Somali Danab commandos, backed by airstrikes and heavy artillery, repelled a major Al-Shabaab assault in Middle Shabelle’s Jabad Godane area, securing a key transit corridor near Mogadishu amid rising militant activity.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre visit Lasanod for the inauguration of Northeast State’s first president, signaling federal unity amid tensions over Somaliland recognition.
Somalia has canceled all economic, security and defense agreements with the UAE, after failed talks over what Mogadishu called sovereignty violations and threats to national unity.
Ethiopia’s intelligence chief paid an unannounced visit to Mogadishu, delivering a message from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as regional tensions rise over Somaliland and wider Horn of Africa security.
A senior Somali federal delegation has arrived in Las Anod ahead of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s visit, tightening Mogadishu’s control in a region disputed by Somaliland.
Somalia’s cabinet has annulled all agreements with the UAE, ending military, security and port deals amid sovereignty concerns, and reinforcing a flight ban that reshapes Horn of Africa–Gulf relations.
Turkish analyst İbrahim Karagül claims Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Djibouti could form a naval bloc between Somalia and Yemen, a move he says would undercut Somaliland’s recognition efforts.
