Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali federal government has accused the Acting Head of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), Sivuyile Thandikhaya Bam, of undermining the country's development and expressing sympathies toward the al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland government has accused the Federal Government of Somalia of involvement in Thursday's fighting between its forces and the SSC-Khaatumo administration in the Dhuumadare area of the Sanaag region.

Garowe (HOL) — Puntland security forces launched a coordinated offensive Friday targeting Islamic State (ISIS) remnants in the Calmiskaad mountain range of Bari region, seizing weapons and dismantling what officials described as the group's last major stronghold in the area.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces and regional Darwish units from South West State killed more than 35 Al-Shabaab fighters in a coordinated military operation near Baidoa, military officials said Thursday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somaliland government is calling on Somalia to immediately transfer 25 detainees taken from Las Anod to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), accusing federal authorities of violating international humanitarian law and exploiting the prisoners for political purposes.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday defended his administration’s ongoing offensive against Al-Shabaab, following the militant group’s surprise capture of Aadan Yabaal, a strategic town in central Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A U.S. airstrike, carried out in coordination with the Somali National Army (SNA), destroyed two vessels carrying advanced weaponry destined for Al-Shabaab, Somali and American officials confirmed on Thursday.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Governor of the Gedo region, Mohamed Hussein Al-Qaadi, has warned the country's National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) against conducting any voter registration or election-related activities in the region, stating that doing so without coordination with the Jubbaland administration would be considered illegitimate and met with resistance.

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has refuted the accusations that Kenya has been supporting Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the ongoing war with the Sudanese Armed Forces.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces and allied local militia repelled an attempted Al-Shabaab attack in the Gasarta area between Baidoa and Deynuunay on Wednesday, killing at least ten militants, according to military officials.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A U.S. airstrike conducted in coordination with the Somali National Army (SNA) killed at least 12 Al-Shabaab militants, including senior commanders, in the Aden Yabaal district of the Middle Shabelle region on Wednesday night, the Somali government announced.

Beledweyne (HOL) — Al-Shabaab militants launched a coordinated attack on the village of Haamcaduur in central Somalia's Galgaduud region early Tuesday, triggering hours of intense fighting with local defence forces, residents and security sources said.

Mogadishu (HOL) — A merchant vessel operating in the Gulf of Aden was pursued for nearly two hours by multiple small boats carrying armed individuals on Tuesday, prompting a maritime security alert and renewed concern over persistent threats in the region.

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Mogadishu (HOL) — Al-Shabaab militants have seized control of the strategic town of Aadan Yabaal in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region following a dawn assault involving explosions and prolonged combat, local sources told HOL.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, accompanied by Mogadishu Mayor Yusuf Hussein Jimale and several cabinet members, visited a voter registration site in the capital’s Shangani district on Wednesday to observe the rollout of the country’s landmark voter registration process.

Cairo (HOL) — A high-level Somali delegation met with General Osama Sayyid, Secretary-General of Egypt’s Council of Ministers, in Cairo on Tuesday to advance bilateral cooperation in public sector development and institutional reform.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's Ambassador to the United States, Dahir Hassan Arab, announced on Tuesday that the country is officially open for oil drilling and exploration, inviting U.S. energy companies to re-engage in Somalia's hydrocarbon sector.

Beledweyne (HOL) — A new contingent of Djiboutian troops arrived in Beledweyne on Tuesday as part of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), marking the latest deployment in the AU’s post-ATMIS operations.

MOGADISHU (Xinhua) -- Two fishing vessels and a dhow were hijacked off the coast of Somalia between Feb. 7 and March 16, indicating that piracy in the region remains a threat, according to a new report released Tuesday by a global anti-piracy body.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia launched its first one-person, one-vote voter registration in more than five decades on Tuesday, beginning in Mogadishu’s Shangani district, which government officials are calling a historic step toward democratic reform.

Somalia on Tuesday launched voter registration in the capital Mogadishu for the first time in over 50 years, a step towards universal suffrage ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026 in the volatile nation.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia ranks 142nd out of 145 countries in the 2025 Global Firepower Index, placing it among the world's least-equipped militaries with a Power Index score of 4.2037, ahead of only Bhutan, Benin, and the Central African Republic.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (NIEBC) launched voter registration on Tuesday in Mogadishu, marking a historic step toward the country’s first one-person, one-vote elections since 1967, scheduled for 2026.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States and six Gulf states have imposed coordinated sanctions on 15 senior Al-Shabaab members and financial facilitators, targeting the militant group's funding networks across southern Somalia in a multilateral effort to disrupt its ability to carry out attacks and destabilize the region.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Open-source intelligence analysts have reported the presence of an Israeli-manufactured radar system near the UAE-operated Bosaso Air Base in Somalia's Puntland region.

Somali Minister of Ports and Marine Transport Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur emphasized the strength of Türkiye-Somalia relations and the Antalya Diplomacy Forum’s (ADF) impact in reshaping diplomacy during the forum’s fourth edition at the NEST Congress Center.

Las Anod (HOL) — Somali Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre has taken 25 prisoners who were captured by SSC-Khaatumo forces during the 2023 conflict in the Sool region, according to a statement issued during his landmark visit to Las Anod.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The United Kingdom has pledged an additional $3.9 million to support Somalia’s security transition, bringing its total contributions to over $50 million since 2021, according to a statement from the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) on Monday.

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Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia launched its first-ever National Human Rights Conference in Mogadishu on Monday.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is asking a judge to order Nolosha Development to refund hundreds of thousands of dollars in deposits paid by Somali-American families for homes that were never built, citing consumer fraud and deceptive practices.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — Rep. Ilhan Omar announced Thursday she will seek reelection to her U.S. House seat in 2026, opting not to run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by fellow Democrat Tina Smith.

Las Anod (HOL) — Somalia’s federal government has officially recognized SSC-Khaatumo as a federal administration, placing it alongside the country’s existing member states, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre announced Sunday during a visit to Las Anod.

In the dusty plains of Al-Hidaya camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, mothers sit outside makeshift shelters, shielding their children from the scorching heat with scraps of cloth. The sudden suspension of U.S. humanitarian aid dealt them a devastating blow.