by Scott Neuman A suspected U.S. reconnaissance drone has crashed in a region of southern Somalia controlled by the al-Shabab militant group, a governor of the region says. Abdikadir Mohamed Nur, the governor of the Lower Shabelle region, told Reuters that al-Shabab had shot down the aircraft over the coastal town of Bulamareer, south of...
HARGEISA, 28 May 2013 (IRIN) – Stiffer penalties and reduced reliance on traditional justice systems could help end the rising incidence of rape in the self-declared republic of Somaliland, say officials. “We estimate that about 5,000 rape cases may have taken place in Somaliland in 2012, compared to 4,000 cases in 2011,” Abdi Abdillahi Hassan,...
Mohammed Yusuf NAIROBI — Today al-Shabab militants are nowhere to be seen in the Somali port city of Kismayo, which was once their financial hub and their last major stronghold in Somalia. But those who united to defeat their common enemy in the city are now fighting for control of liberated areas and for who gets...
Nairobi – Kenya police believe the suspect in last week’s killing of a British soldier in the UK, had earlier associated with a radical Kenyan imam who tried to help him join an al-Qaeda-linked group in neighbouring Somalia. A senior police official said on Tuesday they believe Muslim cleric Aboud Rogo Mohammed, who has since...
Muqdisho, Meey 29, 2013 (WDN)-Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan waxa ka mid ah; Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo Muqdisho dib ugu noqday, si weynna uga hadlay arrimaha Kismaayo, Awdal oo laga sii daayay odayaal dhaqameedyo xirnaa iyo qodobbo kale.
By Alistair Scrutton and Simon Johnson Sweden’s worst riots in years might benefit a far-right party in elections next year if scenes of immigrants burning cars and smashing up buildings cause voters to rethink their traditional welcome to foreigners. Even before the week of riots in the poorer neighborhoods of Stockholm, immigration had become a...
The President of Puntland State of Somalia H.E. Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud (Farole) held a Public Symposium to address important issues and engage in Question and Answer session with the Puntland public. The two-hour event, held at Puntland Development and Research Center (PDRC) in Garowe, was attended by over 100 people representing different sectors of Puntland...
By Cyrus Ombati and PPS Garissa, Kenya: The military has joined in the hunt for two Administration Police officers who are in the hands of Somalia’s Al-Shabaab terror group following an abduction. The insurgents attacked two police posts at Damajaley and Abdisugow on Saturday night at the main border in Garissa County. Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo said security...
The newly established Jubbaland state community anticipated supportive reward from the Federal government for liberating most of the regions from Al-Shabab and pioneering in the implementation of the government vision within the framework of the constitution devoid of any support from Mogadishu. In addition Jubbaland State of Somalia is willing to support and replicate its...
Muqdisho, Meey 27, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan waxa ka mid ah; Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo dhaliilay howlgalka ciidamada Kenya ee Kismaayo, Wafdi dowladda ka socday oo Kismaayo loo diiday inay gudaha u galaan, Waddada isku xirta Bardaale iyo Baydhabo oo amnigeeda la adkeeyay iyo qodobbo kale.