Al-Shabaab Owns the Road Between Two Bases in Lower Shabelle

The Somali National Army graduating class drawn up in formation on the parade ground at Xananbuure in Galgadud

Xananbuure, SOMALIA – Roughly 3,000 soldiers passed out on Sunday at the Xananbuure training camp in Galgadud, the largest class ...

Protesters in Southwest State burn the Turkish flag over airstrikes near Baidoa

The Turkish Flag Burns in Southwest State

by Jama

August 17, 2026

Baidoa, SOMALIA – A video circulating in recent days shows residents of Southwest State burning the Turkish flag while raising ...

Abdirashid Janan addressing federal troops in Gedo as they join the Jubaland administration

Abdirashid Janan Walks His Federal Forces Back to Jubaland

by Dalmar

August 16, 2026

BELED HAWO, SOMALIA – Abdirashid Janan assembled the federal forces under his command at a military camp on the edge ...

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud greeting crowds on his Galmudug tour, where he said he established the regional states from Galkayo to Kismayo

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Draws His Somalia From Galkayo to Kismayo

by Jama

August 15, 2026

Dhusamareb, SOMALIA – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told an audience during his Galmudug tour that Somalia had no regional states ...

General Jimale Jama Takar in uniform as commander of the Danab force based at the Ligle camp in Garowe

Puntland Moves and the Ligle Camp Changes Sides Overnight

by Dalmar

August 15, 2026

Garowe, SOMALIA – The last organised body of federally registered troops inside Puntland's own capital came back under Garowe's command ...

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud walking on the tarmac in Dhusamareb with Galmudug officials and troops on his arrival

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Arrives in Dhusamareb With Galkayo Next

by Jama

August 15, 2026

Dhusamareb, SOMALIA – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud landed in Dhusamareb on Friday for a visit built around a troop commissioning ...

Puntland Defence Forces on parade, the force placed on full alert over the planned Galkayo visit

General Jimale Brings His Militia Into the Puntland Defence Forces

by Dalmar

August 14, 2026

GAROWE, SOMALIA – General Jimale Jama Takar, the militia commander whose forces fought pitched battles against the Puntland government as ...

President Said Abdullahi Deni meets Puntland force commanders in Galkayo, where the defence forces are now on full alert

Puntland Puts Its Forces on Alert Over a Galkayo Visit

by Jama

August 14, 2026

GALKAYO, SOMALIA – Puntland placed its defence forces on full alert on 13 August and told residents to prepare for ...

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud with the president of Turkiye during talks in Ankara

Turkiye Underwrites a Somali Government With No Mandate

by Dalmar

August 14, 2026

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – A veteran Somali diplomat warned on 13 August that Turkiye would move to arrest and exile the ...