Ethiopia ‘has no plans to deploy its infantry’ in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region amid militant advance 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Ethiopia is ruling out plans to deploy troops to the Middle Shabelle region in southern Somalia, despite a mounting Al-Shabaab offensive...

Fall of Mogadishu ‘real possibility’ as militants encroach on its limits 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Heavily armed Al-Shabaab militants were spotted patrolling the road linking Mogadishu and Afgoye for the second consecutive night on Saturday, manning...

Ethiopia’s air force unleashes barrel bombs on two towns in south Somalia 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Ethiopian air force has launched a series of air strikes in southern Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region, killing at least three civilians...

Al-Shabaab attacks military camps in south Somalia’s Awdhegle town 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Shabaab militants launched a dawn assault on Somali army bases in the town of Awdhegle, approximately 65 kilometers southwest of the...

Israel approaches Somalia to resettle Gazans 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Israel has approached Somalia’s government with a proposal to resettle Palestinians from Gaza, the Financial Times reported on Friday.  The move comes...

Somalia’s security forces accused of abetting escape of militants behind Baladweyne hotel attack 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Al-Shabaab militants who attacked Cairo Hotel in central Somalia’s Baladweyne town on Tuesday escaped overnight after receiving reinforcements, with security forces...

Somali MPs urge president to resign over incompetence 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Members of Somalia’s parliament on Wednesday publicly called for President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to resign, accusing him of failing to address...

Al-Shabaab launches bomb and gun attack on hotel in central Somalia’s Baladweyne town 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - In a brazen and coordinated attack, Al-Shabaab militants stormed a hotel in Baladweyne, central Somalia, on Tuesday, targeting clan leaders and...

Somalia’s president travels to UAE as fiscal crisis deepens post-US aid cut 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has embarked on an undisclosed visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as his government grapples...

Somalia’s spy agency reports airstrike destroyed bridge utilized by Al-Shabaab 

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) - An airstrike conducted by international partners destroyed a recently constructed bridge in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region, the Somali National Intelligence and...

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