Terror Watch

Police chief in central Somalia town resigns after terror suspects freed

DHUSAMAREB (HORN OBSERVER) - Police commander in the town of Dhusamareb in central Somalia resigned on Friday night after three al-Qaeda affiliate group suspects were released from police cell by senior Galmudug officials which undermined the fight against the terror group.

Somalia's NISA executes two kids, injures three others in a training facility

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has executed two young kids who attempted to flee from its forced training facility in Mogadishu and injured three others last week, Horn Observer has learnt.

UN in Somalia affirms support on the investigation of downed aid cargo plane in Bardale

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Adam Abdelmoula has said he was deeply saddened by the crash of plane carrying humanitarian cargo in Bardale on Monday.

Somalia: AMISOM Ethiopian contingent in Baidoa get new operational vehicles to boost capability

Mogadishu, Somalia—The Force Commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Lieutenant General Tigabu Yilma, says that the operational capability of his forces and their capacity to conduct offensive operations against the enemy remains high.

An IDP samosa vendor woman among two shot dead by police enforcing curfew in Somalia capital

MOGADISHU (Horn Observer) On Friday evening, Madina Abdullahi Abdi, 19-years-old displaced woman has heard that police enforcing an extended night curfew was approaching to her area at Mogadishu's Bondhere district. She hastily wrapped up her large plate of samosa which she vendored and went indoors.…

Saudi Arabia, Iraq, South Sudan, and Yemen bucked a global trend with spikes in executions

LONDON (Horn Observer) Saudi Arabia executed a record number of people in 2019, despite an overall decline in executions worldwide, Amnesty International said in its 2019 global review of the death penalty published today. The Saudi authorities put 184 people to death last year, the highest number Amnesty…

Al-Shabaab carries out first public execution since Covid-19 hit Somalia

MOGADISHU (Horn Observer) Al-Shabaab militant group on Wednesday executed six young men over allegations of espionage in Jamame town in the southern Somalia region of Lower Jubba, the group's propaganda media and security observers confirmed.

Somalia: Young doctor shot dead in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU (Horn Observer) Gunmen have shot dead young doctor in Mogadishu on Wednesday night shortly before a government imposed night curfew takes into effect in the Horn of African country's capital.

Somalia: Zero accountability as civilian deaths mount from US air strikes

Civilian casualties continue to mount from the US military's secret air war in Somalia, with no justice or reparation for the victims of possible violations of international humanitarian law, Amnesty International warned as it released details of two more deadly air strikes so far this year.

Suicide attack in in Somalia's capital kills 4 civilians, wounds several

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) At least 4 people civilians were killed, among them three family members after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a café at Mogadishu's Sayidka Junction, witnesses said.