Tag: national security

The commander of the Somali National Army’s ground forces has bid farewell to newly deployed troops embarking on coordinated operations to dismantle militant strongholds nationwide, signaling an intensified phase in the fight against extremism.

Al shabaab has released a propaganda video claiming that one of the attackers in the October 5, 2025 assault on Mogadishu’s Godka Jilacow facility was Abdiraxmaan Sheikh Ali, the son of the group’s own spokesperson, Ali Dheere. The video also identifies two foreign fighters involved in the operation, one from Tanzania and another from Ethiopia’s Oromo community. The attack itself was carried out using a vehicle marked with the NISA logo and attackers dressed in NISA uniforms, allowing them to bypass security checkpoints. Somali officials have yet to comment on the group’s latest claims.

Somalia’s House of the People has approved a Cybersecurity Law creating a national framework, defining institutional roles and establishing SOM-CIRT to protect digital infrastructure and support the digital economy.

President Donald Trump has expanded U.S. travel restrictions, adding full bans on several countries and Palestinian Authority passport holders from January 1, raising legal concerns and affecting families, students and workers.