Gun battles grip Somalia’s Balad Hawo town as conflict enters fifth day
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Fierce gun battles continued for a fifth day on Tuesday in the southern Somalia town of Balad-Hawo, as forces loyal to...
Tense Somalia-Ethiopia meeting as Ethiopian forces strike Somali base
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Ethiopian troops supporting Jubaland regional forces launched a heavy assault on a base belonging to Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency...
Somalia’s president arrives in Ethiopia as Al-Shabaab retakes key town in Hiran region
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Ethiopia on Sunday, just hours after Al-Shabaab insurgents retook control of Mahas, a strategically...
Al-Shabaab militants seize central Somalia’s Mahas town in deadly assault
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab has seized control of the strategic central Somalia town of Mahas, more than a decade after losing...
Al-Shabaab advances on central Somalia’s Mahas town amid crumbling govt resistance
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Shabaab militants are closing in on the strategic town of Mahas in central Somalia’s Hiran region, a critical flashpoint in the...
Somaliland dismisses Somali PM’s UK protest call as sign of ‘desperation’ over its recognition bid
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somaliland has sharply criticized Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre’s recent appeal to the Somali diaspora in the United Kingdom to...
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is reportedly considering the appointment of Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jama, the current Minister of Ports, as...
Al-Shabaab says it overruns Somalia army, Ugandan military bases near Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants launched a large-scale assault on bases housing Ugandan troops and Somalia’s government forces in the town of Sabiid, approximately 40...
Somalia’s govt airlifts fresh troops to Gedo region after deadly clashes
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s federal government airlifted hundreds of troops to the southwestern Gedo region on Thursday, days after fierce clashes erupted between federal...
Puntland refuses Turkish request to release weapons ship seized off Somalia coast
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Authorities in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland state have rejected a request from Turkey to release a ship carrying weapons that was seized...