Heavy fighting rocks Badere town as Somalia’s army, Jubaland forces clash
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Intense fighting broke out on Wednesday in Bardere, a strategic town in south Somalia’s Gedo region, pitting Somali federal…
Trump considers Somaliland, Puntland as potential relocation sites for Gaza population
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – The breakaway region of Somaliland and the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in northern Somalia have been identified as…
Somaliland president Irro complains to UN about Sool region militia incursions
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, widely known as Irro, has lodged complaint with the United Nations over what…
Traders in Somalia’s capital declare strike over new ‘arbitrary’ taxes
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Traders in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, announced a strike on Friday in protest against the government’s relentless imposition of…
Somalia’s president attends joint EAC-SADC summit on addressing DRC conflict
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday participated in a high-level joint summit of the East African Community…
Pirates hijack Yemeni fishing vessel off Somalia’s Puntland coast
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s National Women’s Association accused security forces of beating and arresting its members during a raid on their…
Pirates hijack Yemeni fishing vessel off Somalia’s Puntland coast
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somali pirates hijacked a Yemeni fishing vessel off the coast of Eyl town in northeastern Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland…
Museveni snubs Somalia president’s request to deploy Ugandan troops in Ethiopian peacekeeping roles
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has rejected a request from Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to have Ugandan troops,…
Somaliland president hopes U.S. will be first to recognize breakaway region
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro expressed hope on Tuesday that the United States would be the first…
US military says 14 ISIS militants killed in recent US air strike in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – The United States killed 14 ISIS-Somalia militants, including a senior commander, in an airstrike authorized by President Donald Trump…