Mogadishu residents flee as tensions escalate Storyline:National News, Security GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The boiling tensions which have seen the exchange of heavy weaponry between opposition and government forces have uprooted hundreds of families from their homes as the city inches closer… 1 min read
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Police storm Mustaqbal radio, destroy, loot equipment GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Turkish trained Haramad paramilitary unit stormed Radio Mustaqbal in Mogadishu Tuesday morning and destroyed and looted equipment of unknown value amid an ongoing escalation of violence in the…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security SITUATIONAL REPORT: Tension high in Mogadishu amid lull following Sunday crossfire GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: At least ten people were injured Sunday following a clash between government forces and opposition allied militias in Mogadishu as Mohamed Fdarmaajo’s continued stay in power turns ugly by…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Violence breaks out in Mogadishu as embattled leader clings to power GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Violence broke out in Mogadishu Sunday lasting into the night as residents in some parts fled their homes amid fears of further fighting between militias loyal to the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security NISA agents storm Aden Adde Airport, two immigration officials severely injured GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: A scuffle broke out Thursday morning disrupting operations at Aden Adde Airport in Mogadishu following a forceful entry into the airport terminal by intelligence agents. A source who…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Two killed in mortar shell attack near Villa Somalia GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: At least two people were killed and six others injured following a mortar shell attack that hit a residential area near the presidential palace in Mogadishu. Residents confirmed…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security BRINK: Militias, federal forces mass up in Mogadishu as Farmaajo remains put GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Amid the intransigence at Villa Somalia where Mohamed Farmaajo whose term as president of Somalia ended in February is charting an extended stay, militias are massing in Mogadishu in…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Ex-presidents relocate bases as tensions build up in Mogadishu GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Opposition presidential candidates, most of whom were based in Jazeera area near the airport in Mogadishu are relocating their bases to their respective clan strongholds amid growing tensions in…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Forget extended stay, donors tell Farmaajo in first encounter GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The international community has demanded outgoing President Mohamed Farmaajo forgets an extended stay in office and immediately returns to the electoral talks. Impecable sources told Goobjoog News the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News AU should mobilise external mediation on Somalia’s poll fiasco-Crisis Group GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The African Union should mobilise international support to set the ground from externally mediated electoral talks to resolve the ongoing political stalemate in Somalia, International Crisis Group has…
