UN Envoy Urges Somalia’s Leaders to ‘Make Every Effort’ to End Election Stalemate
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – UN envoy to Somalia James Swan urged all Somali leaders to engage in dialogue in a collegial spirit to bring an...
Al-Shabaab Takes over Strategic Town in South Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Fighters of the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab has taken over a strategic town in south Somalia, a few weeks after US...
Somalia ‘Strongly’ Condemns Deadly Baghdad Market Bombings
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s government has on Friday strongly condemned twin bombings in a busy market in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad that left 32 people...
Mogadishu: Manhunt Underway After District Commissioner Killed
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Manhunt operation is underway after police officers shot dead a district commissioner in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, hours after he returned from...
Somalia: US Airstrike Kills 1 Al-Shabaab Personnel, Claims AFRICOM
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – US military has on Wednesday claimed killing one Al-Shabaab personnel in a drone strike it carried out in one of the...
Somalia: Galmudug Troops Stage Mutiny over Unpaid Salaries
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Troops in Somalia’s Galmudug regional state have staged a mutiny over unpaid salaries in the town of Gelinsor, closing a highway...
Somalia’s Disputed Electoral Board Launches Blistering Attack on Former President
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s disputed electoral commission has launched a blistering attack on former president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as deadlock over the composition of...
Four Soldiers Killed and 5 Wounded in Somalia IED Explosions
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – At least four soldiers were killed and five others wounded after two explosions ripped through a security checkpoint in the town...
Somali PM Pays Visit to Belidogle US Drone Base Ahead of American Troops’ Withdrawal
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has made his first visit to US drone base in Belidogle where hundreds of Somali...
5 Including Turkish Nationals Killed, 14 others wounded in Somalia Suicide Bombing
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Five people, including 2 Turkish nationals were killed and at least 14 others wounded after a suicide bomber attacked a road...