Somalia
Fighting erupts in Baidoa after Laftagareen forces attack federal positions
SNA radio Baidoa (AX) — Fighting erupted in Baidoa before dawn on Monday after forces loyal to former South West State President…
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Somalia
Heavy Fighting Erupts in Somalia’s Baidoa as Rival South West Forces Clash
BAIDOA, Somalia — Rival forces aligned with competing political camps clashed in Baidoa on Monday, unleashing heavy gunfire and weapons fire across…
North-Africa
Puntland State Maritime Forces Rescue Hijacked Oil Tanker Off Somalia’s Coast
Garowe (AX) — Puntland State maritime forces have freed the US-sanctioned oil tanker Sibu 1 after armed men hijacked it in the…
East-Africa
Local forces seize Ethiopia’s Mekelle airport in Tigray, residents tell BBC
A fresh showdown between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front is raising fears that the country’s northern region could…
Somalia
U.S. Forces Target al-Shabab Arms Storage Site in Somalia’s Sanaag Region
Garowe (AX) — U.S. Africa Command has carried out an airstrike against an al-Shabab warehouse believed to hold conventional weapons in northern…
Somalia
US lifts sanctions imposed on Eritrean Defense Forces
US lifts sanctions on Eritrean Defense Forces WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has lifted sanctions on the Eritrean Defense Forces and other…
East-Africa
Houthis Claim Attack on Saudi Base as Fighting Escalates With Yemeni Forces
The shuttered Saudi embassy in Yemen’s capital Sana’a, with a mural depicting a Houthi fighter stopping a ship. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA Fighting…
Somalia
South West State warns civilians against areas controlled by Laftagareen forces and al-Shabab
Mogadishu (AX) — South West State Security Minister Isaaq Mohamed has warned civilians to leave areas controlled by forces loyal to former…
Somalia
Somali Forces Seize Geel-gub Area in Middle Shabelle Region
Mogadishu (AX) – Somali Gorgor (Eagle) commandos and special forces have captured the Geel-gub area and several strategic bases in the Middle…
World
Coastal Erosion Forces Cancellation of California Music Festival
A California beach ravaged by coastal erosion has forced the cancellation of a music festival that was due to feature The Killers,…
Somalia
U.S. Forces Conduct Airstrike Against al-Shabab West of Mogadishu
Mogadishu (AX) — U.S. forces carried out an airstrike targeting al-Shabab militants in Somalia on Friday, the U.S. Africa Command said Tuesday,…
