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Baidoa (AX) - Major Mohamed Nur Sheegow, widely known as Mohamed Dheere, and commander of the 8th battalion of the 60th division of the Somali National Army (SNA), along with seven SNA troops, met their tragic end in a roadside blast on Saturday in southwest Somalia's Bay region. Ibrahim Sheikh Muhidin, Chief of Defence Forces of the SNA, confirmed the demise of the commander after an explosive device detonated, striking their convoy. A military official, preferring to stay anonymous, reported that at least 11 other…

Somalia: High-Ranking Military Official Killed in Al-Shabaab Blast MOGADISHU, Somalia - A key officer from the Somali National Army (SNA) met his demise on Saturday due to an IED, believed to be planted by Al-Shabaab insurgents in Southern Somalia. Officials called this a 'setback' for the stabilization mission in the region. Al-Shabaab militants often target civilians and security forces in their schemes, yet they have forfeited significant areas to…

Gramps Discovers Tragic News of Grandson's Demise Ramadan Karani, the patriarch of Jamal Mohamed, recounted the horrific moment he learned about his grandson's death through a broadcast. "I saw the news about my grandson Jamal Mohamed on TV. It left me stunned, and I hurriedly reached out to my nephew to verify what had occurred," he relayed to the court. Karani detailed his gut-wrenching visit to the morgue, seeing Jamal's body riddled with bullet holes. During cross-interrogation, Karani was shown pictures of Jamal in a…

Ikran Tahlil, a National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) officer, vanished on June 26, 2021. Eyewitnesses saw her entering a vehicle registered to NISA near her residence in Mogadishu’s Abdulaziz district. According to her family, she had been summoned to NISA headquarters. Her disappearance has sparked a media firestorm and political turmoil. In September 2021, NISA stated Ikran had been turned over to the militant group Al-Shabaab, who purportedly killed her. Yet, Al-Shabaab denied it, deepening suspicions of…

Local Commander and His Guards Meet Their End in Qoryoley, Somalia QORYOLEY, Somalia - On Monday, the local armed forces' head in Qoryoley, Lower Shabelle, and two bodyguards were fatally shot, insiders disclosed. Commander Osman Ali Jiis met his demise by gunfire within the city limits, though the specifics surrounding his killing remain murky. Authorities have been tight-lipped, leaving motives cloaked in uncertainty.…

Bosaso (AX) - Major General Muumin Abdi Shire, the top dog of Northeastern State Police, cried foul against the Northeastern State Security Force (PSF), pointing fingers and alleging relentless harassment of his officers. He particularly blamed the PSF for an assault on Bosaso’s central clink, which left two cops injured, adding that PSF operatives snatched two officers accused of stirring trouble in Bosaso midweek. "We apologize to the public for the frequent grave crimes. Our gripe is with the president of Northeastern…

Minneapolis (AX) — The suspect in Thursday's horrifying south Minneapolis mass shooting that took the life of Officer Jamal Mitchell has been named as Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office. Mohamed, with a history of violent crimes and wanted on multiple warrants, was killed in a shootout with the police after the ambush. Also killed in the incident was Osman Said Jimale, 32, of Minneapolis, found with several gunshot wounds in Apartment 18 at 2221 Blaisdell Avenue, according to the Hennepin…

MINNEAPOLIS (AX) – Tragedy struck South Minneapolis on Thursday evening, resulting in the deaths of a 28-year-old Minneapolis police officer, two civilians, and the suspected shooter. This marks the first fatal shooting of a Minneapolis officer on duty in more than twenty years, with another officer critically injured in the shootout at a Whittier neighborhood apartment complex. The incident unfolded around 5:30 p.m. when law enforcement responded to gunfire reports in the 2200 block of Blaisdell Avenue South. Upon…

In Mogadishu, the Somali Court of First Instance has handed down a death penalty to Daud Bashir Adow, a former military officer, for the intentional killing of Said Abdi Musa. The incident occurred in December 2024 at a barbershop, where a dispute over who would go first for a haircut led to the fatal shooting of Musa by Adow. Chairman Hassan Ali Nur Shute of the Somali National Armed Forces military court verified that the tragic event occurred in the Dharkenley district of Mogadishu.

In Mogadishu, a gunman fatally shot Somali police officer Adan Omar Ahmed, known as Adan Biit, at a restaurant near the heavily guarded School Polizia camp on Friday night. The assailant fled before police arrived, and no arrests have been made yet. Abdulaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, leader of the Southwest administration, and former President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed have denounced the officer's killing and demanded a swift investigation. No organization has taken credit for the murder.