Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

An eight-year-old boy from Birmingham has been killed after a grenade was thrown into the living room of a flat in Sweden. Yuusuf Warsame was killed in the blast that happened at around 3am this morning in the Gothenburg suburb of Biskopsgården. Yuusuf Warsame The eight-year-old, a pupil at Nelson Mandela Primary School in Sparkhill, […]

Federal and Regional leaders of Somalia after the conclusion of the National Leadership Forum held in Mogadishu on 12 April 2016, which dealt with the 2016 electoral process, among other issues. UN Photo/Omar Abdisalan The United Nations Security Council today expressed regret over a postponed timeline for this year’s parliamentary and presidential elections in Somalia, […]

The Mogadishu Book Fair, which seeks to improve literacy and the art of writing in Somalia, entered its third and final day Friday, attracting hundreds of book lovers who turned up to meet and greet their favourite authors. The annual exhibition, which opened Wednesday, was attended by more than a dozen local and international authors, […]

n Isiolo District Criminal Investigation Officer Peter Ndubi Two National Social Security Fund (NSSF) workers have been arrested on suspicion of recruiting young people to join Al-Shabaab. The NSSF Isiolo branch employees, aged 29, were arrested Thursday. They hail from Wajir and Garissa counties. Isiolo District Criminal Investigation Officer (DCIO) Peter Ndubi said police are […]

A Somali minister survived an assassination attempt Sunday when a hand-grenade was thrown at his car in the capital, Mogadishu. Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan Noah, Minister of Youth and Sport, told VOA that the explosive device hit his car as he was shopping at a local market in Maka al-Mukaramah, the capital’s busy main street. “When […]

Turkish Americans and American Muslims staged a rally on Sunday in front of the White House to show support for Turkish democracy after the failed Gülenist coup of July 15. The ‘Democracy against Coup’ rally was organized by the Turkish American National Steering Committee (TASC), which is an umbrella organization for approximately 150 Turkish-American associations. […]

A woman was killed and five other people injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on a rampage with a knife in central London, an attack police said could be linked to terrorism. Armed police were called at 10:33 p.m. (2133 GMT) after a man with a knife started to attack […]

An Administration police officer and a National Youth Service excavator machine operator have been injured in Lamu County after they were attacked by suspected Al-Shabaab members. According to Lamu County Commissioner Joseph Kanyiri, a home-made bomb exploded injuring the officers on Usalama Road, where a wall is being built to separate the county from neighbouring […]

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, […]