Somalia 2026 crisis: Heavy clashes rock Mogadishu for second day
MOGADISHU (Somaliguadian) - Heavy urban warfare escalated across Somalia’s capital for a second consecutive day on Thursday, as federal government forces deployed heavy artillery...
Somalia: Gun battles erupt in Mogadishu after raid on ex-PM’s home
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Heavy gun battles erupted in Somalia's capital on Wednesday after federal government forces launched an assault on the residence of prominent...
Mogadishu standoff: opposition takes up positions a stone’s throw from Villa Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The streets of Mogadishu hummed on Tuesday night with the low, electric tension of a city that has known war too...
US hands diplomatic win to Somalia by affirming sovereignty over Somaliland
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A major new report to Congress shows how the US hands win to Somalia by explicitly reaffirming Washington's official recognition of...
Somalia election crisis: UN, EU and 17 nations issue urgent war warning
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The United Nations, the European Union and 17 countries - all Western except Kenya - have jointly called on Somalia's feuding...
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A former United States ambassador to Somalia has delivered a stinging indictment of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, accusing him of systematically...
Somalia recalls ambassador to Kenya after photo with Israeli envoy triggers diplomatic crisis
NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) - Somalia has recalled its ambassador to Kenya, Jibril Abdulle, amid a social media backlash sparked by a photograph showing him standing alongside Israel's...
Somalia scolds Washington over direct engagement with Somali regions
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia's State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Bal'ad - one of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's closest confidants - issued and then...
Somalia: Laftagaren forces briefly seize Baidoa after gunfight with army
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Fierce clashes erupted in Somalia’s Southwest state on Saturday as forces loyal to the ousted regional leader Abdiasis Laftagaren briefly seized...
Al-Shabaab claims Somalia political crisis proves US, EU pull strings in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - In a significant rhetorical shift, the militant group Al-Shabaab has for the first time waded into the escalating political dispute gridlocking...