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The rare agreement signals a new phase of cooperation—part security alliance, part political chess move—against extremists, rival factions, and Mogadishu’s reach. The unexpected accord signed between...
Suspected al-Shabaab militants attacked Mogadishu’s Godka Jilacow prison on Saturday, unleashing a suicide bombing and gunfire assault on one of the most fortified facilities in Somalia’s...
The revelations that Sweden secretly tied 100 million kronor ($10 million) in aid to Somalia in exchange for deportation cooperation should end the charade once and...
Leaders from Somalia’s federal member states of Jubaland and Puntland joined forces with prominent opposition figures in Nairobi on Thursday to launch a new political platform,...
Nearly five months after President Donald Trump halted U.S. airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis in exchange for a temporary pause in attacks on shipping, the Iran-backed movement...
Al-Shabaab has become al-Qaida’s most lucrative franchise, generating as much as $200 million a year through a system of forced taxation, extortion, and illicit trade that...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday cast doubt on the need for American military operations in Somalia and Kenya, telling senior commanders that the United States should...
The U.S. Embassy in Somalia said Wednesday it has suspended several routine operations after a budget standoff in Washington triggered a federal government shutdown. In a...
Operation Twin Shield exposes sham marriages, forged visas, and alleged terror links in Minneapolis and St. Paul — shaking America’s largest Somali community. Federal immigration authorities...
Seven jihadists slain, one captured — but survivors melt into the mountains as Puntland vows revenge. Puntland’s counter-terror blitz wiped out the ISIS unit that assassinated...
Kenyan police bust trafficking ring funneling citizens to Russia under fake job contracts, as fears grow of Africa becoming a hunting ground for Moscow’s war machine....
From Mogadishu’s labs to Banjul’s skeletal remains, African forensics see AI as the next battlefield weapon against crime — but global support will decide how fast...
The African Union warns Somalia’s fragile progress risks collapse without nearly $200 million in funding for its final peace mission, exposing deep divisions among donors over...
Donald Trump claims Somali President Hassan Sheikh rejected Ilhan Omar’s “return” to Somalia, sparking a furious response from Omar and reigniting debate over Somali refugees, diaspora...
Mogadishu awoke Thursday to the sight of armored personnel carriers blocking key intersections and troops patrolling roads leading to the residences of prominent opposition leaders. The...
When Mohamed Ahmed Nur returned home to Quracley in January 2023, the scene was carnage. Three of his sons, all young boys, lay in pieces after...
Somalia repatriated 173 of its citizens from Libya on Tuesday, ending years of detention under dire conditions in a country long notorious for its abusive treatment...
Fahad Yasin, Somalia’s most controversial power broker of the last two decades, is once again at the center of storm. The former intelligence chief, ex-Qatari envoy,...
Senior U.S. officials met with Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni on Saturday, pledging continued support for Somalia’s semi-autonomous region as it intensifies its fight against ISIS...
Somalia’s defense minister Ahmed Moallin Fiqi’s trip to Beijing for a rare high-level meeting with Chinese defense chief Admiral Dong Jun was presented as routine diplomacy....
The United Kingdom has issued a new travel advisory cautioning its citizens against traveling to several regions of Kenya, citing the persistent threat of terrorism, banditry,...
Pentagon move sparks local anger as clan leaders reject militant ties. The U.S. military confirmed Wednesday that a September 13 airstrike in Somaliland’s northern Sanaag region...
Somaliland’s government has delivered one of its most forceful rebukes yet to Mogadishu, with Information Minister Ahmed Yasin Sheikh Ali Ayanle, dismissing recent threats and political...
Somalia’s top auditor has cast doubt on the integrity of some of the federal government’s most important financial streams, warning that lapses in record-keeping and oversight...
The United Kingdom has delivered a new fleet of vehicles and advanced counter-explosives equipment to the Somali National Army (SNA), in a move officials say will...
A 16-year-old boy has been placed under High Court protection in Britain after fleeing Somalia, where he said relatives and community members threatened to kill him...
Factories, schools, cemeteries, and even military bases—vanishing under President Hassan Sheikh’s silent watch. Tour Mogadishu today and the evidence is everywhere: bulldozed lots, fenced compounds, and...
Addis Ababa’s vow to “correct history” rattles Egypt, Eritrea, and Somalia. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has ignited regional alarm by declaring Ethiopia’s landlocked status “an...
Militants escalate narrative war as U.S. confirms attack but denies casualties. The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has confirmed that its air base near Kismayo, the capital...
A slight rise in Somalia’s Global Peace Index score masks deep insecurity, terror threats, and a fragile state still locked near the world’s bottom. Somalia has...
Western intelligence warns Mogadishu’s top leaders not to attend the fake Lasanod inauguration. Somaliland signals war-readiness as Irro rallies the National Army. Somali President Hassan Sheikh...
Nairobi denies, but local leaders warn Jubaland troops are camping in Mandera, raising fears of a sovereignty breach and Somalia’s conflict spilling into Kenya. Kenya is...
As Somalia’s leaders prepare to inaugurate a rival Lasanod administration, President Irro signals Somaliland’s military is ready to defend sovereignty and counter external plots. Somaliland President...
After 20 years in the UK, Yusuf Ali Hamud says life in Nuneaton is more dangerous than Somalia. His plea exposes Britain’s broken deportation system and...
Egypt’s generals land in Mogadishu. But secret intelligence shows the plan: move them into Lasanod, open a new front against Somaliland, and block US recognition. Somaliland’s...
Jerusalem’s Shadow War: Israel Eyes the Horn as Iran Pushes East. From Lebanon to the Red Sea, Iran’s proxy web stretches into Somalia. Israel now watches...
The Red Sea Turns Black: Khat War Spills Into Global Shipping Crisis. From Berbera to Bab el-Mandeb, Somalia’s khat war collides with Red Sea rivalries. Gulf...
Somalia: The Battlefield of the Khat War Kenya and Ethiopia have turned khat into a weapon of war. Somalia is the frontline, where protests, smuggling, and...
With Ethiopia undercutting prices and Somali traders protesting, Kenya scrambles to protect its billion-shilling khat trade—pivoting toward Somaliland and Jubaland for survival. Kenya’s billion-shilling khat trade...
Omar Jamal, one of Minnesota’s most prominent Somali-American activists, is suddenly detained by ICE—igniting fears of deportation and federal retribution against diaspora influence. A bomb has...
Mogadishu’s double diplomacy is spiraling into a battlefield as rival Arab and African powers use Somalia as the next chessboard for proxy warfare. Hassan Sheikh is...
Helsinki halts millions in aid to Somalia as Mogadishu refuses to take back its own convicted criminals — triggering a wave of outrage across Europe. Finland...
Ted Cruz and a Strategic Trifecta: Countering Rivals by Partnering with Somaliland. A bold decision is on the horizon in Washington. It could fundamentally reshape the...
Imagine the dilemma: you have a high-value target in your sights, a top leader of a brutal terror group, but the area is filled with innocent...
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has completed a two-week operation with Somali forces. The mission, which ended on August 23, included airstrikes against ISIS hideouts in Puntland’s...
Egypt’s troop deployment under the AU’s new Somalia mission exposes a hidden front in the Nile water war with Ethiopia—WARYATV reveals a brewing proxy war in...
Mogadishu’s Cocaine President: The Silent War on Somali Youth. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh is accused of masterminding a shadowy narcotics operation to manipulate elections and tighten...
Somali police at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu have seized a large shipment of narcotics. The operation, which took place on Saturday, uncovered 48 sacks...
The Somali Federal Police Force announced a major drug bust at the main port in Mogadishu. On Saturday, police seized two containers filled with psychotropic substances....
U.S. warplanes unleashed heavy airstrikes late last night on Islamic State hideouts along the Baallade stream in Puntland, intensifying a campaign aimed at flushing out militants...
Somaliland has summoned Turkey’s consul general in Hargeisa after accusing Ankara of “clear and unacceptable interference” in its internal affairs, following revelations of a planned meeting...
Taiwan’s representative office in Somaliland welcomed US Sen. Ted Cruz’s call for Washington to recognize Somaliland’s independence, framing the move as aligned with US interests and...
Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Charles Kahariri, is urging stronger international backing for Somalia as African Union troops pull back, warning that a widening security...
President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) on Saturday opened an intensive training and workshop for the newly appointed heads of Somaliland’s independent government institutions, framing the program...
Diplomatic Blackmail or Failed Policy? Somaliland’s Online Community Condemns Somali Ambassador’s Statement. A recent statement from Somalia’s Ambassador to the U.S. has been met with a...
Security forces in Mogadishu exchanged fire Thursday with armed militia resisting a federal plan to reclaim a tract of land around Horseed Stadium, a site long...
At least two Somali soldiers were killed Monday in fresh fighting between federal forces and militias loyal to the semi-autonomous Jubaland region in the southern Gedo...
During a recent peace agreement signing between Azerbaijan and Armenia, US President Donald Trump was asked about his stance on recognizing Somaliland. He acknowledged the issue...
Ethiopian forces have called for an immediate withdrawal of Somali federal troops from the disputed town of Beled-Hawo, warning that their continued presence threatens stability along...
Lt. Gen. Dagvin Anderson made history as the first Air Force officer to lead U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), confirmed unanimously by the Senate on July 31....
The recent resolution between Puntland and Turkey over the seized MV Sea World vessel marks a critical moment in the increasingly tense and complex relationship between...
Puntland’s Seizure of Turkish Arms Ship Exposes Somalia’s Fractured Statehood The week-long standoff over the MV Sea World in Bosaso port has laid bare the deep...
Irro’s government decries Mogadishu’s incursions in Sool, vows decisive defense after years of failed dialogue. For more than three decades, Somaliland has stood as a rare...
The United States has announced a combined $8 million reward for information leading to the capture of Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir—better known as Ikrima—one of al-Shabaab’s most...
Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni issued a stark warning Friday as federal troops intensified operations in the southern Gedo region, urging Mogadishu to withdraw its forces...
Puntland security forces have captured two foreign Islamic State fighters who fled into the rugged Kalabayr area following a major offensive against militant hideouts in the...
Bloomberg’s recent interview with Somaliland’s President, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro, highlights a pivotal juncture not only for Somaliland and the United States but for global strategic...
Somaliland’s President Makes a Clear Offer: Recognition, Resources, and Regional Security — But Washington’s Clock Is Ticking. Somaliland has maintained peace and stability while its neighbor...
Every year, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s Contact Group on Somalia meets with grand statements about progress, security, and development, yet Somalia remains trapped in a...
Africa sits on a wealth of natural resources—minerals, oil, fertile land—yet the continent remains shackled by conflict, corruption, and poverty. Nigeria’s spiraling armed banditry crisis starkly...
The recent capture of Maxaas by Al-Shabaab is not just another loss in Somalia’s long-running conflict—it marks a critical juncture in a deteriorating security landscape. This...
A small livestock carrier, Merinos Livestock, sailed near the Yemeni coastline on Thursday, en route from Bosaso, Somalia, to the Port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia....
Hassan Xashi, chairman of the Somali Airlines Association, has publicly accused the Somali government of failing to pay $12,000 owed for a recent government delegation flight...
Any attempt by federal or Turkish units to retake the ship by force would risk clashes in Bosaso… A week-long maritime standoff is hardening into a...
Analysis: Somalia’s Federal Government vs Puntland—Power Struggle Over Military Vessel Highlights Deep Rift The Somali federal government’s demand for Puntland to release the Turkish-linked cargo ship...
Somalia’s prime minister has taken the gloves off, accusing British MPs of meddling in Mogadishu’s fiercest fault line: Somaliland’s long‑running bid for independence. In a rare...
Machine‑learning on 9,000 surveys pins age, birth history, and clinic access as top drivers of fertility choices in world’s highest‑birth‑rate nation. A groundbreaking Somali‑led AI study...
Fresh Arms‑Running Scare Raises Stakes in Somalia’s Coastal War of Shadows. Puntland sights another Comoros‑flagged ship near last week’s arms seizure, deepening intrigue over covert weapons...
Puntland authorities intercept a massive arms shipment bound for Mogadishu and the volatile city of Las Anod. Discover how this dramatic seizure could ignite fresh tensions...
BRIBERY & CORRUPTION COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST BAVARIAN STATE MINT. MINT PRODUCED GOLD COINS FOR DECADES UNDER THE NAME OF SOMALIA WITHOUT AUTHORITY. A complaint has been filed by...