Somalia’s war effort unravels: Soldiers flee, officials respond with brutal threats 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s embattled military faces a spiraling crisis as soaring desertion rates prompt harsh rebukes from government officials and religious scholars, who...

US starts collecting Trump’s new 10% tariff, smashing global trade norms 

U.S. customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump's unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies on goods from 57...

Turkey to deploy hundreds of Sadat mercenaries to Somalia amid growing militant threat 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Turkey is preparing to send hundreds of mercenaries from the private military firm Sadat—often dubbed "Turkey’s Wagner"—to bolster Somalia’s defense against...

Hundreds of Somali police officers go missing amid Al-Shabaab offensive 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Hundreds of Somali police officers have disappeared and are suspected of defecting to militant ranks or deserting their posts after thousands...

UN-chartered aircraft safely lands in Mogadishu after nose gear failure 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - A United Nations-chartered plane carrying 22 passengers made an emergency landing at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport on Tuesday after its...

Protesters flock to mass opposition rally in Istanbul

Protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor...

Somalia offers US ‘control’ over strategic ports 

Somalia’s government has offered the US “exclusive operational control” over strategic ports on the Gulf of Aden in a bid to derail any recognition...

Somalia’s president meets his Turkish counterpart in Ankara 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held emergency talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in Ankara on Thursday, seeking heightened...

Somalia’s president travels to Turkey for talks on bolstering counterterrorism cooperation   

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud abruptly left the embattled frontline town of Adale on Wednesday, retreating under security advisement as Al-Shabaab...

Al-Shabaab captures Masajid Ali Gadud town in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab stormed and seized control of the strategic town of Masajid Ali Gadud in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region...

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