16.11.2022: New York, United States Acting under the now infamous Chapter VII (7) of the Charter of the United Nations, the 15-member Security Council (UNSC) voted to adopt Resolution 2661, which extended Resolution 2607 by two days until November 17, 2022. Resolution 2607 was adopted by the UNSC in November 2021. It reaffirmed the partial... Continue Reading →
25.10.2022: Kismaayo, Lower Jubba On the 23rd of October, there was a report of an attack at Tawakal Hotel, one of the most popular hotels in the transitional capital of Jubaland. At around 12.15 p.m., a rather blissful afternoon was abruptly disrupted by a large explosion at the entrance of the hotel which was reported... Continue Reading →
25.10.2022: Mogadishu, Somalia The Somali Federal Government announces that it has killed over hundred Al-Shabab militants in the Middle Shabelle region of Hirshabelle State over the weekend which saw villages and towns liberated. In a press statement released on Monday, Somalia's Deputy Minister of Information, Abdirahman Al-Adala said that the Somali National Army, the National... Continue Reading →
25.10.20222: Buuloburde, Hiiraan The United States Department of Defence, U.S. Army Africa Command (USAFRICOM) released a statement this afternoon confirming a drone strike conducted near Buuloburde that killed two Al-Shabab militants. The statement outlined that the militants were attacking SNA forces in the region and assessed that no civilians were killed or injured in the... Continue Reading →
21.10.2022: Buuloburde, Hiiraan Al-Shabab has targeted two strategic bridges in the towns of Buuloburde and Jalalaqsi that are located in the central and eastern regions of Hiiraan. Hiiraan has been on the forefront of President Hassan Sheikh's "all-out war" against Al-Shabab in the country following the deadly siege in Mogadishu that lasted over 30 hours.... Continue Reading →
20.10.2022: Mogadishu, Somalia Ugandan soldiers that were found guilty of murdering 7 Somali civilians in the town of Golweyn last year have had their sentences reduced from death penalties to jail sentences ranging from 15 to 19 years by the Court Martial Appeal Court, overruling a previous decision made by a court in Mogadishu. Among... Continue Reading →
20.10.2022: Mogadishu, Somalia The U.S. government on Monday announced new sanctions on fourteen individuals for financial facilitation and recruitment including six individuals that the U.S. claims are part of a weapons smuggling ring for Al-Shabab under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorist groups and facilitators. The six individuals named by the U.S. Treasury department include... Continue Reading →
19.10.2022: Garowe, Nugaal The Puntland State President, Said Abdullahi Deni assumed office on the 8th of January, 2019 following a decisive election victory against opponents including the incumbent State President, Dr Abdiweli Gaas. Deni came into office utilising an old alliance with a powerful yet secretive politico-business group in Puntland State known as 'Aaran Jaan'.... Continue Reading →
16.10.2022: Mogadishu, Somalia Somalia is at war with a cruel, global and morally bankrupt terrorist group which we cannot allow to live and operate in our country. If we do not root this evil and mindlessly violent group out of our society, they will destroy our future and that of the generations to come. Enough... Continue Reading →
13.10.2022: Mogadishu, Somalia The Somali Government has began a clamped on independent Somali media across the country as the Deputy Ministry of Information, Abdirahman Al-Adala announces any media outlet it deemed to be reporting "Al-Shabab propaganda" would be shut down and detained. The problem with this new government policy is that there is no legal... Continue Reading →
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