Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

Garowe, PUNTLAND – In a move that has sent shockwaves through Somalia’s political landscape, the autonomous region of Puntland has strengthened its ties with Ethiopia, a regional powerhouse.    This development comes as Somalia grapples with a severe constitutional crisis, triggered by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s controversial amendments to the constitution. Puntland’s actions underscore the […]

Seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike as they delivered food to Gaza. The bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in a series of Israeli strikes were transported out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt on Wednesday ahead of their repatriation, Egypt’s state-run Qahera TV […]

A recent battalion-sized action that was repelled by Ukrainian forces gives an indication of Russia’s new priorities. Russia looks set to focus a potential late spring or summer offensive on the western part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region, according to a new assessment. The Institute for the Study of War think tank says the Russian military command may […]

Turkish Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun has joined the global condemnation of the Israeli military’s killing of seven humanitarian aid workers, including foreigners, in Gaza. Relatives and friends mourn the death of Saif Abu Taha, a staff member of the U.S.-based aid group World Central Kitchen who was killed by Israeli strikes that hit a […]

The central government and four federal states recently announced an agreement that a one-person-one-vote system would be introduced in local elections set for June 2024 Lawmakers approved four of the 15 constitutional chapters that are due to be amended as part of the overhaul. / Photo: others Somalia’s parliament has unanimously approved proposals to overhaul […]

Truce talks resume Following a setback on Monday, ceasefire discussions have commenced in Cairo between representatives of Israel and Hamas according to local Egyptian television. Egypt, Qatar and the US are mediating the discussions, which Israel previously claimed have failed due to Hamas failing to show flexibility. Hamas has called for all northern Gazans to […]

President Zelensky asks US to provide ATACMS-300 km missiles to strike airfields and aircraft in temporarily occupied Crimea, says Ukraine wouldn’t use the longer-range missiles to attack Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the United States to provide Ukraine with ATACMS missiles to strike airfields and aircraft in temporarily occupied Crimea. The Ukrainian President […]

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved new discussions on a cease-fire in Gaza, as his country continues to violate the recent U.N. Security Council resolution urging an immediate cease-fire and the World Court ordered it prevent enforced starvation of Palestinians and to ensure vital humanitarian aid reached the blockaded enclave. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

Russian authorities have arrested a suspected “financier” of last week’s deadly concert hall attack, Russia’s top investigative body said Thursday, claiming that Ukraine had paid “large amounts” to the perpetrators.   Russian Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin.t.me/sledcom_press “Another suspect involved in the terrorist financing scheme has been identified and detained,” Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement, […]

Turkish humanitarian aid to besieged Gaza has topped 39,000 tons as a state agency readies to dispatch more supplies and food parcels while an independent relief organization aims to deliver direct aid to the enclave with two new vessels A Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) worker cooks for Palestinians still suffering under Israeli bombardment, in Gaza, […]