Al-Shabaab overruns base in Hawadley, senior commander among fatalities Storyline:National News, Security GOOBJOOG NEWS|HAWADLEY: Al-Shabaab militants have launched an attack early Tuesday morning on an army base in Hawadley town, in the Middle Shabelle region, some 45 km from Mogadishu. According to… 1 min read
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Beletweyne Intelligence Chief killed in Halgan suicide bomb attack GOOBJOOG NEWS|HIRAN: Jamal Ahmed Jama, the CID chief of the Beletweyne Police Station, is confirmed to have been killed in Monday’s bomb explosion that took place in Halgan, a town…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Al-Shabab attacks key towns in Somalia, killing at least 15 People VOA/BELETWEYNE: At least 15 people were killed and more than 50 injured in three bombings Saturday in the central Hirshabelle state of Somalia, according to officials. In Bulobarde town, some…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Armed fighters kill six during village raid in Somalia ALJAZEERA|HIIRAAN: Armed fighters from al-Shabab have killed at least six people in an attack on a village in central Somalia that they were pushed out of last week, a government-allied…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Nine killed in Somalia car bombings: security sources, witnesses AFP|MOGADISHU: At least nine people were killed and several others wounded in simultaneous car bomb attacks in a town in central Somalia on Wednesday, security officials and witnesses said. “The…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Twin suicide explosions rock Mahas district GOOBJOOG NEWS|MAHAS: Two huge blasts went off this morning, followed by intermittent gunfire in Mahaas district in Somalia’s Hiran region. According to locals, simultaneous explosions, reported to be from two…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Somali government announces killing of senior Al-Shabaab leader in Middle Shabelle GOOBJOOG NEWS|MIDDLE SHABELLE: The Somali government has confirmed the killing of a senior leader of the Khawarij militant group in a planned operation carried out in Juhay area in Middle…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, Security Somali Military Kills 50 Al-Shabab Fighters in New Operation VOA AFRICA|MOGADISHU: The Somali military says the country’s national army, with the help of local civilians, has conducted a planned military operation against the Islamist militant group al-Shabab in the…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Heavy fighting ongoing in Middle Shabelle as army engages Al-Shabaab militants GOOBJOOG NEWS|MIDDLE SHABELLE: Heavy fighting has been reported this morning in the Juhay area of Middle Shabelle’s Adan Yabal district, after the Somali army launched air and ground attacks on…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security Somali Army gains more ground after liberation of four villages GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: The Somali government has announced the seizure of several strategic villages from the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group, Khawarij, in recent operations carried out in Hiran and Middle Shabelle regions.…