airways Suspends Flights to Somalia Amid Dispute Over Khat Ban
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) –Kenya Airways announced that it would suspend passenger flights to Mogadishu airport, in a move aimed to reduce its operations because of...
Somalia: At Least 8 Killed and 15 Others Wounded in Car Bomb Attack
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) –A massive explosion at a military base in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least eight people and injured more than 15...
China Goes All Out to Win Back Somaliland, Taiwan’s Last African Ally
HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) –Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi received Chinese ambassador for the Forum on Africa-China cooperation at the presidential palace in Hargeisa, discussing ways...