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Somali media is gripped by Turkey's deepening military and strategic footprint on Somali soil, political disputes within federal member states sliding toward civil war, and the Yemen-Houthi conflict's growing entanglement with Somali security.
  1. Turkey deports 50 Somali migrants as nearly 300 reportedly face expulsion (Garowe Online, 2026-09-15)
  2. The United States expands intelligence support for Saudi Arabia's campaign against Yemen's Houthis (Garowe Online, 2026-09-14)
  3. Declassified files reveal that the United Kingdom knew of Israeli war crimes for 24 years (Garowe Online, 2026-09-14)
  4. Houthi grip on the Bab al-Mandab strait puts global shipping on alert (Garowe Online, 2026-09-14)
  5. A Saudi prince calls U.S. President Donald Trump twice seeking U.S. strikes on Houthis in Yemen (Garowe Online, 2026-09-14)
  6. Somalia's Hirshabelle state election dispute deepens as the vice president rejects the vote in the Hiiraan region (Garowe Online, 2026-09-14)
  7. Reports of new Turkish airstrikes near Baidoa, capital of Somalia's South West State, cause casualties (Garowe Online, 2026-09-14)
  8. Somalia's South West State issues a civilian warning amid rising security tensions (Garowe Online, 2026-09-14)
  9. Somalia spaceport project backed by Türkiye draws scrutiny over Turkey's strategic ambitions (Garowe Online, 2026-09-14)
  10. Somali pirates briefly seize a vessel in the Gulf of Aden (Garowe Online, 2026-09-14)
  11. Somalia's JSP party endorses Ali Gudlawe for Hirshabelle state presidency as the Hiiraan region rejects the election plan (Garowe Online, 2026-09-14)
  12. US Air Force officer recounts 50-hour ordeal in Iran after his fighter jet was shot down (Garowe Online, 2026-09-14)
  13. Will Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud invade Hiran region as he did Baidoa? (Garowe Online, 2026-09-14)
  14. The European Union's civilian mission in Somalia, EUCAP Somalia, faces scrutiny over the transparency and effectiveness of its training programme. (Garowe Online, 2026-09-11)
  15. The government of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland has stated it is prepared to deploy troops to the Gaza Strip if former US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make such a request. (Garowe Online, 2026-09-10)
  16. The government of Seychelles has expressed concern about the resurgence of piracy originating from Somalia and other emerging threats along key shipping routes. (Garowe Online, 2026-09-10)
  17. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is suing the Israeli newspaper Haaretz over a report that he was warned of a Hamas attack before October 7. (Garowe Online, 2026-09-10)
  18. Pakistan signals it may take military action against the Houthi rebel group in Yemen in response to attacks on Saudi Arabia. (Garowe Online, 2026-09-10)
  19. The European Union Capacity Building Mission (EUCAP) in Somalia faces growing scrutiny over the transparency of its police training programmes. (Garowe Online, 2026-09-08)
  20. The UN Security Council says security operations in Somalia's autonomous Puntland region have weakened Islamic State in Somalia. (Garowe Online, 2026-09-08)