US Military Running New African ‘News’ Websites | Sites proclaim military victories, vow ‘forward-looking’ agenda
AU Presses for More Weapons for Somali ‘Government’
AU Presses for More Weapons for Somali ‘Government’ | Calls for UN Security Council to legalize arms imports
Somali General, Four Others Killed in Ambush
Somali General, Four Others Killed in Ambush | Officials blame al-Shabab for attack
Blackwater Founder’s Mercenary Army Abandoned in Somali Desert
Blackwater Founder’s Mercenary Army Abandoned in Somali Desert | Well-armed fighters left to fend for themselves as UAE pulls funds
Kenyan Soldier Kills Six Somali Civilians
Kenyan Soldier Kills Six Somali Civilians | Somali Army criticizes ‘deliberate killing’
Suicide Bombers Hit Central Mogadishu, Killing 15
Suicide Bombers Hit Central Mogadishu, Killing 15 | Targeted restaurant popular with foreigners, govt officials
Somalia’s ‘New’ Government: Change of Name, Same Old Game
Somalia’s ‘New’ Government: Change of Name, Same Old Game | Cabinet shuffle expected to be sum of changes
US-Backed Ugandan Military Deploys Air Force Over Somalia
The Ugandan military, under the auspices of the US-backed African Union forces, has deployed an air force contingent in Somalia to aid an onslaught on the city of Kismayu to rout out al-Shabab militants. "Conditions keep changing in Somalia and we felt it was the...
Somali President Gave Top Pirate Diplomatic Passport to Block Arrest
Somali President Gave Top Pirate Diplomatic Passport to Block Arrest | UN complains regime ‘shielding’ top pirates
US Threatens Sanctions on Dissidents in Somalia
The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on Somalis who try to obstruct the UN-backed political transition now under way, in a familiar blanket threat to anyone they deem a dissident. "The kind of action we must take against spoilers range from visa...


