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Gaalkayo (SDN) The Minister for Constitutional Affairs for the regional administration of Galmudug, Hasan Faarah Barre held a press conference in the city of Gaalka’yo today where he told journalists that his administration is opposed to some of the articles in the new constitution which is currently in the process of being ratified in Somalia. He stated…
Taleeh (SDN) A fatal single vehicle car accident occurred in the Sool region of Somalia several hours ago with reports of casualties in the city of Taleeh. Two people have been confirmed dead, one of them a woman. Three others are injured but stable. The car they were driving was a small luxury model. The dead…
Mandheera (SDN) -Kenyan soldiers have reportedly arrested multiple Somali youth in the northern city of Mandheera. Soldiers were dispatched to Mandheera yesterday to conduct a security sweep of the area. Many young people who were deemed a threat to Kenya’s national security were arrested along border areas with Somalia. 15 youth that live in the…
Boosaaso (SDN) -City officials in Boosaaso are calling on security forces in Bari region to ensure public safety in the region’s major cities which have recently seen a rise in insecurity. Colonel Ismaan Hassan Afdaloow told journalists that the army is prepared to tackle insecurity in Bari region. He also stated that they are ready…
Afmadow Lower Jubba (SDN) -Reports from towns near Afmadow in the lower Jubba region say transitional federal government forces are getting ready to engage Al-Shabaab in that city. Officials with the TFG stated the plan is to liberate the city of Afmadow from Al-Shabaab control. Government forces are conducting rapid operations in the centre of…
Mogadishu (SDN) -Mogadishu’s main road to the airport was shut down early Tuesday morning (May 1st) soldiers and police officers were seen conducting security activities in the area throughout the early hours. Soldiers were seen patrolling the city’s roads and randomly searching civilian vehicles. Several roads were closed to the public causing traffic jams, hindering…
Mogadishu (SDN) -Transitional Federal Government soldiers were targeted in a bombing that took place in Mogadishu’s central market “Suuqa Bakaaraha”. 2 people are dead and ten others are injured after a bomb exploded at the intersection leading to the market. Witnesses believe the explosive device targeted TFG forces that were patrolling the area; the injured…
Hargeisa (SDN) -Foosiya Yusuf Haji Adan, the leader of the NDB party and Ahmed Sandoon Hasan the chairman of the JAMHUURIGA were just released after being arrested by police in the early hours of May 1st 2012. The two were planning a demonstration with their supports in downtown Hargeisa. The politicians were in custody for…
Iskushuban, Puntland(SDN) –A security official with SARACEN International who was hired to train Puntland’s navy in counter-piracy was killed on April 27th after being shot in the Timirshe neighbourhood of Iskushuban in the region of Bari. Conflicting reports are emerging regarding the death of the foreigner who is a South African national and was working…
Baladweyne, 28, April 2012 (SDN) –Citizens living in the city of Baladweyne in Hiiraan region are fearful of Ethiopian troops based in the city, saying they face restrictions and cannot live freely. A resident of the city spoke to our Mogadishu office via telephone describing the difficulties he and others face in light of military…
Mogadishu, (SDN) –Several women living in Mogadishu have accused soldiers in Somalia’s transitional federal government of rape. There is skepticism among the victims about what can be done to address this issue. A woman who identified herself as Farhiyo living in the neighbourhood of Kaaraan in the Banaadir region which was recently taken back from…
Berbera, (SDN)–Nine children were taken into the custody of the Somaliland government after being found aboard a ship named NOPE-2 in Berbera’s harbour which recently arrived from Yemen. The group of children which included boys and girls were travelling with two Ethiopian men who are accused of kidnapping the children from Yemen, possibly from refugee…
Tripoli (SDN)-A Somali man is stranded in a Tripoli hospital where he has been struggling with a psychological disorder. According to doctors who have been caring for the patient, the man arrived at the hospital three years ago complaining of an illness. He identified himself as Abdullahi Jaama’, doctors later diagnosed him with what appears…
Gaalkayo (SDN) – Reports from Mudug region in central Somalia say trucks working for the World Food Programme (WFP) destined for the city of Gaalkaayo were diverted by militia. Witnesses told SDN that two heavily loaded trucks were stopped by an unknown armed militia and confiscated. The Minister of Internal Affairs and Security for the…
Mogadishu (SDN) –Over the last week traditional leaders and elders have been making their way to Somalia’s capital to take part in the constitution ratification process led by the transitional federal government. According to Hasan Mahamed Jim’aale one of the ministers involved, the process is currently underway and is on schedule with the arrival of…
Nairobi (SDN)-The world’s largest refugee agency is scrambling to help Somali refugees living in camps in Kenya and Ethiopia amid heavy rains that have been pounding the region since mid-April. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees also stated that an increasing number of refugees are making their way to camps in Ethiopia. The Dollo…
Mogadishu (SDN) –Heavy rains fell in the Somali capital of Mogadishu yesterday prompting concerns for internally displaced people living in the city. Several internally displaced families recently interviewed by SDN in Mogadishu got in touch with our reporters and described worsening living conditions due to the rainfall. Many were living in dilapidated shacks made from…
Minnesota SDN-Members of Minnesota’s Somali Community took part in events to mark the Voice for Children Advocacy Day at the State Capitol building. Minnesota’s Governor Mark Dayton addressed the early childhood education needs of his constituents and vowed to work with all stakeholders in making education and early childhood development priorities for the government. Children,…
Al-Shabaab sent a warning to Sierra Leone’s army today which is expected to join AMISOM troops in the city of Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab’s spokesman Sheekh Ali Mahamud Raage (Ali Dheere) addressed journalists today in the neighbourhood of Ceelasha Biyaha near Mogadishu where he warned the government of Sierra Leone which is preparing to deploy troops to Somalia….
Baydhabo (SDN) -Reports of an attack on government forces are emerging from the city of Baydhabo in the region of Bay. Hand grenades were thrown at the Khat market in the city of Baydhabo a few hours ago according to witnesses. Residents of the town said the attack targeted members of the transitional federal government’s…