Bosaso (WDN) Puntland security forces, as part of the anti-terror Operation Hilaac targeting ISIS militants entrenched in the Cal-Miskaad mountain range, intercepted a truck on the outskirts of Bosaso, in the Biyo-Kulule area, carrying food supplies intended for ISIS fighters trapped in the Baallade stream area The vehicle which locals call “Dhaynaha” truck, was stopped...
DOOLOW (WDN)– Reports from the Gedo region indicate that Ethiopian forces launched a heavy assault on Somali government Intelligence Service base in the town of Doolow. This direct military engagement by Ethiopia comes at a time when Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the head of NISA, Mahad Salad, are currently in Addis Ababa meeting...
(ERGO) – Families living in Qurdubey displacement camp in Dollow say the allocation of cash aid to less than 10 per cent of the camp’s population is forcing everyone to eat less, as the resources are being shared among many other relatives and neighbours. Only 700 of the 8,000 families in the camp in southern Somalia’s Gedo...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The extremist rebels of al-Shabab seized control of the central Somali town of Mahaas on Sunday after an assault involving explosions and a ground offensive, according to witnesses. Mahaas, in the central region of Hiraan, is located about 350 kilometers (220 miles) north of the federal capital, Mogadishu. The town is...
Galkayo, Somalia (WDN) – The planned Mudug Regional Development Conference, originally scheduled for July 30, has become the center of political friction after the Puntland government requested a 10-day postponement, sparking assertions of obstruction and neglect. The conference, which aims to catalyze development efforts in the Mudug region, particularly in Galkayo, is being organized by...
Jigjiga (WDN) — The Somali Regional State (SRS) of Ethiopia is facing a wave of backlash following its announcement of a controversial administrative restructuring plan issued on July 24. The plan pushed forward by President Mustafa Omar and a small inner circle group of political allies proposes the creation of 4 new zones, 14 districts,...
US ground raid captures Islamic State leader in northern Somaliathe ISIS-Somalia terrorist network in Somalia.” Though AFRICOM did not provide any additional details, officials in Somalia have filled in the gaps. Through the official X account of Puntland’s counter-terrorism operations, the Puntland Defense Forces (PDF), who are leading the charge against the Islamic State’s franchise in northern...
By Thoraya Abdullahi, The National News With a rise in investments, the port is emerging as a feasible alternative to current trading hubs in Africa such as Djibouti, experts say. While Houthi attacks in the Red Sea pose a clear and present danger to the vital trade artery and the rising port congestion in the region throws...
(ERGO) – Mother of 10, Khadija Mohamed Hassan sits beside an unlit cooking fire in Hilaac Wanag camp as her children wait for breakfast that may not come. Recent heavy rainfall in Mogadishu turned this internal displacement camp in Garasbaley district into a mud bath and ruined the outdoor business activity that women like Khadija depend on in their...
Türkiye and Somalia signed an agreement for cash assistance at the International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) 2025 in Istanbul on Thursday. The agreement, Amendment Protocol to the Cash Assistance Implementation, was signed by Turkish National Defense Minister Yasar Guler and his Somali counterpart Ahmed Moalim Fiqi. The 17th edition of the six-day defense fair IDEF,...