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Hassan Sheikh Plans Kismayo Visit to Leader He Tried to Oust

October 1, 2025

Mogadishu, SOMALIA - President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is reportedly planning to visit Kismayo this week for a meeting with Jubaland...

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Al-Shabab Shielded by Mogadishu-Backed Faction in Al-Madow

by Dalmar

August 27, 2025

Lascanod, SOMALIA - Abdirashid "Abwan" Yusuf Jibril yesterday renewed his threats to militarily prevent Puntland forces from conducting counter-terrorism operations against...

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Somalia President Rejects Talks With Madobe and Deni, Roble Reveals

by Dalmar

August 21, 2025

Mogadishu, SOMALIA — Former Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble today disclosed that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud explicitly stated during recent...

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Al-Shabab Retakes Mahaas as Federal Forces Target Jubaland Instead

by Kheyr

July 27, 2025

Mahaas, SOMALIA - The strategic town of Mahaas, which was held continuously by government forces for over twelve years, fell...

Features

Puntland Asserts Sool and Cayn as Its Sovereign Territory

by Dalmar

July 17, 2025

Garowe, Puntland — The Puntland Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs, and Democratisation today issued a comprehensive response to the Las...

Features

Al-Shabab Recaptures Moqokori as Mogadishu Undermines Puntland

by Jama

July 7, 2025

Mogadishu/Garowe — Al-Shabab today recaptured the strategic district of Moqokori from government forces—a territory liberated with much fanfare in 2022—while...

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Puntland Funds Road After Mogadishu Blocks AfDB Aid

by Dalmar

July 3, 2025

Bacaadweyn, Puntland — President Said Abdullahi Deni today inaugurated construction of the Bacaadweyne-Galkayo road—a 40-kilometer lifeline that should have been...

Puntland and Jubaland, the UAE-backed federal states at the center of the Gulf rivalry over Somalia

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Deni and Madobe Reunite in Garowe to Counter Federal Overreach

by Dalmar

June 23, 2025

Garowe, Puntland — Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam "Madobe" arrived in Puntland's capital yesterday for high-stakes discussions with President Said...

Somali political leaders gather in Mogadishu as the opposition confronts Hassan Sheikh

Features

Hassan Sheikh Accused of Engineering Sham Dialogue for Global Optics

by Jama

June 17, 2025

Mogadishu/Garowe, SOMALIA — Puntland-based political parties have categorically rejected participation in President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's Consultative Conference in Mogadishu, exposing...