Somali opposition leaders gear up for battle over government disarmament push
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Tensions are building up in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, as the government, under President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, wants to…
Clashes between Somalia’s army and Al-Shabaab rage on for second day in Hiran region
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Intense clashes between Al-Shabaab militants and Somali government forces, supported by local clan militias, flared up once again…
Somalia president, regional leaders in talks over potential term extensions
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is reportedly seeking to extend the terms of three of the country’s regional…
Somalia’s leader meets Tanzanian president
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday met Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dar es Salam for…
Over 100 ISIS suicide drones shot down by Puntland troops, says regional president
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – In an unprecedented military campaign, Puntland security forces have, for the first time in Somalia’s history, engaged foreign…
Somalia deputy PM brushes off parliamentary bid to oust government
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Salah Ahmed Jama, on Thursday dismissed a motion being prepared by some members of parliament…
Somalia’s president admits ‘fatigue’ in Al-Shabaab war, calls for increased U.S. troop deployment
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has openly acknowledged his government’s growing fatigue after two and a half years of…
Drone hovering over Somalia’s presidential palace sparks fears of attack
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – An unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was spotted hovering over Somalia’s presidential palace in Mogadishu on Friday, sparking…
U.S. conducts precision strike against ISIS leader in Somalia: Trump
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military executed precision airstrikes in northeastern Somalia’s Puntland state on Saturday,…
Fire engulfs market in Somaliland capital, leaving 500 shops destroyed
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – A huge blaze has engulfed a market in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland—a self-declared republic in northern Somalia—just two…