Pakistani minister says Al-qaeda is moving to Somalia
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) — Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Rehman Malik said on Thursday that his country’ forces overpowered Taliban fighters linked with al Qaeda in Swat, waziristan and were now leaving Pakaistan for Somalia. Mr. Malik, has said recent army successes in Swat, Waziristan and elsewhere mean the back of the insurgency has been broken. In [...]
Somali Finance Minister reaches Saudi Arabia
Listen Jeddah (Alshahid) – A delegation led by Somalia’s Finance Minister, Sharif Hassan Sheik Aden has reached Wednesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where he met with the chairman of the Islamic Development Bank Dr. Ahmed Moahmed Ali. The minister has given the chairman brief information about Somali problems and requested from the Islamic Bank and [...]
Fighting kills civilians in Mogadishu
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid)—At least two civilians have been killed in fighting between government soldiers and Islamist rebels in Mogadishu on Monday evening, witnesses said. The fighting started in base of government soldiers in Makka al-Mukarrama road in Mogadishu after the Islamist insurgents launched attack on the government soldiers based in the area. Makka al-Mukarrama road [...]
Sheik Aweys rejects Ramadan ceasefire
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) — the leader of Hisbul Islam Insurgent group, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys has rejected Sunday a call by president Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed who called for the Insurgents to respect the holy month of Ramadan and stop fighting. “We will not accept that ceasefire call. This holy month will be a triumphant [...]
Fighters from Hizbul Islam join Al-Shabab
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) — Fighters loyal to Hisbul Islam Insurgent group in Gedo region in south western Somalia said on Saturday they have joined Al-Shabab officially. Ahmed Mohamud Salad, the acting chairman of Hisbul Islam group in Luuq town in Gedo region said they completely merged with Al-Shabaab. He said after a meeting in Luuq [...]
Somali parliament approves a state of emergency in the country
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) –The Somali federal parliament has held a meeting in Mogadishu and approved Wednesday a state of emergency in the country. The legislators discussed the state of emergency, a demand from Somali president Sharif Sheik Ahmed who passed the parliament his decision. Somalia’s president Sharif Sheik Ahmed has declared a state of emergency [...]
AMISOM gets new commander
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – A new commander has been nominated Friday to the African Union troops in Mogadishu who will take over the post from Maj. General Francis Okello, the former commander of AMISOM troops. Maj. General Nathan Mugishy has taken over the commandership of the African Union troops in Somalia, which are facing the [...]
Mobilise now to stabilise Somalia
Listen Javier Solana, EU high representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy. Despite the renewed fighting in Somalia and the continuing fragility of its institutions, there is hope that the situation can change. There is a political process under way and the Transitional Federal Government, led by President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, has held [...]
Somali Foreign Minister says president is not scheduled to visit USA
Listen Mogadishu ( Alshahid) –Somalia’s foreign minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar said on Wednesday that Somali president Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed was not scheduled to visit the United States but was possible to go there. Some media outlets reported yesterday that president Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed got an official invitation from the US Congress. Mohamed Abdullahi [...]
Somali President urges opposition groups to come to negotiation table
Listen MOGADISHU — Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Monday accused opposition groups of being proxy for al Qaida, calling on them to lay down their weapons and come to the negotiation table. “The opposition groups such as Al-Shabaab have heeded to the call by al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri, [...]