Top US-trained military commander among soldiers killed in Somalia base attack
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A number of US-trained soldiers, including a senior special forces commander were killed on Friday in an Al-Shabaab dawn attack on...
Airport security staff strike in Somalia’s capital prompts flight cancellations
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Aviation security staff at Adan Adde International Airport in Somalia’s capital staged a strike on Thursday amid pay dispute, bringing the...
Somalia’s president orders troops aligned with Southwest opposition to return to barracks
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday ordered troops allied with Southwest regional opposition, who had clashed with forces loyal to...
Militants kill commander and soldiers in dawn attack in south Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Qaeda-aligned militant group Al-Shabaab stormed a military base in south Somalia on Tuesday, killing at least 7 soldiers including base commander,...
With US air support, SNA seizes 3 towns in central Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s army seized three key towns in the central regions of Galgadud and Mudug, undercover of US air support, after militants...
Huge blast rocks military base in central Somalia’s Halgan town
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A massive car bomb blast rocked a military base in the town of Halgan in central Somalia’s Hiran region on Monday,...
Car bombs kill at least 15 in central Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Car bomb attacks killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 50 in two central Somalia towns on Saturday amid...
Somalia’s president asks EU for fresh support in fight against insurgents
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday met European Union diplomats at the heavily-fortified Halane base in Mogadishu, Somali presidential office...
Puntland’s security forces join anti-Al-Shabaab offensive in central Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Security forces of the northeastern semi-autonomous region of Puntland have joined offensive against the Al-Qaeda-aligned militant group Al-Shabaab in the central...
Somalia’s cabinet names team for efforts to lift arms embargo
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s cabinet has formed a committee to pursue efforts aimed at lifting UN arms embargo on the Horn of Africa nation,...