Somalia

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Tensions are escalating in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland state after regional authorities blocked Gen. Jima’le Takar, recently appointed by Somalia’s federal government as commander […]

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Prominent Somali senator and scholar Abdi Ismail Samatar on Tuesday criticized Somalia’s political opposition for allowing Turkey’s deputy intelligence chief to mediate talks […]

TEHRAN (Somaliguardian) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard announced on Wednesday that it had struck United States military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait, hours after Washington launched a […]

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Turkish intelligence officials held preliminary talks on Tuesday with representatives of Somalia’s federal government and opposition leaders ahead of internationally mediated negotiations scheduled […]

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s Defense Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has drawn criticism after saying that only two parties are competing for control of the country – […]

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has strongly condemned Israel and urged Somalis to reject any normalization of relations with the country, using a […]

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Puntland has banned Turkish commercial fishing company SOMTURK from operating in waters under its jurisdiction, the latest flashpoint in an escalating dispute with […]

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Residents on the western outskirts of Mogadishu say heavily armed Al-Shabaab militants have been openly patrolling populated neighborhoods after sunset in recent nights, […]

MOAGDISHU (Somaliguardian) – The United States has informed the African Union that it will end its support for United Nations logistical assistance to the African Union […]