At least 9 people, mostly soldiers, have been killed in four separate bomb attacks in Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu, Press TV reports.
Fri May 18, 2012 12:49PM
Clashes between al-Shabab fighters and Somali government forces in Gedo, southwest of the capital city of Mogadishu, have left at least nine people dead and six others injured, Press TV reports.
Tue May 15, 2012 5:33AM
At least five mortar shells have rocked the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu, Press TV reports.
Mon May 14, 2012 4:9PM
After two decades of civil war and being subjected to violence and unthinkable hardships, Somali women are now expected to have a voice in the country’s government, Press TV reports.
Sun May 13, 2012 1:11PM
Somali and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, both committing to improve human rights in the African country, Press TV reports.
Fri May 11, 2012 12:11PM
Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned oil tanker with 17 crew members onboard off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, Press TV reports.
Fri May 11, 2012 8:34AM
Somalia’s al-Shabab fighters say a US assassination drone attack has left at least 38 people dead and dozens of others wounded in the Horn of Africa state, Press TV reports.
Tue May 8, 2012 9:53AM
At least eight civilians have been killed and several others wounded in a mortar attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Press TV reports.
Thu May 3, 2012 7:47AM
Unknown gunmen have killed a local Somali radio reporter in Somali's central region of Mudug, Press TV reports.
Wed May 2, 2012 1:17PM
A Somali mental hospital director believes mental illnesses caused by violence have been on the rise in Somalia in the past 20 years, Press TV reports.
Wed May 2, 2012 1:54AM
LAST UPDATE
As many as 15 people have been killed and tens of others injured in two bombing attacks in Somalia, Press TV reports.
Tue May 1, 2012 4:41PM
FIRST UPDATE
Six people, including two Somali parliament members, have been killed in a bomb explosion in Dhusamareb, the capital of the country's central Galguduud region.
Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:12PM
A US assassination drone has pounded Somalia’s southwestern region of Gedo, killing at least 22 people in the attack, Press TV reports.
Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:26AM
A piece of US legislation, designed to restrict transactions with international ‘terrorist’ groups has been a major bottleneck in the delivery of humanitarian aid to Somalia during the country’s deadly famine in 2011, an American political analyst says.
Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:31AM
At least 58 people have been killed and 67 more injured in fierce clashes between rival clans in the Mudug region of central Somalia, Press TV reports.
Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:11AM
Heavy clashes between al-Shabab fighters and government-allied Ahlu Sunna Wal-Jamaa forces in central Somalia have left at least 16 fighters killed and scores of others injured, PressTV reports.
Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:19AM
At least 31 people have been killed in the latest attack by two US assassination drones near Somalia's southern town of Afmadow, Press TV reports.
Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:21PM
A new airstrike by a US assassination drone leaves dozens of Somalis dead, Press TV reports.
Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:23PM
At least six people have been killed and 17 others injured as two coordinated bomb explosions ripped through a region in southwestern Somalia, Press TV reports.
Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:59AM
At least 35 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in a missile attack by two US assassination drones in southern Somalia, Press TV reports.
Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:13AM
Somali pirates have released a Panama-flagged vessel they seized near Oman two months ago, with all its 24 crew members unharmed, Press TV reports.
Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:59AM
Clashes between al-Shabab fighters and Somalia’s military forces have claimed the lives of at least 15 fighters and 17 troops, Press TV reports.
Mon Apr 9, 2012 6:29PM
A roadside bomb explosion in southern Somalia has killed at least 16 people and wounded many more, mostly women and children, officials say.
Sun Apr 8, 2012 5:35AM
Somali al-Shabab fighters have pledged to retake control of towns in the southern and central regions of the country, Press TV reports.
Sat Apr 7, 2012 8:58AM
At least 6 Somali troops have been killed and 10 others wounded in a heavy explosion in the north of the capital, Mogadishu, Press TV reports.
Fri Apr 6, 2012 12:48PM
Unidentified gunmen have killed yet another journalist in the central Somalia, amid a sharp rise in killings of journalist in the war-torn country, Press TV reports.
Thu Apr 5, 2012 1:14PM
Somalia’s al-Shabab fighters have vowed to intensify their deadly attacks against the country’s transitional government and their foreign military supporters, Press TV reports.
Wed Apr 4, 2012 12:49PM
An explosion has killed at least 10 people, including the heads of Somalia’s Olympic committee and football association, in the capital Mogadishu, Press TV reports.
Tue Apr 3, 2012 7:56AM
LAST UPDATE
An American assassination drone has crashed in Somalia’s central province of Galgaduud, causing a "massive explosion," Press TV reports.
Mon Apr 2, 2012 9:44PM
At least 18 people have been killed and dozens more injured in the latest surge of violence that swept a village in the southwestern Somali region of Gedo, Press TV reports.
Sun Apr 1, 2012 5:21PM
African Union forces and Somali government troops are mounting pressure on al-Shabab fighters to vacate their bases in Mogadishu, Press TV reports.
Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:16PM
At least 18 people have been killed and a dozen others injured in an attack by US assassination drones in southern Somalia, Press TV reports.
Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:12AM
At least six al-Shabab fighters have been killed in the latest spate of violence between Somalia’s government-allied forces and the group in a southern Somali border town, Press TV reports.
Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:12AM
Unknown gunmen have shot dead two high-ranking Somali security officials in the conflict-riddled capital city of Mogadishu, Press TV reports
Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:0PM
Somali pirates have hijacked a Taiwanese fishing vessel, Naham 3, off the coasts of Indian Ocean island of Seychelles, Press TV reports.
Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:18PM
Somali immigration officials say they have arrested a British citizen at Mogadishu’s international airport over alleged links with Somali militants groups, Press TV reports.
Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:52PM
Al-Shabab militants have vacated a strategic district in Somali’s central region of Galgaduud after hundreds of heavily armed Ethiopian troops and government-allied Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a militiamen advanced into the district to seize the territory, Press TV reports.
Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:37AM
At least 10 people have been killed and 25 others, including woman and children, injured in an airstrike by Kenyan fighter jets on a southern Somali town near Kenya border, Press TV reports.
Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:25AM
At least four police officers have been killed and six others injured after Somali policemen turned on each other and clashed in the war-ravaged Somali capital of Mogadishu, Press TV reports.
Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:58PM
The Somali government forces backed by Ethiopian troops have taken full control of two strategic towns in southern Somalia after al-Shabab fighters vacated the towns following heavy battles, Press TV reports.
Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:35PM
Kenyan fighter jets have killed at least 37 al-Shabab fighters in the southern Somali town of Diff along the Somalia-Kenya border, Press TV reports.
Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:52AM
At least two people have been wounded in a car bomb explosion at the center of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, Press TV reports.
Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:28PM
Ireland Says its ready to join the fight against Somalia pirates off the coast of Africa as part of an EU naval Mission and to guard WFP food help for the African country, Press TV reports.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:32PM
After almost a decade of being in power, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia is still struggling to produce an effective plan to provide the people’s basic needs, Press TV reports.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 3:27AM
A US-born fighter viewed as a key foreign leader in Somalia's al-Qaeda-allied al-Shabab militant group says he fears for his life and is in danger from fellow al-Shabab fighters, Press TV reports.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 2:54AM
Kenyan fighter jets have pounded a strategic town in southern Somalia held by al-Shabab militants several times, killing at least eleven civilians and several members of al-Shabab, Press TV reports.
Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:6PM
The Somali government forces backed by Kenyan troops have taken full control of a strategic city in southern Somalia after al-Shabab fighters vacated the area without any resistance, Press TV reports.
Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:57PM
An official from Somalia’s autonomous northeastern region of Puntland has escaped an assassination bid by suspected al-Shabab militants, but no one was harmed, Press TV reports.
Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:45PM
LAST UPDATE
A bomb blast outside the presidential palace in the Somali capital, Mogadishu has left at least seven dead and 15 others injured, Press TV reports.
Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:57PM
At least 30 people have been killed and a dozen injured in an attack by US assassination drones in southern Somalia, Press TV reports.
