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Published on Jul 28, 2025

Al-Shabaab gains ground as Somalia’s political divisions weaken security strategy

Monday July 28, 2025 In this screen grab from Channel 4’s documentary Inside Al Shabaab: The extremist group trying to seize Somalia, released June 15, 2022, armed Al-Shabaab fighters undergo training at an undisclosed location in Somalia. The al-Qaeda- …

Source: Hiiraan Online - Neutral
Published on Jul 28, 2025

Clashes erupt in Somalia’s Gedo region amid federal-Jubbaland power struggle

Monday July 28, 2025 Gedo (HOL) – Heavy fighting erupted between federal government troops and Jubbaland forces, reportedly supported by Ethiopian troops, from Sunday night into Monday morning in the Doolow and Beled Hawo districts of the Gedo region. …

Source: Hiiraan Online - Neutral
Published on Jul 28, 2025

Somalia sees sharp rise in US strikes against ISIS, al-Shabab

The U.S. military launched strikes against the militant groups al-Shabab and ISIS-Somalia recently, according to a U.S. Africa Command statement. The command has carried out roughly 50 airstrikes in Somalia since the start of the year, data show. (U.S. …

Source: Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C - Gov't Institution
Published on Jul 28, 2025

Somalia: Heavy clashes erupt in Dolow between Jubaland forces and Somali federal troops

Somalia: Former president warns of Al-Shabaab threat after Govt fails to protect towns MOGADISHU, July 28 — Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Monday sharply criticised the federal government’s failure to maintain control of towns …

Source: Garowe Online - Pending
Published on Jul 28, 2025

Disunity in Somalia is al-Shabaab’s greatest weapon

Disunity in Somalia is al-Shabaab’s greatest weapon Cyclical rivalries between the federal government, states and the political opposition have undermined the counter-terrorism strategy’s early success. Despite having a robust, multifaceted counter- …

Source: Institute for Security Studies - Center-left
Published on Jul 28, 2025

Somalia’s President Meets Ethiopian PM on Sidelines of UN Food Security Summit

ADDIS ABABA, July 28 — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a welcoming meeting on Sunday with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the United Nations Food Security Summit in Ethiopia. The two leaders discussed bilateral …

Source: Shabelle Media Network - Indeterminate
Published on Jul 28, 2025

Somalia downplays reports of Qatar-brokered talks with breakaway Somaliland

Monday July 28, 2025 Doha (HOL) – Somali Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Mohamed Omar Balcad, has downplayed reports that the Qatari government is mediating between the Federal Government of Somalia and the …

Source: Hiiraan Online - Neutral
Published on Jul 28, 2025

Puntland refuses demands from Somalia and Türkiye to release weaponry on ship

Source: Insurance Marine News - Neutral
Published on Jul 28, 2025

Ministerial meeting of OIC Contact Group on Somalia holds its meeting in Doha

Doha, Qatar: The ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Somalia was held in Doha on Monday. The meeting aims to mobilize further international support to establish the foundations of security, development, and …

Source: The Peninsula - Gov't Propaganda
Published on Jul 28, 2025

African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Received His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President Of The Federal ...

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 28, 2025/APO Group/ -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this afternoon received H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal …

Source: MENAFN - Indeterminate