Eritrea has denied reports that it has been supplying Islamists in Somalia with weapons and ammunition. The Eritrean ambassador to the UN, Araya Desta, told the BBC that the claims were “totally false”. Both the US and the UN Security … read more »

Al-shabab militants has captured Jawhar town 90 kilometers south of the Somali capital Mogadishu from pro government Islamists, witnesses said on Sunday.  Heavy fighting is also continuing in Garsale village about 25 kilometers south of Jowhar town.  Reports say that … read more »

MOGADISHU (AFP) — Heavy fighting broke out Sunday between Somalia’s radical Islamist rebels and pro-government militants in a town near the war-riven capital, officials and witnesses said. The fighting erupted in Jowhar, 90 kilometres (55 miles) north of the capital … read more »

Mogadishu, 17 May 2009 Somali President, Sh. Sharif Ahmed escaped a mortar attack in the capital city of Mogadishu today. The attack came while the President with some other officials visited the former School Policia to meet military commanders. During … read more »

One of former warlords in city of Mogadishu, Shiikh Yuusuf Mohamed also known as “Indha-Cadde” has switched to support to the weak Somali government. It is believed that he has provided both soldiers and military support to protect the offices … read more »

United States has accused Eritrea of supplying arms to al-Qaeda linked foreign fighters and Islamic hardliners fighting government forces in Somalia. The government of Eritrea has however denied any involvement in arming or financing Islamist militants of al-Shabaab and Hisbul-Islam, … read more »

Mogadishu – Residents fled Mogadishu on Friday as pro-government forces scrambled to contain an insurgent onslaught that has left more than 100 dead and displaced tens of thousands over the past week. The embattled government, entrenched in an ever-shrinking tract … read more »

MAHARA, May 16 (Saba) – Police in the city of Ghaidah, Maharah, have apprehended three Somalis accused of stealing a briefcase which had inside 6 million Yemeni rials’ worth of jewelry. The Interior Ministry’s Information Center reported that preliminary investigations with … read more »

Islamic rebels have moved closer to the presidential palace, indicating that the moderate Somali government might not be able to remain in existence much longer NAIROBI, Kenya — A major offensive by Islamic rebels has brought Somalia’s internationally backed government … read more »

Mogadishu – At least 14 people were confirmed dead and a search was underway for dozens others after a ferry capsized near the coastal Somali town of Kismayo. “We have confirmed that 14 out of 40 who were on the … read more »

SANA’A, May 15  (Saba) – President Ali Abdullah Saleh has received a phone call from Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on the development situations on Somali land and the two brotherly countries relations. President Saleh renewed Yemen situation to stand … read more »

The United States accused Eritrea on Thursday of “fanning the flames of violence” in Somalia and demanded that it halt its support for extremist groups in Mogadishu. UN blames Eritrea over dispute  Two killed in Eritrea border clash  The US … read more »

Mogadishu_(dpa) _ Battles between pro-government forces and Islamist insurgents pushing to topple Somalia’s fragile transitional government continued for an eighth day Thursday, in Mogadishu streets abandoned by terrified civilians. Witnesses told Radio Shabelle that at least three people had been … read more »