Somalia: Heavy fighting erupts near Baidoa as Al-Shabaab launches dawn attack 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Heavy fighting broke out on Sunday in the Burjed area on the outskirts of Baidoa, the interim capital of Somalia’s Southwest...

Al-Shabaab captures town in central Somalia, continues rapid territorial gains 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Qaeda-aligned militant group Al-Shabaab seized control of El Qohle, a town in central Somalia, on Sunday, continuing a series of rapid...

Puntland, Jubaland leaders meet amid election dispute with Somali president 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Puntland State President Saeed Abdullahi Deni hosted Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe in Garowe town on Sunday, as the two regional leaders...

Somali troops, backed by AU peacekeepers, retake strategic town near Mogadishu 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - After a week of intense fighting and airstrikes, Somali government forces—bolstered by Ugandan African Union peacekeepers—seized control of the key agricultural...

Somalia’s spy agency says airstrike killed 12 Al-Shabaab militants in Adan Yabal town 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) announced on Friday that it had killed 12 Al-Shabaab militants in an airstrike targeting...

Ethiopia’s PM, US AFRICOM commander discuss countering Al-Shabaab, ISIS threats 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General Michael Langley held talks on Friday in Addis Ababa, focusing...

Somaliland president discusses defense and security cooperation with US delegation 

HARGEISA (Somaliguardian) - President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of Somaliland held talks on Thursday with a high-level US delegation, including diplomats and military officials, amid...

Somali opposition figure threatens armed resistance if president extends term without election 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Abdullahi Sheikh Hassan, a prominent Somali opposition leader, warned on Wednesday that the opposition would take up arms if President Hassan...

14 Ugandan peacekeepers, 6 Somali troops killed in Al-Shabaab suicide blast near Mogadishu 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - At least 14 Ugandan peacekeepers and six Somali soldiers were killed in a suicide car bomb attack targeting their convoy near...

PM Barre: Federal system imposed on Somalia, needs restructuring to align with national context 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre declared on Tuesday that Somalia’s federal system was "imposed" on the country and requires restructuring to...

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