Somalia says No to EU Naval Forces in its Waters
The UN anti-piracy resolution officially ends tomorrow, March 3, thanks to Somalia's permanent representative to the UN, Abukar Osman Baale, who put a lot of effort into convincing the UN…
Fahad Yasin: If You Do Well, Good Is Expected
When Yasin was appointed Deputy Director of NISA on August 15, 2018, he inherited an agency in crisis.
Week Observer: January 7 – January 15
Elections 2021 Jan 15 The Federal Election Implementation Team (FEIT) elected Mr. Muse Gelle Yusuf as its new Chairman following a secret ballot eclipsed by political pressure and vote buying.…
PM Roble’s Offensive on State Security
Since Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble came under investigation for his involvement in the diversion of land belonging to the Somali National Army (SNA), he has gone on the offensive…
The Ikran Tahlil Affair Has Deepened Somalia Political Crisis
Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble ordered National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) director Fahad Yasin to submit a report on Ikran Tahlil Farah disappearance within 48 hours after the opposition…
Somali Armed Forces Succeeded Where AMISOM Failed
The Commander of the Somali National Army (SNA), General Mohamed Tahlil Bihi, at a press conference yesterday on the outskirts of Qey'ad in the Mudug region, triumphantly announced the end…
Army Deserters Responsible For Mogadisho Violence Will Reintegrate SNA
At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble at the Galmudug President’s residence, the decisions of the technical committee tasked by the prime minister to resolve the recent…
Opposition Militias Refuse To Leave Mogadishu If Conditions Are Not Met
A meeting was held last night in Mogadishu by militias leaders and high-ranking army deserters loyal to the opposition united under the National Salvation Forum.
Opposition Militias Attack Mogadishu
On Sunday evening, militias loyal to Abdirahman Abdishakur, Hassan Khayre and Hassan Sheikh, members of the opposition, attacked government forces in Mogadishu. The attack happened in different locations.
British Ambassador Behind Somalia’s Unrest
Hours after the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) issued an aggressive statement on the political situation in Somalia, Kate Foster, British ambassador in Somalia, tweeted that she strongly…