Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

A United States military airstrike in Somalia targeted the top Islamic State leader in late May, but it remains unclear if the leader was killed in the airstrike, according to U.S. officials. Abdulkadir Mumin leader of Somali ISIS Abdulqadir Mumin has been identified by the U.S. as the head of the Islamic State in Somalia, an African […]

Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militants announced a significant offensive, launching rockets and drones at Israeli military targets on Thursday in retaliation for the killing of one of its senior commanders in an Israeli strike. Black smoke billows from a fire caused by an Israeli airstrike on Jennata, east of the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre, […]

A group of Russian Navy ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, arrived in Cuba on Wednesday morning in a sign of strengthening ties between the two Cold War allies. The Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan (left) and the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arrive at Havana’s harbour, June 12, 2024. […]

More than a million Muslim pilgrims were in Mecca Friday for the start of a Hajj pilgrimage held against the grim backdrop of the Gaza war and in exhausting summer heat. Pilgrims circle Kaaba as they perform Tawaf at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 11, 2024. (Reuters) […]

Russian president said the war in Ukraine will end if Kyiv gives up on its NATO application and withdraws troops from four regions occupied and unilaterally annexed by the Kremlin. Copyright Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would “immediately” order a ceasefire in Ukraine if Kyiv started […]

FASANO, Italy — President Joe Biden’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza has caused him no shortage of political troubles back home. And the rest of the world is noticing. Diplomats and world leaders have begun to worry that President Joe Biden’s reluctance to more fully break with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could cost […]

Speaking to Daily Sabah on Thursday, Turkish diplomatic sources confirmed that Hamas sought guarantorship of the country in a cease-fire deal with Israel. Palestinians walk among the rubble of damaged buildings, which were destroyed during Israel’s attacks, Gaza, Palestine, June 12, 2024. (Reuters Photo) Israeli media outlets reported on Wednesday that the Palestinian resistance movement […]

DEAD SEA — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday said the people of Gaza have been suffering from death and devastation that has far DEAD SEA — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday said the people of Gaza have been suffering from death and devastation that has far surpassed any conflict in over twenty years. […]

PM holds security assessment; no injuries in barrages as Hezbollah vows to ramp up attacks; military says target Taleb Abdullah commanded key regional division in south Lebanon   Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after missiles launched from Lebanon hit open areas near the northern city of Safed, on June 12, 2024. (Michael Giladi/Flash90) Hezbollah […]

An independent United Nations probe found Wednesday the scale of Israel’s Gaza killing amounted to crimes against humanity. The investigations also accused the Palestinian resistance group Hamas of committing war crimes in Israel. Palestinians inspect the damage in a house after an overnight Israeli strike on al-Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City, Palestine, June 11, 2024. […]