Terror Watch

Somalia condemns the burning of copies of the holy Quran by extremists in Stockholm, Sweden - Statement

Mogadishu, Somalia - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation strongly condemns the Swedish authorities' allowing an extremist to burn a copy of the Holy Qur'an in front of the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Stockholm on Saturday (January 21), which represents a…

Collective self-defense strike in Somalia killed 30 Al-Shabab terrorists, destroys 3 vehicles – US military says

At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia and in support of Somali National Army engagements against al-Shabaab, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense strike on Jan. 20, 2023.

Somalia army and allied clan militias took over strategic towns from the militants

Mogadishu, (Horn Observer) Somalia's SNA backed by clan militias on Monday took over the strategic towns of Haradhere and Galcad from Somali-based Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group al-Shabaab in Somalia's Mudug region, officials said

Somalia: At least 7 killed, 37 wounded in car explosions in separate attacks in two towns in central Somalia - Official

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) At least 7 people were killed and 37 others were wounded after cars filled with explosions carried out on Saturday two separate attacks in two towns in Hiiraan region, officials said.

Bomb explosion near a football stadium where anti-Shabaab rally was taking place

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Police in Mogadishu and witnesses say a bomb exploded near a football stadium in the capital as thousands of Mogadishu residents - many of them government employees with face masks to conceal their identities - gathered for anti-Shabaab rally on Thursday.

How a peaceful Banadiri businessman was shot dead in Mogadishu by a govt soldier

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Tuesday January 10 was a miserable day for the family of Abukar Mohamed Nurani who was shot dead by a Somali government soldier following an extortion demand in front of his shop in Hamarweyne district.

A Somali intel officer killed in a government forces' fight in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) At least one officer of the Somali national intelligence agency (NISA) was killed and several others injured after two rival functions of the Somali military and the intelligence units clashed at a checkpoint outside the heavily-fortified Mogadishu airport on Wednesday,…

US Intercept More Than 2,000 Assault Rifles Shipped from Iran

TAMPA, Fla. - On Jan. 6, U.S. Central Command forces intercepted a stateless dhow in the Gulf of Oman smuggling more than 2,000 AK-47 assault rifles while transiting international waters from Iran to Yemen.

Gunmen shot dead a peace activist elder amid rise of assassinations in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Unidentified gunmen shot dead a prominent peace activist and clan elder, Yusuf Adan Madey in Mogadishu, police and family members said on Monday.

At least 20 killed in an Al-Shabab attack in Somalia' Middle Shabelle region

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) At least 20 killef and scores wounded on Friday in an ambush on government base at Hilowle Gaab village outside Ruun-Nirgood in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region, relatives said as quoted bu the local media

Somalia: SRCC commends ATMIS troops in Kismayo, affirms commitment to degrade Al-Shabaab

Kismayo- The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Soufe, has commended ATMIS troops and affirmed the mission's commitment to ensure a safe and…

Somaliland forces shoot and kill outraged 'pro-Somalia' civilian protesters in Lasanod

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Violent protests have been going on for the fourth day consecutively in Lasanod in the Sool region as the death toll of civilians shot dead by Somaliland forces has increased, the local media reports on Friday.

After a night of mortar shelling, Djibouti's Guelleh visits Mogadishu

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, is under total lockdown on Wednesday as the Djibouti dictator, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is visiting the war-torn capital.

Somalia defence minister admits renewed U.S airstrike, contradicts Turkish drone war in Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The defence minister of the Somali Federal Government has on Wednesday corroborated emerging reports of the renewed U.S airstrikes in Somalia while making contradiction on the involvement of Turkish drone strikes in the Horn of African country.

Somalia army kills 150 militants in Middle Shabelle region, Officials say

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somalia army chief Odowa Yusuf Rage said on Monday 150 militants were killed as the group suffered great loss during the operation carried out 30km East of Adan Yabal district.

US kills 15 terrorists in two separate airstrikes in Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted two collective self-defense strikes, one each on Dec. 14 and 17, 2022, in support of Somali National Army engagements against al-Shabaab near Cadale, Somalia, US Africa Command said…

Senior militant commander killed in an attack in Somalia's middle Shabelle region

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somalia government on Saturday said that a senior militant commander was killed in an operation at Juhay village in middle Shabelle region.

Somalia: Jubbaland demands inquiry into the assassination of Gedo security official

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Jubbaland security minister Yusuf Hussein Osman Dhumal has demanded the federal government of Somalia to initiate an inquiry into the last week's murder of the commander of the top Gedo region's security commander, Abdirahman Abdullahi (Bakal Kooke).

Somalia: ATMIS congratulates SNA on the liberation of Adan Yabaal

Mogadishu, 6 December 2022 – The SRCC and Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Ambassador Mohammed El-Amine Souef, congratulates Somali Security Forces on the liberation of Adan Yabaal, a town in the Middle Shabelle region that was a training ground for Al-Shabaab militants.

Tension mounts near the base of U.S-trained force in Somalia's Lower Shabelle after clan militia murdered military officers

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Heavily armed clan militia began to pour in Wanla-weyn district in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region on Sunday barely hours after a rival clan militia murdered two military commanders, local officials said.