Two gunmen killed trying to storm Mogadishu airport
Somali security forces have shot dead two gunmen who tried to storm into an army base at the Mogadishu International Airport complex on Wednesday.
The fighting that erupted between the armed men and Haram’ad Police Force Unit backed by African Union peacekeepers lasted about an hour.
"There is gunfire inside the airport vicinity, and we are (hearing) this is an ongoing attack involving gunmen, we don't have details so...
Al-Shabaab kill Somali journalist Abdiaziz Guled who criticised them on radio
Somali militant group al-Shabaab on Saturday evening claimed responsibility for killing a veteran journalist who campaigned against the activities of the proscribed group, in the latest attack on media freedom.
Abdiaziz Guled aka Afrika, the Director of state-owned Radio Mogadishu was killed in a targeted suicide bombing as he rode in a car with a colleague identified as Sharmarke Mohamed Warsame, the Director of Somali...
Teachers Demand Exhumation Of Dead Thief After He Gets Buried With Their Property
Zimbabwe-In a bizarre development, three disgruntled Mwenezi teachers are allegedly demanding for a thief’s exhumation after he was buried together with their property.
The three, Taurai Sithole, Caroline Mlambo, and Lamedy Matavire from Dinhe Primary School under Chief Neshuro claim the late Tarisai Chihisani of Mashavele Village stole their household property worth over R50 000 during school holidays in March this year.
The matter only came...
18 Al-Shabaab militants executed in Somalia
Eighteen Al-Shabaab militants were executed Sunday in Galkayo town of Mudug, the Puntland State of Somalia, after being sentenced to death earlier by the court.
Chairperson of Puntland State court Mohamud Abdi Mohamed said their court proceedings followed through different stages before the execution.
"Puntland State Court of Armed Forces executed 18 Al-Shabaab militants this morning. These convicts were all behind the killings of many of...
Court in Somalia Sentences Two Men To Death Over Rape, Murder Of 14Yr-Old Girl
A court in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland has sentenced two men to death for the rape and murder of a 14-year old girl.
Mohamed Abdi Faray and Abdirahman Mohamed Isaq confessed to the crime after kidnapping the young girl in Bosaso city earlier this year.
In recent months there has been an increase in the number of such attacks across Somalia.
The police are currently investigating...
