Clashes in Somalia kill 11, displace 50,000 -U.N.
Clashes between two semi-autonomous regions of Somalia this week have killed at least 11 people and displaced around 50,000, the United Nations said on Friday, stoking concerns the violence could escalate.
Clashes have been intensifying between forces loyal to the semi-autonomous regions of Puntland and...
UNHCR says over 26,000 Somali refugees ready to return home
The UN refugee agency said a total of 26,819 Somali refugees have in principle confirmed their intention to voluntarily return home and are waiting to be facilitated to return to the Horn of Africa nation.
The UNHCR said in its bi-monthly report released on Saturday...
Somalia Bombing and Ambush Kill at Least 13, Including Soldiers
By Mohamed Sheikh Nor
At least seven people were killed and eight others injured after a bomb ripped through a restaurant in the Middle Shabelle region town of El-Baraf in Somalia, an army official and relatives said. A separate ambush killed at least six soldiers...
Details emerge of Turkish military base in Somalia
By Tufan Aktas and Addis Getachew
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
More details about Turkey’s first military facility in Somalia emerged on Thursday with the construction firm behind the project confirming the base will be able to train hundreds of local soldiers.
Istanbul Mogadishu General Construction Company Director Ebubekir...
Will Somalia’s Elections Change the War on Al-Shabaab?
By James Barnett
In counterinsurgency, military victories tend to be easier than political ones, and Somalia seems to be a case in point these days. On the one hand, al-Shabaab has retreated from much of the country and suffered heavy losses among both its leadership...
Clint Eastwood eyes true-life story of aid worker kidnapped by Somali pirates
Clint Eastwood is set to direct another real-life story following American Sniper and Sully.
Following American Sniper and Sully, Clint Eastwood is set to tackle another real-life story by adapting Jessica Buchanan’s memoir Impossible Odds, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Written by Buchanan and her husband...
US accused of killing 22 Somali soldiers and civilians
Somali officials have claimed that the US killed 22 local soldiers and civilians in a drone strike that hit the north-central city of Galkayo late last month.
The US has confirmed it conducted a strike in the area on the same date, but claims all...
Ethiopia Troops withdrawn from A Key Military base in Somalia
Ethiopian troops fighting militant Islamist group al-Shabab have withdrawn from a key military base in central Somalia's Hiiraan region, witnesses say.
Al-Shabab fighters have entered el-Ali village following the withdrawal, reports say.
Ethiopian forces had destroyed the base before abandoning the area, a radio station run...
Exclusive: ISIS could be ‘Tommorow’s reality’ in Somalia ,says PM
Somalia is due to hold elections in October and November that are seen as a vital stepping stone in restoring governance and rebuilding a state plagued by war and insurgency for 25 years.
Twelve years after the formation of its current transitional federal government, and...
Diplomats: UAE pushes for incumbent Somali president’s re-election
The United Arab Emirates government has joined a long line of Arab and western governments supporting dozens of candidates vying for Somalia’s leadership seat amid fears of delays of the presidential election scheduled to take place on November 30, diplomat sources told Alleastafrica Wednesday.
Having...