Protection Cluster

MOGADISHU — The Somalia government says an attack launched Friday by al-Shabab militants on a Mogadishu hotel has ended. State media report that security forces successfully neutralized the militants who stormed the Pearl Beach hotel on Friday evening and rescued a large number of civilians. Somalia police said nine people …

MOGADISHU — At least 25 children were killed and several others injured after unexploded ordnance went off at a playing field near Qoryoley town in southern Somalia on Friday, local authorities confirmed. The tragedy was caused by explosive remnants of war like bombs and landmines that children were playing with …

Droughts and armed conflicts, combined with the lack of access to essential services in different parts of Somalia, have forced thousands of people to migrate from rural areas to cities. Mogadishu, Baidoa, Kismayo and Beletweyne are among the final destinations of the displaced populations. This has created a huge number …

UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council on Wednesday voiced concern about the ongoing violence in Las Anod in the Sool region of northern Somalia, which has led to a large number of civilian casualties and the displacement of more than 150,000 people. In a press statement, the members of the …

MOGADISHU — At least two people were injured in a landmine explosion that occurred in Mogadishu’s Kahda district on Thursday. According to an eyewitness, the landmine had been concealed near a police checkpoint close to the district’s headquarters. Nno casualties were reported among the soldiers who were in proximity to …

MOGADISHU — Somalia has so far evacuated more than 1,500 nationals from conflict-torn Sudan. State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Omar said some 700 people have been transported to Mogadishu, the capital, and Garowe and Hargeisa. “We will continue to assist the remaining. Thanks to our diplomats in Sudan, South …

MOGADISHU  — Somalia said Tuesday efforts are underway to bring back some 200 nationals who are stranded in Sudan where the fighting may trigger further displacement both within and outside the country. Abdirahman Nur Dinari, acting permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said the government …

MOGADISHU — Somalia, Djibouti, and Kenya have begun evacuating their citizens from Sudan as fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that erupted on April 15 continues intermittently. The first group of Somali citizens, including students, arrived in Ethiopia, an official of the country’s Foreign Ministry told …

MOGADISHU — Recurring clashes between security forces and clan leaders in Las Anod in northern Somalia have resulted in the killing of 80 people and displacement of 30,000 more, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. The WHO said in its latest update that between 154,000 and 203,000 people are …

MOGADISHU — A young nurse named Na’imo Abdirahman was murdered on Tuesday by a group of armed criminals in the Juungal neighbourhood of Yaqshid district in Mogadishu. She worked at Madina Hospital in the city. The criminals reportedly killed her over her phone, which they attempted to steal. When she …