Calls to help fire victims
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) Banadir region administration on Wednesday said that they would do all available means to help the business people whose properties were destroyed during fire in the main Bakara market on Tuesday night. The fire which raged for three hours started when a petrol reservoir was hit by a motor shell and destroyed [...]
Deputy leader of Hizbul Islam defects to Alshabaab.
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – The deputy leader of the Islamic rebel group of Hiz bul Islam has on Tuesday defected to Alshabaab the more radical and Alqaeda’s proxy in the regional In a press conference, Hizbul Islam leader Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys confirmed that his deputy Sheik Hassan Abdullahi Hersi better known as ( Hassan [...]
Calm returns Beledweyne.
Listen Beledweyne (Alshahid) – Calm has returned to Beledweyne after pro-government forces of Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama fighters and Hizbul Islam forces fiercely fought over the control of the city on Tuesday. The fighting left at least 8 people dead while 10 others were wounded. Despite the calm people are worried about possible resumption of [...]
Puntland court hands death sentence to MP killer.
Listen Bosaso (Alshahid) – A man accused of killing a Member of Puntland’s Parliament was sentenced to death after a court found him guilty of committing the crime. Abdi Fatah Ahmed Dahir Qodah was accused of killing Mr. Abdullahi Ali Osman on January 5 in the commercial city of Bossasso, the capital of Bari region. [...]
Minister: Journalists will be protected.
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – Somalia’s information Minister, Mr. Dahir Mohamud Gelle on Tuesday came to the defence of journalists working for Radio Mogadishu and assured them of their security just a day after Alshabab banned the locals from listening to the station. The station which is government controlled was launched some months ago has aired [...]
Hizbul Islam execute two people.
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – Two men accused of adultery were stoned to death on Sunday by Hizbul Islam rebel group in Afgoye town 30 km south of Mogadishu . The group that is lead by Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys executed Mohamed Abuubakar Ibrahim and Ahmed mohamud Awale in park at the heart of the town. [...]
Press Release from Save Somalia Now: BLAST AT MOGADISHU MEDICAL COLLEGE …
Listen BLAST AT MOGADISHU MEDICAL COLLEGE EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR POLITICAL STABILITY AND HUMANITARIAN AID. Save Somalia , an initiative of Somalia American Community Association, Somali Americans, and Friends of Somalia strongly condemns the suicide bombing on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Benadir University ’s graduation ceremony in Mogadishu , Somalia . Three ministers, 20 [...]
Islamist leader calls for fresh fighting against AMISOM.
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, the Islamist leader of Hizbul Islam organization on Saturday called for fresh attacks on African Union troops citing that they are part of the increasing problems. Speaking on Saturday, Sheik Aweys said to the Islamist fighter’s war against foreigners would be inevitable signalling out that AMISOM troops [...]
Ahlu-Sunnah criticizes President Shariff’s speech.
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – Ahlu-Sunnah Waljama a moderate Islamist faction in Somalia has strongly condemned a comment given by Somalia’s President Sheikh Shariff Sheikh Ahmed and asked him to apologize or face the wrath of the group. The President called the group a tribal based faction despite Ahlu-Sunnah being a close ally to the Government [...]
Reach out to struggling child refugees and immigrants
Listen By Ahmed Dahir AS a member of the Somali community in Seattle, I was shocked and terrified when I heard that the suicide attack against the peacekeeper’s compound in Mogadishu was carried out by a Somali American with ties to Seattle. The suspect’s father was quoted saying “He’s very sorry about the tragedy” and [...]