Southwest Somalia News

Controversy surrounds an airstrike in the Bakool region of Somalia, which has left at least nine people dead, all allegedly...

Al-Shabaab militants earlier today ambushed Ethiopian troops that had just arrived from Ethiopia to reinforce their forces in Wajid. The...

Southwest State's political elite is dissatisfied with their region's current affairs. A meeting that took place in Nairobi over several...

In the early hours of today, the militant group al-Shabaab attacked the Somali army troops in Awdheegle, Lower Shabelle. Al-Shabaab...

Earlier today, a fierce battle between al-Shabaab and the Somali National Army (SNA) took place in Qoryoley. The militants launched...

One-quarter of Somalis have fled their homes – a new report says. Approximately 4.3 million people, a quarter of Somalia's...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed Abdihakim Mohamed Yusuf as the new Chief of Staff at Villa Somalia. Mr...

By Dalmar: Goof Gaduud, South West State, Somalia – Yesterday, al-Shabaab once again launched an attack on the strategically important...

By Jama: Goof Gaduud, South West State, Somalia – Yesterday afternoon, al-Shabaab attacked the strategically important town of Goof Gaduud,...

By Jama: Arba'o, Elasha Biyaha, South West State, Somalia – The Somali National Army (SNA) successfully repelled an al-Shabaab attack...