Somali Crime News

Landmine Blast Kills High Tfg Official in Mogadishu

The district commissioner of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia for Hamar Jajab district in Mogadishu has been killed another officials injured after land mine blast targeted to the officials' vehicle traveling around Afisyone the airport, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Saturday.

Heavy Clashes Restarts, Kills 3, Injuries 4 in Mogadishu

At least 3 people have been killed and 4 others wounded in Mogadishu after heavy clashes between the transitional government troops backing by AMISOM and Islamist fighters restarted in parts of Hodan district in Mogadishu, witnesses and officials told Shabelle radio on Tuesday.

Somalian Al-Shabaab Declares Jihad On Kenya

The Islamic administration of Al-Shabaab that controls Somalia's southern regions of Jubba has on Sunday declared holy war on Kenya over reports that Nairobi is training Somali troops.

138 Killed in Central Somalia Fighting

A Mogadishu-based right group says the death toll from the recent fighting between Somali armed groups in central Somalia has reached 138 with more than 344 others, mostly fighters from both sides injured.

Elman Human Right and Peace Group says 63,000 residents have also being displaced in the fighting which was described worst to hit the central regions.

Calm Returns, 30 Bodies Found in Somalia's Dusomareb town in Central Region

At least 30 dead bodies have been found in Dusomareb town where heavy fighting between both rival sides continued on Saturday, just as calm returned to areas where the clashes happened in central Somalia, witnesses said on Sunday.

Somali Gov't Sayst From Yemen

Somalia's State Minister for Defense, Sheikh Yusuf Mohamed Siad aka Indha Adde says Yemeni rebels have sent arms to Somalia's Islamist Al Shabaab insurgents to help fuel the insurgence.

Indha Adde said the boats carrying weapons from Yemen had docked in the southern port city of Kismayo, which is under Al Shabaab's control.

Somalia capital Mogadishu Clashes Kill 15, Injures 30

At least 15, mostly civilians have been killed and over 30 others injured in heavy clashes that erupted between Somali militants and government forces backed by African Union troops in the restive capital Mogadishu, witnesses.

Heavy Fighting Breaks Out in The Somali Capital Mogadishu

Heavy fighting between government soldiers and Islamist forces has broken out in around Ex-control Afgoi checkpoint in the south of the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses and officials told Shabelle radio on Saturday.

30 Killed in Central Somalia Clashes Among Islamists

At least 30 people were killed in central Somalia fighting between rival Islamist groups, Radio Garowe reports.

The fighting started on Thursday in El Dher district of Galgadud region, which has been the scene of numerous battles between Al Shabaab and Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamee'a militias.

Mogadishu Battle 'Marks Turning Point' of Somalia

Al-Shabab, Somalia's Islamist opposition group, has suffered its first serious military setback in fighting in the capital, Mogadishu, giving the government a much-needed morale boost, say analysts.

"Whether the tide has turned against them is too early to tell but they have taken a beating [in fighting on 12 July]," a Somali observer, who requested anonymity, said.

Al-Shabaab Vow to Seize AU Arms of Somalia

Al-Shabaab fighters have vowed to seize arms from AU peacekeepers in Mogadishu if their mandate is changed.

The spokesman of Al-Shabaab, Sheikh Ali Mohamud Raghe, said AU's intention of changing the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in Somalia would be opposed.

Five Killed As Mortars Target Presidential Palace in Somalia

At least five people were killed and 14 others wounded Sunday in the Somali capital Mogadishu after suspected insurgents targeted the presidential compound with mortars and government forces responded with artillery fire, Radio Garowe reports.

At least four of the victims were killed when a single artillery shell slammed into a crowded area in Mogadishu's Hodan district, witnesses said.

United State Ships Small Arms, Munitions to Somalia

The United States has shipped about 40 tons of small arms and munitions to Somalia in the last two months to help the country’s transitional government fight off a challenge from Islamist militants, a senior American official has revealed.

UN Calls for Improved Access to the Displaced in Somalia

A top UN official has urged those who control the parts of Somalia to which large numbers of displaced civilians have flocked, to beef up security and improve access to those in need.

Heavy Fighting And Shelling Kills 15, Injures More Than 65 in North And South of Mogadishu

At least 15 people have been killed and more than 65 others have been wounded after heavy shelling fighting and shelling between Islamist forces and government soldiers restarted in north and south of the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses and officials told Shabelle radio on Wednesday.