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Somalia says overnight raid kills seven Al‑Shabaab fighters as counterinsurgency grinds on in Hiiraan Somalia’s intelligence service says its agents, working with international partners, killed seven Al‑Shabaab fighters in a three‑phase raid overnight in the country’s central Hiiraan region, a patch of territory that has swung back and forth between government forces and the al‑Qaida‑linked group over the past two years. In a statement released Tuesday, the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said the…

Power struggle in Somalia’s Hirshabelle spills into the open with Hiiraan governor sacked Somalia’s fragile federal experiment is feeling the strain again, this time in Hirshabelle, where President Ali Abdullahi Hussein Guudlawe has dismissed the governor of Hiiraan region amid a dispute over who collects taxes at Beledweyne’s Ugaas Khaliif Airport. It is a small airfield by global standards, but control over its revenues has become a proxy for power in a state where budgets are thin and authority is contested block by…

Somalia says airstrike kills three senior al‑Shabab commanders in Hiiraan What happened Mogadishu — Somalia’s government said Tuesday it killed three senior al‑Shabab commanders in an airstrike in the central region of Hiiraan, the latest strike in a campaign it says aims to shear away the group’s leadership and sap its battlefield strength. In a brief statement, the federal government said the operation was carried out by Somalia’s intelligence service “working with international partners,” and targeted “important…

Beledweyne (AX) - A soldier perished while another sustained injuries in a skirmish involving forces from the Hiiraan State and Hirshabelle State in Beledweyne, nestled in the Hiiraan region, on a bright Friday morning.The fracas broke loose at Lamagalay camp, which serves as the nerve center of the Hiiraan region. Reports suggest that troops from Hirshabelle tried to throw a wrench in the works of the impending celebrations marking the first year of Hiiraan State's existence, slated for Saturday, as noted by Hiiraan…

Beledweyne (AX) – In a significant community triumph, Ugas Yusuf Ugas Hassan Ugas Khalif, the esteemed leader of the Hawadle tribe, has navigated the successful dismantling of numerous rogue checkpoints along the stretch between Beledweyne and El-gal in the Hiiraan territory.Flanked by Hiiraan's regional chief, Muse Salad Wehliye, and a cohort of respected elders, the leader embarked on a mission to clear the main artery linking Mataban and Beledweyne. These makeshift barricades had been a notorious thorn in the side of…

Beledweyne (AX) – The administration of Hiiraan in Hirshabelle has sounded the alarm to Ethiopia over maneuvers threatening Somalia’s sovereignty at their shared border. In a statement released on Friday, Hiiraan’s leadership emphasized that the Federal Government holds the reins over Somalia’s borders. Represented by Hirshabelle, a member state within the Federal Republic of Somalia, they stand firm on this position. The administration declared zero tolerance for any acts jeopardizing their country's territorial…

Beledweyne (AX) — On Sunday, Ma'awisley warriors launched a focused offensive against Al-Shabaab militants in Hiiraan region, specifically eyeing zones close to the Halgan district. This assault homed in on spots along the Shabelle River, purportedly where Al-Shabaab fighters regrouped after crossing from the west.

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid were hit by airstrikes in Aleppo, Syria, last week. Twenty people were killed, including 12 aid workers./Getty Images The UN’s top relief official has strongly condemned recent attacks on aid workers in different parts of the world, demanding that those who target humanitarians are brought to justice. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), six humanitarian workers were killed last week, in targeted violent attacks in Somalia, in two separate…

Jimco - Dowladda Jabuuti ayaa dalkeeda ka musaafurineysa ilaa 16 Askari oo Itoobiyaan ah, kuwaa oo sida la sheegay gacan saar dhaw la leh Jabhada difaaca Tigray-ga. Sida ay sheegtay Warbaahinta gudaha Jabuuti 16 kan Askari oo ay ka mid yihiin Korneelo iyo Taliyayaal ayaa waxaa qabtay ciidanka ilaalada madaxtooyada kuwaa oo ku u gudbiyay xarunta hay'adda sirdoonka si baaritaan loogu sameeyo. Sida qorshuhu ahaa Askartan ayeey aheyd in laga masaafuriyo dalka Jabuuti Arbacadii toddobaadkan, si rasmi ahna looma oga in…

Jimco, Dowladda Uganda  ayaa kala baxday Soomaaliya qeyb ka mid ah ciidamadooda ka tirsan howlgalka midowga Africa AMISOM. Ciidamadan oo gaaray dalka Uganda ayaa tiradooda lagu sheegay 2,100,  iyadoo munaasabad soo dhaweyn ah loogu sameeyay xalay xarunta Tababbarka Howlgallada Taageerada Nabadda (PSO-TC) ee degmada Nakaseke. ku-xigeenka Taliyaha Ciidamada Difaaca Wilson Mbasu Mbadi ayaa soo dhaweeyay kaas oo ku hadlayay magaca abaanduulaha ciidamada difaaca, wuxuuna ku yiri: “Si sharaf leh ugu soo dhawaada dalkiina…