Somalia: Laftagareen-Aligned Forces Seize Buurhakaba as Southwest Power Struggle Intensifies BUURHAKABA, Somalia — A strategic town in Somalia’s Bay region has fallen to forces loyal to ousted Southwest State leader Abdiaziz Hassan…
Somalia’s Southwest State orders curfew in tense Baidoa BAIDOA, Somalia — Renewed clashes in Baidoa have prompted authorities in Somalia’s Southwest State…
Nairobi (AX) — A newly formed peace council is stepping into South West State’s political crisis, working to bring rival factions to…
Official: Foreign Military Power Cannot Decide South West State’s Political Future BAIDOA, Somalia — Foreign aircraft, troops and military vehicles will not…
OP-ED | Southwest Somalia: A Political Crisis Sliding Toward Civil War OP-ED | The drone strike in Dolow has exposed how quickly…
Baidoa (AX) — Former Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen has dismissed federal government accusations that forces aligned with him have…
BAIDOA, Somalia — South West President Sheikh Adan Madobe returned to Baidoa on Saturday and delivered a pointed warning to forces associated…
Burning the Turkish Flag: Anger Mounts in Somalia’s South West State Over Reported Airstrikes BAIDOA, Somalia — Anger over alleged airstrikes near…
Friday July 17, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Southwest State lawmakers on Thursday approved a new Council of Ministers, marking a key step…
Saturday July 11, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — Southwest State President Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madobe on Friday unveiled a refreshed Council of…
By Dr. Ali Said Faqi Thursday June 11, 2026 Somalia’s politics have a familiar pattern: failure is repackaged, then presented as renewal. That…
