Gaza (MMedia) Israel carried out air strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight Monday, sources from both sides said, in what Israel said was a response to recent rocket fire against the Jewish state. Israeli planes targetted an arms factory in the centre of the Palestinian territory as well. as three tunnels used for smuggling contraband, [...]

Somalia(MMedia) The Kenyan military said on Saturday it is half way through its mission to eliminate Al Shabaab in Southern Somalia, the objective of Operation Linda Nchi, which enters its 15th week on Sunday. Col Cyrus Oguna, who is in charge of information and operations, said the Kenya Defence Forces are now keen on destroying [...]

Somalia (MMedia) Two rival tribes clashed over pasture in Mudug province in central Somalia on Sunday and a local news bulletin cited a report that at least six people were killed. Heavy fighting was reported to have broken-out between Puntland’s Majerteen clan and their southern Habar Gidir rivals of Galmudug State in the villages of [...]

U.S.A(MMedia) “This is not fair. It’s not fair to single out one community. The lifeline for so many innocent people depends on the money we send,” said Abdulaziz Sugule, the former chairman of  SAMSA (Somali American Money Service Association) referring to Franklin Bank’s decision to end remittances to Somalia last December 30. “I hope elected [...]

Somalia(MMedia) Pirates are behind the kidnapping of a foreign hostage in central Somalia, a local official said Sunday, with witnesses reporting he had been whisked off to an inaccessible jungle base. Gunmen snatched the man on Saturday on the airport road in Galkayo, a town near the border between the state of Galmudug and another [...]

Somalia(MMedia) A United States (US) drone strike killed a British Al-Qaeda official fighting alongside insurgents in Somalia, officials said. Three missiles fired from an unmanned aerial vehicle hit Bilal al-Berjawi’s car on the outskirts of Mogadishu, according to a statement from the insurgent al-Kataib media foundation late Saturday. Berjawi was a Lebanese and British citizen [...]

Somalia(MMedia) A foreigner has been kidnapped in a semi-autonomous province of central Somalia, a local official said Saturday. “We have reports that a foreigner has been abducted from Galmudug,” security official Ali Abdulrahman said, adding that he had been on the airport road near the town of Galkayo and was believed to be in the [...]

Somalia(MMedia) The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today unveiled its Annual Report on the state of press freedom. The report is the result of extensive and systematic monitoring and documentation of incidents of attacks on journalists and media organisations in Somalia’s south-central regions, and in territories controlled by Puntland and Somaliland. The report, entitled [...]

Somalia(MMedia) Ahlu Sunna Waljama’a told Friday that it has killed one of the Al shabaab leaders in the last battle that happened on the outskirts of Dusamereb town in central Somalia. Moalim Liban Ali Dirie, an official from Ahlu sunna fighters told Shabelle Media that their bases were attacked by Al-shabaab militants,but they resisted from [...]

(Mogadishu, October 4, 2011) The Somali Government strongly condemns a suicide bombing that killed 15 people and injured at least 20 more at a ministerial compound in the heart of the capital. The casualties are mostly students and parents who were waiting for results of scholarships from the Ministry of Higher Education. No senior Government [...]