Conflict-weary Somalia is a federation of five semi-autonomous member states – Puntland, Jubaland, Galmudug, Hirshabelle, and South West – and a central government in the capital Mogadishu. Tensions ...
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A Return to Dictatorship Amid Tensions Pushing the Country to the Brink
On May 6, the Somali National News Agency reported that 13 members of what it described as the Khawarij militias, including senior commanders, were killed in a planned military operation carried out ...
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Heavy Fighting Erupts Near Baidoa Between Somali Government Forces and Troops Loyal to Ex-South West Leader
Heavy fighting erupted on the outskirts of Baidoa between Somali federal government forces and fighters loyal to former South West state president Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, according to ...
The Somali National Army (SNA) repelled an attack by al-Shabab militants on a military base in the south-central region on Sunday, the government confirmed.
The Somali army is training a special force skilled in asymmetrical warfare to deal with terror gang, Al- Shabaab, which has held the country under a stranglehold for ...
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Backed by local forces, the Somali National Army (SNA) conducted multiple operations against Al-Shabaab militants in central regions, in the latest crackdown geared towards ...
Somali forces and allied clan fighters carried out a planned military operation in villages near Moqokori town in the central Hiiraan region, targeting suspected Al-Shabaab militants accused of ...
This month, the Somali National Army celebrated the graduation of a further 98 soldiers from British military training in Baidoa, the capital of Southwest State in Somalia. The UK has built a training ...
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The United Nations and foreign powers claim they are dedicated to building up the Somali National Army. Instead, they have become complicit in its dysfunction. Last week, the U.N.
Somali federal troops Monday entered the key city of Baidoa after clashes with forces loyal to the head of the region, whose mandate Mogadishu says expired four years ago. The fighting broke out about ...
Somali federal government hails Baidoa's transition, urging peace and unity amid political changes and rising tensions.
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