Somalia

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on Tuesday after a roadside bomb targeted his convoy near his residence in Mogadishu. The attack occurred as the president was en route to the airport, preparing... Read more

Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least 200 people, Palestinian health authorities said, as attacks hit dozens of targets early on Tuesday, ending a weeks-long standoff over extending the ceasefire that halted fighting in January.  The Palestinian militant group Hamas issued... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Ethiopia is ruling out plans to deploy troops to the Middle Shabelle region in southern Somalia, despite a mounting Al-Shabaab offensive that has brought the extremist group perilously close to Mogadishu.   Ethiopian military forces have been... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Heavily armed Al-Shabaab militants were spotted patrolling the road linking Mogadishu and Afgoye for the second consecutive night on Saturday, manning security checkpoints and searching vehicles, as analysts warn of the potential imminent fall of Somalia’s capital. ... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Ethiopian air force has launched a series of air strikes in southern Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region, killing at least three civilians and inflicting significant damage on civilian infrastructure.  The attacks targeted the towns of El Ba’ad and... Read more

More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated, one day after President Donald Trump ordered the gutting of the government-funded media outlet’s parent... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Al-Shabaab militants launched a dawn assault on Somali army bases in the town of Awdhegle, approximately 65 kilometers southwest of the capital Mogadishu, state television and militant-affiliated media reported.   The attack, which unfolded on Saturday, saw the... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Israel has approached Somalia’s government with a proposal to resettle Palestinians from Gaza, the Financial Times reported on Friday.  The move comes as Israeli authorities, backed by the United States, seek to displace Gazans from the enclave,... Read more

Longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, officials in a restive Ethiopian region at the centre of the tensions have warned, risking another humanitarian disaster in the Horn of Africa.  Direct clashes between two of Africa’s largest... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Al-Shabaab militants who attacked Cairo Hotel in central Somalia’s Baladweyne town on Tuesday escaped overnight after receiving reinforcements, with security forces allegedly failing to intervene, former speaker of Hirshabelle regional parliament Osman Barre Mohamed said on Wednesday. ... Read more

A bloc of East African nations on Wednesday called for South Sudan’s government to release detained officials and lift security restrictions as part of efforts to prevent recent mounting factional tensions from erupting into renewed war.  South Sudan has formally... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Members of Somalia’s parliament on Wednesday publicly called for President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to resign, accusing him of failing to address the country’s critical challenges and neglecting his presidential duties.   The MPs alleged that Mohamud had... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – In a brazen and coordinated attack, Al-Shabaab militants stormed a hotel in Baladweyne, central Somalia, on Tuesday, targeting clan leaders and politicians who were convening to mobilize militias for a planned offensive against the jihadist group.  ... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has embarked on an undisclosed visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as his government grapples with significant financial challenges following the United States’ decision to cut financial assistance to Mogadishu.  The... Read more

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – An airstrike conducted by international partners destroyed a recently constructed bridge in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region, the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) announced on Sunday.   The bridge, located in the Aw-baalle area, served as... Read more

Somali security officers are seen at a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somali State Minister of Defense, Omar Ali... Read more