Soon after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s convoy departed the presidential palace in Mogadishu, it was struck by a bomb blast. Eyewitnesses reported that the explosion may have caused up to three fatalities, though official casualty figures have not been released. Government sources confirmed that the president was unharmed and continued his journey to Middle Shabelle […]

On Thursday, official sources stated that Somali security forces killed 81 al-Shabab terrorists during three days of operations conducted in central and southern regions of the country. RELATED: Somalia: UN Warns Upcoming Heavy Rains, Trigger Cholera Outbreak The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism said in a statement issued in the Somali capital of Mogadishu […]

On Monday, the United Nations and the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) condemned the attack at a popular hotel in the capital of Mogadishu, which left at least three soldiers dead and 27 others wounded. RELATED: Somalia: Al-Shabab Attacks Hotel Near Presidential Palace In separate statements issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, […]