Al-Shabaab Launches Attack on Capital of Somalia’s Galmudug State
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Militants have attacked the capital of central Somalia’s Galmudug state where a heavy burst gunfire and mortar explosions woke up residents...
Somalia’s Opposition Rejected to Attend Election Talks
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - The leaders of Somalia’s semi-autonomous regions of Puntland and Jubaland vetoed a proposed participation of members of the Council of Presidential...
Ethiopia Withdraws More Troops From Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Ethiopia pulled back thousands of troops from Somalia and immediately sent them to reinforce front lines in the north of the...
Protesters Hit Streets of Somalia’s Capital over Civilians Killed by AU Troops
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Hundreds of protesters have hit the streets of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu on Thursday, demanding justice for the victims of an attack...
Uganda President Says Soldiers Behind Killing of Civilians in Somalia Were ‘Arrested’
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni said peacekeepers from the country who had killed civilians in south Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region last week...
Dispute Erupts Between Members of Somalia’s Electoral Board
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A new dispute has erupted between members of Somalia’s electoral board over a new election procedure recently announced by senior leaders...
At Least 20 Soldiers Killed in Militant Attack in Central Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - At least 20 Galmudug regional troops were killed and more than a dozen others wounded after militants attacked a military base...
Al-Shabaab Celebrates Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Qaeda-aligned militant group Al-Shabaab in Somalia has celebrated Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, after the Islamist group declared the war in the...
Somalia’s Opposition Raises Concern over Recent Senate Elections
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Following a three-day conference held in the capital Mogadishu, the Council of Presidential Candidates, a conglomerate of opposition parties said in...
Somalia’s PM Makes First Trip to Egypt
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble on Monday departed from the capital Mogadishu on his first trip to Egypt after receiving...