President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Tuesday paid a visit to the recently captured Afgoye town where he held talks with local elders and civil society leaders.
Two people were on Sunday evening killed on the outskirt of northern Somali village of Karin Dabeyl-weyn, some 57 kilometres south of Las Anod town, Sool region, after the vehicle they were travelling in came under attack from unknown gangs.
Father, worker, leader in exile With his cabinet members scattered all over the globe, Rashid Hersi heads the shadow government of a breakaway Somali state
By Louisa Taylor, The Ottawa Citizen
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Thursday June 07, 2012 - 18:22:25
The third and final phase was allocated to the plenary session of the international community, comprising 57 countries and 11 international and regional organizations. As protocol, Somalia was represented by the president of the TFG. The final communique of this phase, called, Istanbul II Declaration…
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Thursday June 07, 2012 - 16:58:16
The United States is offering rewards of up to $7 million for information leading to the location of seven key leaders of Somalia's al Shabaab, seeking for the first time to target top echelons of the al Qaeda-linked militant group.
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Wednesday June 06, 2012 - 17:29:18
President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Wednesday paid a courtesy call to the constitutional assembly meeting venue in Mogadishu where he met with local elders attending the meeting.
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Wednesday June 06, 2012 - 17:12:36
A Kenyan court on Wednesday charged a Swiss man with being a member of Somalia's Al-Qaeda allied Al-Shabaab, the latest in a string of foreign nationals accused of links to the Islamist insurgents.
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Wednesday June 06, 2012 - 17:04:55
Fifteen alleged Al-Shabaab militants on Wednesday surrendered to Ahlu Sunna group in Garbaharey town of Gedo region, an official with ASWJ has claimed.
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Wednesday June 06, 2012 - 16:49:43
Ahlu Sunna on Tuesday claimed it has inflicted heavy casualties on Al-Shabaab militant fighters in a clash that erupted in Guri-el and Elbur districts.
Ahlu Sunna court in Dusamareb town has pardoned five alleged Al-Shabaab militants who earlier surrendered to the ASWJ administration in Elbur district.
"Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys did not surrender to the Government, but a mere propoganda." says Mohamed Ibrahim Bilal, a senior islamist leader closely ally to Aweys Mogadishu
Ahlu Sunna administration in Galgadud region has accused its rival Al-Shabaab militants of forcefully recruiting children into its militant activities.