Women-only demonstrators in Mogadishu protested Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, warning it threatens Somalia’s sovereignty and urging global rejection of steps that could destabilize the Horn of Africa.
Somalia has denied U.S. allegations that authorities demolished a U.S.-funded WFP warehouse and seized food aid in Mogadishu, even as WFP confirms a warehouse was destroyed, prompting a U.S. aid suspension.
Somalia’s immigration agency has launched an investigation into claims its airspace or airports were used without approval to facilitate the travel of Yemen’s STC leader, warning of serious sovereignty violations.
The Arab League condemned Israel’s foreign minister’s visit to Hargeisa, calling it a violation of Somalia’s sovereignty and warning it could fuel instability in Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa.
Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council has dismissed STC chief Aidarous al‑Zubaidi for alleged high treason after he reportedly fled by boat to Somalia, deepening rifts in the Saudi-backed anti-Houthi coalition.
Somali National Armed Forces killed five Khawarij militants in a targeted raid near Bardhere in Gedo region, dismantling strongholds with no civilian casualties, as part of wider counterterrorism efforts.
A roadside bomb planted by al-Shabaab hit a civilian vehicle near Ceeldheer in central Somalia, killing and injuring passengers as the Somali National Army evacuated the wounded to Mogadishu.
