Category: Somalia
Somalia: U.S. Special Forces helping train Somali army
Mogadishu (HAN) July 19, 2014 – Defense and Security news update in Somalia. Following months of rumor and innuendo, Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamed leaked some very encouraging news. Somalia has a new counterterrorism force—the Gaashan, led by a Somali-Canadian – a former Somali National Army general. Gaashaan translates as “the shield.” The 150 Gaashan…
Somalia: Al-Shabaab step ahead of Somali's intelligence services
Mogadishu (HAN) July 16, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page By Fuad Ahmed, Sabahi in Mogadishu. Somali citizens and analysts are taken aback by the revelation that a man working inside the Villa Somalia presidential compound helped al-Shabaab pass through several checkpoints when the militant group attacked the complex last…
Somalia: U.S. Diplomatic Press Statement about the New Somali Ambassador
Washington (HAN) July 16, 2014 – Diplomatic Press Statement. United States Welcomes new Somalia Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke. Press Statement Jen Psaki Department Spokesperson Washington, DC July 14, 2014 We are pleased to announce the arrival of Ambassador Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, the first Somali Ambassador to the United…
Somalia: Abdirashid Ali Shamarker's Son again in the White House
Washington (HAN) July 15, 2014 – Diplomacy and security Issues in the Horn of Africa. Ambassador Omar Abdirashid Ali Shamarke had his diplomatic credentials accepted today at the White House, where he is expected to attend President Obama’s Iftar celebration to day July 16, 2014, a dinner marking the breaking of the fast during the…
Somalia: A New Study Strategy to stop Somali Pirates
London (HAN) July 13, 2014 – Features & Analysis, in Somalia Warlords, religious groups and clans have been fighting for control of Somalia. According to BBC Analysis, the Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force (EU Navfor) in the region, a number of local factors had led to Somali pirates being “contained and restrained”,…
Somalia: Turkish humanitarian workers temporarily evacuated
Mogadishu (HAN) July 13, 2014. Daily security news Update. in Southern Somalia, a wave of Al-Shabaab violence has forced the temporary evacuation of humanitarian staff in Mogadishu in the past two weeks, severely interrupting the provision of humanitarian aid, said Turkish diplomat today. The serious deterioration of security in Southern Somalia regions bordering Kenya threatens…
Somalia: Presidential palace Attack led by Harmuud Telecom Staff
Mogadishu (HAN) July 10, 2014 – Watch updated News video about the Attackers. The U.S. condemned the Somali presidential palace assault, which underscores the need for continuing support for the Somali National Security Forces and African Union Mission in Somalia, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a diplomatic statement. The attack appeared to be…
Somalia: Al-Shabaab commando style raid inside presidential palace
Mogadishu (HAN) July 8, 2014 – Brief new Security Updates. Somalia Prime minister fired the police and intelligence chiefs a day after Islamic militants attacked the heavily guarded presidential palace in the capital, Mogadishu, the information minister announced Wednesday. Government troops and African Union peacekeepers repelled the attack and no government official was hurt, Mustafa Dhuhulow said.…
Somalia: U.S. Africa Command engaged Al-shabaab militants except in self-defense
Djibouti (HAN) Jul 5, 2014 – Edited and reported by Dr.Abdulahi Mohammad Aboubakar. In the politically charged aftermath of terror attacks in Somalia and Kenya, it emerged that something crucial was missing from the structure of U.S. Africa Command: a rapid reaction force in the Horn of Africa. The U.S. military has acknowledged having an…
Somalia: Al-Shabab members deserve to die', mayor of Mogadishu
London (HAN) July 5, 2014 – BBC HARDTALK, Tim Franks Interviewed to Mohamoud Nour (Tarsan), ex-Mayor of Mogadishu. First Broadcasted on Jul 3rd, 2014. The former mayor of Mogadishu, Mohamoud Nur Tarsan has defended comments he made earlier this year that members of Islamist militant group al-Shabab should be “eliminated on the spot,” rather than…
