Monthly Archives: August 2014

Cali Khaliif Galayr: ”Nooma cuntami doonto Puntland inay ka taliso gobollada SSC” (Video)

Saaxadheer (BARTAMAHA) Madaxweynaha dhawaan la doortay ee Cali Khaliif Galayr oo bixiyey wareysigii ugu horreeyey oo muuqal ah tan iyo markii xilka loo doortay ayaa si dheer ugu hadlay qabka hoggaamined ee maamulka Khaatumo. Cali Khaliif Galayr waxaa uu sheegay inuu … read more »

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SOMALIA: Gov’t supports repatriation efforts for over one million Somalis

Mogadishu (BARTAMAHA) Somalia’s Federal Government on Saturday said it will support the repatriation program for over one million Somalis living as refugees in the neighboring countries where they fled to after the state collapse in 1991. After wrapping a conference … read more »

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Dowladda India oo ballan-qaaday taageerada Soomaaliya (Sawirro)

Muqdisho (BARTAMAHA) Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka ah ee Soomaaliya Mudane Xassan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa maanta xafiiskiisa ku qaabilay danjiraha dowladda India usoo magacowday Soomaaliya Danjire Yogeshwar Varma oo bedeli doonaa danjirihii hore iyadoo islamaanta uu Madaxweynuhu warqdaha aqoonsiga ee safiirnimo ka guddoomay … read more »

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Somali militants behead abducted Kenyan driver

Nairobi – Militants of the Al Shabaab extremist organisation Friday beheaded a Kenyan driver who was kidnapped at Kiunga near the border with Somalia in the coastal town of Lamu. The body of George Mwita was discovered during a rescue … read more »

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Wargelin Show #11 ALLOW MAXAAN XABADEY KU NACAY

Wargelin Show #11 ALLOW MAXAAN XABADEY KU NACAY AUG. 19 – 26, 2014 Wargelin Show is Produced by Somali Multimedia Organization (SMO) Discussion & Dialogue provided by Dialogue Xchange & Development Center (DXDSomalia) Visit our site: http://wargelinshow.com/ Like our Facebook … read more »

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Somali Pirate Leader Arrested in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali police official says security forces arrested a senior pirate commander in Mogadishu. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said Monday that Mohamed Garfanji, considered to be the second-ranking leader of Somalia’s pirate industry, was arrested in Mogadishu … read more »

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Weapons siezed from Bakaro Market, 30 arrested in a daytime operation in Mogadishu

Mogadishu (BARTAMAHA) At least 30 suspected of Al Shabab members were nabbed after security forces conducted a daytime operation in the biggest marketplace in Mogadishu Bakaro Market on Tuesday. The operation which was conducted with an intelligence information by the … read more »

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AMISOM and Somali Government to launch final assault on Al Shabaab

Mogadishu August 17th, 2014 (BARTAMAHA) —  The Somali National Army and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) will within the next few days launch the final assault to smoke-out Al Shabaab insurgents from the areas they control in some parts of … read more »

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Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Oo Dib U Howlgeliyay Jaamacaddii Ummadda Soomaaliyeed (Sawirro)

Muqdisho (BARTAMAHA) Muddo kaddib waxaa lugu wada inay shaqo bilowdo Jaamacadda ummadda Soomaaliyeed taas oo an shaqeyn 24-tii sano ee la soo dhafay. Shir ka dhacay xarunta madaxatooyada Soomaaliya oo u shir guddoomiyey madaxweynaha Soomaaliya,Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa looga hadlay qodobbo … read more »

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Kenya to close borders to travellers from Ebola states

Nairobi (BBC) Kenyan officials say the country is closing its borders to travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in response to the deadly Ebola outbreak.Kenya’s health secretary said Kenyans and medical workers flying in from those states would still … read more »

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Somalia pulls out of refugee talks again

Somalia for the second time has pulled out of a long-awaited deal to repatriate more than half a million Somali refugees, and Kenya is now considering dealing with the administration of the Jubaland region. The tripartite commission was to be … read more »

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My SMS relationship with al-Shabab

Al-Shabab, the militant Islamist group operating in Somalia and Kenya, likes to communicate with journalists by SMS. But receiving their text messages and talking to them on the phone can be an unnerving, and at times surreal, experience. BBC — … read more »

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Military operation commences in central Somalia regions

Beledweyn (BARTAMAHA) Somalia National Army backed by the African Union Forces [AMISOM] commenced heavy military offensive against the Al Qaeda-linked group Al Shabab in central Somalia region on Sunday amid major military move to secure the country. According to RBC … read more »

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The Challenges of ‘Higher-Education Emergencies’

WASHINGTON — One narrative that has driven widespread interest in free online courses known as MOOCs is that they can help educate the world. But critics say that the courses mostly draw students who already hold traditional degrees. When Coursera, … read more »

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Terrorism expert says isolation driving Calgarians to join ISIL

Calgary jihadist Farah Mohamed Shirdon, in his 20s, was reportedly killed abroad after joining the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which now calls itself Islamic State. Shirdon’s death follows those of fellow Calgarians Salman Ashrafi, … read more »

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Wiil uu adeer u yahay Ra’isul-wasaare Saacid oo lagu dilay Ciraaq

Wararka aanu ka heleyno Magaaladda Baghdad ee xarunta Dalka Ciraaq ayaa waxa ay ku waramayaan in halkaasi lagu dilay wiil uu adeer u ahaa Ra’isul-wasaarihii hore ee Soomaaliya Mudane C.Faarx Shirdoon “Saacid”. Wiilka uu adeerka u yahay Saacid ayaa waxaa lagu … read more »

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VIDEO: Somali Security Forces and AMISOM recover arms from powerful Warlord

Mogadishu (BARTAMAHA) — In an early morning cordon and search operation in Mogadishu’s Wadajir district, Somali Government forces with the support of African Union troops recovered automatic machine guns, RPG launchers, grenades, vehicle number plates and an assortment of ammunition. 20 militiamen were … read more »

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Somali warlord Ahmed Dai ‘on the run’ after disarmament raid

A Somali militia commander in the capital, Mogadishu, has told the BBC he is on the run after the government launched an operation to disarm him. Mogadishu (BBC) — Ahmed Dai runs a powerful militia in the city, often providing protection to visiting … read more »

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SAWIRO: Howlgalkii Hubkadhigista Axmed daaci ee Degmada Wadajir

Mogadishu (BARTAMAHA) — Howlgalkii maanta ay Ciidamda Dowladda Soomaaliya iyo AMISOM ay ka sameeyeen Degmada Wadajir ayaa waxaa looga dan lahaa xaqiijinta in la sugo amaanka magaalada Muqdisho kaas oo ku saleysan qorshaha Dowladda Soomaaliya dajisay oo ahaa in la xakameeyo hubka aan ku jirin … read more »

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Joint security forces disarm and take over the houses of two politicians in Mogadishu

Mogadishu (BARTAMAHA) The Security forces of Somalia Federal Government backed by AMISOM police raided ad took over the houses of two political leaders in Wadajir district in Mogadishu. The security operation started with heavy armed clash between the joint security forces and … read more »

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