Reports from the outskirts of Baidoa in Bay region, especially in the Burjeed area, have shown a heavy battle between the Somali military forces and the South West Dervish on the same side and Al Shabaab fighters.
The battle, which involved the use of various types of weapons, began early...
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the number of incidents restricting humanitarian access in Somalia fell by 29% in the first three months of 2025, with 44 incidents recorded, compared to 62 incidents recorded in October-December 2024.
OCHA said armed violence remained the main...
The United States is planning to close nearly 30 embassies and consulates around the world, according to documents obtained by CNN and prepared by the State Department.
The information obtained by CNN also says that Washington is reducing the capacity of its embassies in Somalia and Iraq, reducing their activities...
The United States has publicly refused to support a United Nations plan to fund the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, AUSSOM.
The move has raised serious concerns about the future of the international mission fighting the Al-Shabaab group. The US objection comes as the Security Council is scheduled to...
New troops from Djibouti have arrived in Beledweyne, Hiran region, as part of the new AUSSOM operation, and have been deployed to Buula Burde and Jalalaqsi, two strategic towns in Hiran region.
The Commander of the Fourth Division of the AUSSOM operation, Col. Said Waaberi, and other officers from the...
The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamse Abdi Barre, has taken over 25 prisoners from Somaliland, who were captured during the fighting in the Sool region, according to a statement from his visit to the SSC-Khaatumo area.
The SSC-Khaatumo administration, in consultation with its administrative councils, handed...
The Federal Government of Somalia has declared the SSC-Khaatumo administration to be an administration similar to other member states of the Federal Government of Somalia.
The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamse Abdi Barre, speaking at a welcoming forum held in Las Anod on Sunday night, said that SSC-Khaatumo is an...
There are reports that some of the Somaliland prisoners held in Lascaanod may be released, following the visit of Somali Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre to the city.
Although the SSC-Khaatumo administration has not officially confirmed the news, MP Ahmed Keyse from the SSC-Khaatumo parliament discussed the possibility of this...
US President Donald Trump has pledged to help Somalia fight terrorism, particularly targeting the Houthis, who he fears are establishing bases in the country.
Trump, who is currently engaged in a personal war with the Houthi group in Yemen, which has attacked Israeli and Western ships, said he would help...
The President of the SSC Khaatumo administration, Abdulqadir Ahmed Aw Ali Firdhiye, who spoke at a large event held in Lascaanod, the capital of Sool region, yesterday called for unconditional peace and good neighborliness in Somaliland.
President Firdhiye said that for the past two years, they have been calling for...