Somalia Security News
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Mogadishu’s Claim on the Puntland Security Force Turns Deadly Near Bosaso
BOSASO, SOMALIA – One soldier is dead near Somalia's busiest northern port, and the fight that killed him was not...
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Somali Soldiers Step on the American Flag and on Mogadishu’s Lifeline
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – A short video has put Somalia's most vital partnership under strain. The clip spread across social media...
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UNSOS End Leaves Southern Somalia Dangerously Exposed
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – On December 31, 2026, the United Nations Support Office in Somalia will stop bankrolling the African Union...
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How Real Aid Failures Feed Al-Shabaab’s Propaganda
A new study lays out how al-Shabaab turns humanitarian aid into a weapon of propaganda in Somalia. The report comes...
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Mogadishu’s Plan to Destabilize Puntland
GAROWE, SOMALIA – Mogadishu is building attempting to build second center of power inside Puntland, according to Puntland and FGS...
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Al-Shabaab Offensive Feeds on Mogadishu’s Political Chaos
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The al-Shabaab offensive sweeping across central Somalia is not winning on firepower alone. It is winning on...
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Jubaland and Puntland Unite Against Villa Somalia as Federal Rift Deepens
KISMAYO, SOMALIA – Two of Somalia's most powerful regional presidents have turned on Villa Somalia in the same week. They...
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Galmudug Accuses Federal Election Chief of Rigging Its Vote
Dhusamareb, SOMALIA – The Galmudug state government accused the chairman of Somalia's National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of actively...
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Villa Somalia’s Southwest Takeover Follows a Familiar Script
Baidoa, SOMALIA – The Southwest State election on June 10 produced a result so lopsided it confirmed what critics had...
Read moreDetailsPresident Deni Accuses Hassan Sheikh of Creating Pirates
Garowe, SOMALIA – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni opened the latest session of Puntland's parliament in Garowe with what amounts...
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Garmaal Buries Fishermen the First Reports Called Pirates
GARMAAL, SOMALIA– A drone strike that Puntland security sources first described as a clean hit on fleeing pirates has come...
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