By Ragip Soylu, Middle East Eye The United Arab Emirates deployed a military radar in Somalia’s Puntland earlier this year to defend Bosaso airport against potential Houthi attacks from Yemen, sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye. Satellite imagery from early March reveals that the Israeli-made ELM-2084 3D Active Electronically Scanned Array Multi-Mission Radar was installed near the airport. Publicly...
Adale (WDN)–The Somali National Army (SNA), backed by local residents, successfully repelled a major Al-Shabaab offensive in Wargadhi, Central Shabelle, early this morning, delivering a significant blow to the extremist group known locally as the Khawaarij. The attack began with explosions, followed by intense gunfire, as Al-Shabaab militants attempted to overrun the strategic town. But...
Bacaad (WDN)— The Puntland government has dispelled rumors surrounding a vessel intercepted off the coast of Bacaad in the eastern region, confirming after an official investigation that the boat was carrying migrants—not families of Daesh fighters as previously speculated. The incident sheds light on the growing migration flows through Bosaso’s coastline, a known transit point...
Mogadishu (WDN)- In early 2024, Somalia signed a landmark hydrocarbon exploration and production agreement with Turkey. While it’s touted as a strategic partnership, the deal has sparked debate among experts and citizens alike due to several controversial provisions. The oil and security agreements were secretive arrangements from the Somali government’s side. They were neither presented...
(ERGO) – Twelve-year-old Abdirahman Mohamed Nur is out every day earning money sharpening knives to support his parents and siblings, whilst trying to balance work with his school education and Koranic studies. The family, living in Hamdi IDP camp in Kismayo, Lower Juba region, were short of food as his mother is disabled and can’t work...
Levent Kenez/Stockholm– The full text of a wide-ranging hydrocarbons agreement between Turkey and Somalia has been made public following its submission to the Turkish Parliament for ratification on April 22. The release of the document has offered the first detailed insight into the scope, terms and strategic intentions behind Ankara’s deepening energy and defense partnership...
Bosaso (WDN) — Puntland security forces have seized a suspicious boat carrying Somali nationals and foreigners, including children, off the coast of the eastern region of Puntland, amid intensified operations against Daesh militants in the area. According to a statement issued by Puntland authorities, the vessel was intercepted by the Puntland Coast Guard near the...
Garowe (WDN)— Puntland’s health sector has been dealt a heavy blow following a dramatic 65% reduction in international funding, according to Puntland’s Minister of Health, Hon. Said Jama Qorsheel. The shortfall, officials confirm, is the direct result of donor countries slashing their foreign aid budgets — a global trend now hitting Somalia’s most vulnerable communities....
Mogadishu (WDN) — More details are emerging about a deadly explosion that struck Mogadishu’s Dayniile district earlier today, claiming at least one life and injuring several others in an apparent roadside bomb attack. The blast occurred near the Muumino Elbur Mosque, close to the administrative headquarters of the district. Eyewitnesses and local sources told WDN...
Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Embassy in Djibouti has issued a caution to Ethiopian nationals without resident permits to voluntarily return to their country of origin amid warning from Djibouti authorities to deport foreign nationals residing in the country without legal permits, including a large number of Ethiopians. Authorities in Djibouti set a deadline for voluntary...