Wargeyska Media Network
To many Americans, Somalia is a distant place—often recalled in headlines about piracy, famine, or Black Hawk Down. But behind the clichés is a nation whose sovereignty is eroding in plain sight. Somalia today stands at a crossroads, beset by failures both imposed and internal. It is losing control of its airspace, its land, its borders, and, most critically,…
Mogadishu, Somalia – Somali police on Saturday arrested the Director General of Shabelle Media Network, Abuukar Sheikh Mohamud Abuukar, known as “Sky,” along with the network’s Deputy Director, Mohamud Abdinasir Soofeysane, amid escalating concerns about the shrinking space for press freedom in the country. The two media executives were reportedly summoned separately and subsequently detained…
Thursday April 10, 2025By Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt Some State Department officials have proposed closing the embassy in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, as a precaution after recent gains by Al Shabab militants. A United States special operations forces trainer speaking to Danab recruits in 2023. The United States has trained and equipping vetted units of Somalia’s special…
A senior Somali National Army officer was shot dead on Saturday in the Lower Shabelle region, military sources said, in an attack highlighting the persistent security challenges facing Somalia amid its fight against Islamist insurgents. Colonel Nuur Farey, commander of the army’s 14th October Brigade, was killed near the town of Afgoye, approximately 30 km…
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud chaired a meeting with the leaders of South West, Hirshabelle, and Galmudug regional administrations, marking the beginning of efforts to unify the Somali people in the fight against the militant group Al-Shabaab. The meeting focused on updates regarding the country’s overall situation and ongoing operations. President Mohamud commended the regional…
Somali government forces, in coordination with local defense units, killed at least 20 Al-Shabaab militants, including a senior leader, during a planned operation in the Nur Gadow area of Middle Shabelle region on Friday. A statement issued by the Federal Government of Somalia confirmed the success of the joint offensive, though it did not identify…
At least three civilians were injured Saturday morning when several mortar shells struck residential and public areas in Mogadishu, including the National Theater and busy public squares, according to security officials and eyewitnesses. Four mortar rounds hit different locations across the Boondheere and Warta Nabadda districts, damaging property and injuring people in areas where civilians…
The African Union and the Somali federal government have authorized the deployment of 2,500 Ethiopian troops to join a new peacekeeping force in Somalia to bolster the fight against the militant group Al-Shabaab. The troops will serve under the African Union Support Mission in Somalia [AUSSOM], officially launched in January and will operate until the end of…
The Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) has confirmed that an aircraft crashed in an area close to Jazeera locality, approximately 24km southwest of Mogadishu, capital city of Somalia today, 22 March 2025. The aircraft was a DHC-5D Buffalo, with serial number 109 and registration 5Y-RBA. Early reports indicated that the crash occurred at approximately 14:43Z…
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia met with elders, community leaders, commanders of local armed vigilantes knowns as “Ma’awisley”, federal government military forces and politicians from the region during his visit to Cadale District. They discussed best ways of speeding up the ongoing fight against Al-Shabaab fighters, they agreed to…