Somalia Security News
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Mogadishu Plans an AUSSOM Handover It Cannot Pay For
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somalia's federal government intends to announce that it is taking national security duties back from AUSSOM, and...
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Somalia’s Draft Penal Code Trades Rights for a Bargain It Will Not Get
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The draft penal code sitting in Somalia's parliament does something no Somali law has attempted since 1962....
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Mogadishu’s North East State Starts to Come Apart
LAS ANOD, SOMALIA – Five lawmakers quit the North East State parliament on Sunday, and their joint statement was notable...
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Puntland and Jubaland Walk Away From Mogadishu’s Election Talks
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Puntland and Jubaland walked out of Mogadishu's election talks this week, and no committee has stepped in...
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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Loses His Proxy Fight in Puntland and Turns to Galkayo
BOSASO, SOMALIA – The federal-backed force did not last the morning in the hills above Bosaso. Puntland's Dervish ambushed a...
Read moreDetailsMogadishu’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...
Read moreDetailsUNSOS 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...
Read moreDetailsMogadishu’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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Deni Draws a Line Against the Clan Militias Forming Inside Puntland
GAROWE, SOMALIA – President Said Abdullahi Deni has warned the clan militias taking shape inside Puntland, and he named the...
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