Abdirisak Mohamud Tuuryare

MOGADISHU - Somali military forces have carried out operations against al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab in towns and villages of Lower and Middle Shabelle regions in south of the country, in a bid to flush out of the remnants militants. A…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Foreign diplomats from the international community are expected to pay a visit to Dhusamareb town in central Somalia on Monday, ahead of regional state presidential election. Representatives from the US, UK, Sweden,…

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The top leaders of Somali Federal government are facing allegations over destroying country’s regional state members, said in a statement released by  Somalia’s semi autonomous state of region Puntland. The statement…

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Islamic State leader in Somalia, Abdulkadir Mumin, in camouflage uniforms has appeared in a new video renewing the pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. Mumin, believed to be in his 70s is accompanied by…

STUTTGART, Germany – U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) will conduct a change of command ceremony Friday, July 26 at 10 a.m. at Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend will assume command from retiring U.S. Marine…

MOGADISHU – A Somali police officer was shot and killed by suspected al Shabaab gunmen in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. The victim whose name has been released yet was gunned down by men armed with pistols near ex-control Afgoye junction…

Mogadishu - Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad, received at the Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu a delegation from the AU High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) led by former…

On his first visit to the state of Hirshabelle, the newly-appointed United Nations envoy to Somalia touched upon the country’s state-building process, local humanitarian needs and the world body’s assistance. “We had encouraging and…

The United Nations envoy to Somalia, James Swan awarded medals to officers of a United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) for distinguished service. The soldiers, belonging to UN Guard Unit 5, were awarded the United Nations Medal for Special…

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has appointed national commission for reconciliation and dialogue with Somaliland, a self-declared state, internationally considered to be an autonomous region of Somalia.…