Somalia Security News
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Major Mohamed Noor, Brigade Commander in Bay, Killed by IED
Baidoa, Somalia – Major Mohamed Noor, the commander of the 8th Brigade of the 60th Division, was killed today in...
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Desperate Al-Shabab Negotiations U-Turn Highlights Dire Situation
Speaking at the Oslo Forum under the theme "Mediation Against All Odds," President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expressed his...
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NSA Declares Ethiopian Troops Will Be Seen as Occupiers After 2024
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - Hussein Sheikh-Ali, also known as Hussein Moalim, the National Security Advisor (NSA) to Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh...
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El Dher SNA Base Attacked by Al-Shabab
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - Today, Al-Shabab militants launched a devastating early morning attack on Somali National Army (SNA) bases in El...
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Somalia Elected to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - Somalia's election to a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2025-2026 term...
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SNA Struggles to Reclaim Previously Liberated Territory as Deputy Commander Promises Al-Shabab Defeat in June
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - In an event aimed at rallying support for the Somali National Army (SNA) yesterday, Brigadier General Madey...
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Southwest State Politicians Reject FGS Plan for Ethiopian Troop Withdrawal
Baidoa, SOMALIA - In a direct rebuke to the Federal Government of Somalia's (FGS) stance on the withdrawal of Ethiopian...
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Hussein Moalim Announces Unlikely Ethiopian Troop Withdrawal
Mogadishu, Somalia - Hussein Sheikh-Ali, also known as Hussein Moalim, the National Security Advisor to Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,...
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Bardaale Clan Militias Clash With SWS Forces Amid Political Instability
Baidoa, Somalia - The ongoing battle today in Bardaale between a clan militia from the Leysan clan and the combined...
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Puntland Government Refutes FGS Claims of Operation in Almadow
Garowe, PUNTLAND - The ongoing tensions between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the regional government of Puntland have...
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Somalia Joins a Red Sea Coalition It Cannot Help Defend
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somalia put its name to a Saudi-engineered maritime alliance in Riyadh on Thursday. It joined thirteen other...
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