A number of mortar shells are believed to have hit some districts in Banadir region tonight. Reports are emerging of at least 9 mortar shells that were heard this evening with residents in the capital telling BenaadirTV of hearing ”multiple mortar-like explosions” in Mogadishu. A large bulk of the mortar shells hit densely populated civilian neighborhoods. Mortar shells were heard by residents in a span of 10 minutes with some of the mortar hitting Hamarweyne district, Hamar Jajab, Boondheere and one reported in and around near Villa Somalia proximity of Warta-Nabada District. Continue reading Pictures; Mogadishu residents on edge tonight as sounds of mortar attack heard..

Thursday, September 10, 2020 – The meeting of the heads of regional administrations, Benadir region and the leaders of the federal government of Somalia to discuss electoral model did not commence as expected in Mogadishu today. Reliable sources told the media that the cancellation of the conference came from Jubbaland State president who first wants a solution to the Gedo region. Sources indicate that the conference has now been re-scheduled and set to begin on Saturday, 11th September 2020. Somalia is heading to go to the polls but there still has been no agreement between Federal leaders as there are … Continue reading Mogadishu conference canceled, reports say it was ”re-scheduled”

Mogadishu – Further details are emerging of a suicide bombing that took place this evening outside a restaurant called Blue Sky that is located within a heavily guarded checkpoint in the capital. Somali Ministry of Information spokesman Ismail Mukhtar Oronjo confirmed the blast was carried out by a suicide bomber who targeted the restaurant. The blast has so far been reported to have killed at least three people and injured seven others, according to the spokesman, but it is feared the toll could rise. “Three people were killed and seven others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up … Continue reading More details emerging of the suicide bombing at the Blue Sky restaurant

MOGADISHU – A very loud bomb blast had taken place a few minutes ago in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The blast took place at a restaurant at the Blue Sky checkpoint guarding the Somali presidential palace. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a police station in the capital, Mogadishu. The blast is thought to have been carried out by a suicide bomber as the blast was heard in most parts of Mogadishu. Preliminary reports indicate that the blast resulted in casualties, including the death of two people, including a child. Government forces have closed the area where … Continue reading Explosion at a restaurant at a checkpoint guarded by Presidential troops

Daily Nation Militants loyal to jihadist group Al-Shabaab waged a heavy attack on Bal’ad town, 30 km north of Mogadishu, early on Tuesday. In a Twitter message, Ministry of Information spokesperson Ismael Mukhtar Omar said there was an ambush but that the Somali National Army (SNA) recaptured the town. “The militants have been repelled from the town,” the spokesman tweeted, adding SNA forces killed 14 of them. He said one of Somalia’s soldiers was injured in the confrontation and seven civilians wounded. However online media affiliated with Al-Shabaab claimed the militants overran the town, reportedly killing dozens of SNA soldiers. … Continue reading 14 Al-Shabaab killed in attack on town near Mogadishu: army

Two Somali soldiers were killed and several others injured Monday in a suicide bomb attack targeting a military base in Somalia’s south, officials said. The attack took place in the village of Janay Abdalla — 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of the coastal city of Kismayo, the administrative capital of Jubaland — where Somali forces backed by the US are based. Ismail Mukhtar Oronjo, a Somali government spokesman, told Anadolu Agency over the phone that it was a suicide car bomb blast. “A car bomb blast targeted a military base in Janay Abdalla earlier on Monday and at least two … Continue reading 2 soldiers killed, many hurt in Somalia’s suicide blast

Muqdisho – Taliyihii hore nabad-sugidda qaranka Soomaaliya ayaa beel weynta Hiraab ugu baaqay iney ka tanaasulaan xilka Ra’iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya maadaama uu caraf beelay, sida uu hadalka u dhigay. Sanbalooshe ayaa ka hadlayey casuumad ay Beelaha Hawiye qado ugu sameeyeen labada madaxweyne ee Jubbaland iyo Puntland kuwaas oo ku sugan Muqdisho si xal looga gaaro xaaladda kala guurka wadanka iyo heshiis laga gaaro nuuca doorashada uu dalka galayo. Sanbaloolshe oo goobta ka hadlay wuxuu yiri “Ra’iisul wasaarahii waa caraf beelay ee hala iska dhaafo Hiraabow” Sidoo kale wuxuu madaxweynayaasha Jubbaland iyo Puntland ugu baaqay ineysan gogoshii Dhuusamareeb iloobin, heshiiskana halagu gaaro … Continue reading Sanbaloolshe oo beelaha Hawiye u diray baaq la xiriira ra’iisul wasaaraha cusub

BBC A knifeman who killed one man and wounded seven other people in a two-hour stabbing rampage across Birmingham city centre is being hunted by police. The first stabbing was in Constitution Hill at 00:30 BST then the killer moved south, apparently attacking at random, officers said. The stabbings did not appear terrorism related, gang related or connected to disorder, West Midlands Police said. Murder inquiry detectives said they were hunting a single suspect. The force urged anyone with CCTV or mobile footage to contact them. One man died, another man and a woman suffered critical injuries and five other … Continue reading Birmingham stabbings: Manhunt as one killed and seven hurt

6th September 2020 – Mogadishu – Ahmed Hussein Nur (Keyse), a young university graduate, was shot dead last night in Mogadishu’s Wadajir district. He was shot dead by gunmen in Bulo-Hubey last night, who then fled the scene. Locals report that the killers were a gang of three, who robbed the recent graduate victim’s phone but that he had refused to give it up, which led to the shooting and the robbers taking his mobile phone from him. Somali security forces also arrived at the scene and conducted a brief search, but no arrests were made. Ahmed Keyse’s death came … Continue reading Local lad Ahmed Keyse killed in Mogadishu days after graduating from university

A strict lockdown in the Australian city of Melbourne has been extended by two weeks, with officials saying new Covid-19 cases had not dropped enough. Victoria State Premier Daniel Andrews said the restrictions would be in place until 28 September, with a slight relaxation. A gradual easing of the measures will be implemented from October.The state has been the epicentre of the country’s second wave, accounting for 90% of Australia’s 753 deaths.Australia has recorded a total of 26,000 cases in a population of 25 million. The greater Melbourne area entered a second lockdown on 9 July after a rise in … Continue reading Coronavirus: Melbourne lockdown extended by two weeks