Terror Watch

Somali forces and allied militia withdraw from Ceel Garas after brief capture from Al-Shabaab

DHUSAMAREB (HORN OBSERVER) – Somali government forces and its allied clan militia withdrew from the strategic Ceel Garas town in the Galgaduud region on Monday, after briefly recapturing it from Al-Shabaab insurgents.

Somalia: Landmine explosion kills regional MPs during military operation in Galmudug

Dhuusamareeb (Horn Observer) Tragedy struck on Monday as a landmine explosion claimed the lives of at least three individuals, including two Somali regional Members of Parliament (MPs), during a military operation in the central Galmudug state.

Somali man stabs Ugandan officer to death at the entrance of Halane Camp in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – Traffic grounded to a halt at Madina Gate, the entrance to the Halane camp in Mogadishu, on Sunday following a tense standoff that resulted in tragic fatalities.

Al-Shabaab Rampage: 7 rural villages torched in Lower Shabelle

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) Al-Shabaab militants have left a trail of destruction by setting ablaze seven villages situated within the Yaqbiri Weyne district in the Lower Shabelle region, where both farmers and herdsmen call home, according to local residents who confirmed the harrowing incident.

Local doctor shot dead by gunmen in central Somalia town

GALKAYO (HORN OBSERVER) – Armed assailants mercilessly shot and killed Dr. Sakariye Abdi Jama, a young medical professional, at his Al-Haramayn Clinic in the Mudug region's town of Galkayo, central Somalia on Saturday evening September 9.

Landmine explosion claims Lives of 2 children near Laascaanood, 2 others critically injured

Laascaanood (Horn Observer) At least two children lost their lives, while two others suffered critical injuries after inadvertently stepping on unexploded explosives left near a military used by Somaliland forces outside Laascaanood, locals said on Friday.

Somaliland deploys more forces to Oog, announces military action against SSC-Khaatumo

OOG (HORN OBSERVER) – Somaliland has dispatched additional troops to the frontline in the Oog district of the Togdheer region, where tensions have escalated between the Somaliland army and the SSC-Khatumo administration.

Somali president escapes a huge suicide car bombing attack

MAXAAS, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) – An explosives-laden vehicle targeted President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's convoy in the central Somali town of Maxaas on Tuesday, officials have confirmed.

Hassan Sheikh admits significant losses in Somalia's frontlines, vows accountability

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) — Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, for the first time made his admission to reveal that Somali government forces and allied clan militias have sustained substantial losses on the frontlines against the terror group Al-Shabaab and vowed to hold those responsible accountable.

Car bomb strikes security checkpoint in Mogadishu's Dayniile District

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) — A suspected suicide car bomb, disguised as a vegetable transport vehicle, detonated at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu's Dayniile district causing several casualties, as per medics and eyewitnesses.