Jubaland wants Somalia arms embargo reviewed

Audio By Vocalize People walk in downtown Kismayo with shops and a mosque in the background during the day. [AFP] Jubaland has called for an urgent review of the United Nations decision to lift the arms embargo on Somalia following an alleged Turkish …

US Strikes Target Islamic State Positions in Cal Miskaad Mountains in Somalia

CAL MISKAAD, Somalia — The United States carried out air strikes overnight against suspected Islamic State group fighters in Somalia’s northern Bari region, targeting several areas in the rugged Cal Miskaad mountains, local sources said.   The strikes hit …

Somalia Auditor General Elected AFROSAI-A Alternate External Auditor

CAIRO — Somalia’s Auditor General, Ahmed Issa Gutale, has participated in the inaugural conference of the Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions of Arabic-Speaking African Countries (AFROSAI-A), held in the Egyptian capital Cairo.   Gutale addressed …

Đurić Sees Off President of Somalia

Somaliland’s Irro departs for US to pitch region’s strategic value as Somalia sends rival team

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro departed Hargeisa on Thursday for a working visit to the United States, part of an effort to present the self-declared republic as an emerging power of geoeconomic and …

Somalia urges end to ransom payments as piracy picks up

By Nuri Aden Friday September 4, 2026 Somalia’s Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi on Tuesday urged governments not to pay ransoms to pirates holding vessels off the country’s coast, warning that such payments would finance further criminal activity and …

Jubbaland condemns alleged Turkish airstrike in Somalia’s Gedo region

The Jubbaland regional administration has strongly condemned what it says was an airstrike carried out by Turkish aircraft in Doolow district in Somalia’s Gedo region. 4 September, 2026 According to a statement issued by Jubbaland, the strike targeted the …

Somalia: US Aircraft Conduct Reconnaissance Operations in Puntland’s Cal Miskaad Mountains

US military aircraft began reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering operations on 3 September over two areas in the Cal Miskaad Mountains in Somalia’s Bari region, according to Drop Site, which cited Puntland security officials. 4 September, 2026 The …

Cairo affirms ongoing efforts to secure swift release of Egyptian sailors detained off Somalia

Friday September 4, 2026 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Egyptian Expatriates affirmed on Thursday its ongoing intensive efforts and contacts to secure the swift release of the Egyptian sailors detained aboard a vessel off …

The Doolow Strike: Somalia’s Political Crisis Enters a More Dangerous Phase

The Doolow Strike: Somalia’s Political Crisis Enters a More Dangerous Phase DOOLOW, Somalia — A drone struck the residence of General Mahad Abdirahman Aden, known as “Shub,” in Doolow on the night of September 3–4. His family said the general survived the …