Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

Al-Shabab attackers set off two car bombs outside a police base in Somalia’s capital before gunmen stormed inside, leaving at least 10 people dead, police said. The armed group quickly claimed responsibility for the assault on the headquarters of Somalia’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Mogadishu on Sunday. It was the second major operation in […]

– The Federal Government of Somalia has reaffirmed its commitment to ensure female genital mutilation (FGM) and other forms of gender violence are eliminated. The pledge was made at a forum held in the Somali Capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday and attended by women leaders from all the regions in Somalia, officials from the federal government, […]

raadi macluumaad… Daawo sawirada: Qasaaraha ka dhashay qaraxa garoonka oo sii kordhay (Faahfaahin) Two Ugandan soldiers were yesterday injured and eight Somali nationals killed in an early morning attack on the African Union forces base in Somalia. The spokesperson of the Ugandan contingent, Capt Flavia Telimulungi, told Daily Monitor on phone yesterday that two vehicles […]

  Two assailants who had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouvray near Rouen were killed in a police operation to end the assault. (AFP) Reuters, Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France Tuesday, 26 July 2016 Text size A A A  ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a French church earlier on Tuesday, […]

n München im Ausnahmezustand. Das Minutenprotokoll der Terrornacht. Foto: dp A teenage German-Iranian gunman who killed nine people in a shooting spree at a busy Munich shopping centre and then committed suicide had likely acted alone, German police said Saturday The third attack on civilians in Europe in just over a week sent panicked shoppers […]

 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has commented on the July 15 failed coup attempt in Turkey, saying he gave President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “great” credit for being able to turn the situation around. “The coup never took place — the coup was not successful, and based on the fact, and I give great credit to […]

  National Assembly Leader of Majority Aden Duale The House Business committee has shelved debate on a report that cleared the electoral commissioners. This puts to rest, although temporarily, the debate over which of the two parallel committees of the House should spearhead electoral reforms. The Committee, which sets the agenda for the House made […]

The Chairperson of the AU, President Idriss Deby addressing the General Assembly in Kigali. (Courtesy Photo) The 27th African Union Summit in Kigali closed Monday with a commitment to fast track initiatives designed to make the African Union Commission (AUC) financially independent. This, the summit concluded, will make the body more efficient and galvanise the continent’s ambition to […]

Mastermind of Friday’s bloody coup attempt, former air forces commander and Supreme Military Council (YAŞ) member General Akın Öztürk was detained and brought to Counter Terrorism Unit in Ankara for questioning. Öztürk had minor bruises on his face and arms, and was looking pretty tired while he was waiting for questioning. Several other top commanders […]

    ​The revised Somalia Maritime Code is being finalized at a four-day Stakeholders Forum, sponsored by International Maritime Organization (IMO) (Kigali, Rwanda 12-15 July).  The workshop is part of IMO’s ongoing technical assistance to the Federal Government of Somalia and regional authorities in establishing a Maritime Administration for Somalia capable of undertaking flag, port […]