Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

The position in relation Ukraine’s requests for F16 fighter jets from its allies has changed quickly in the last two weeks, not least at the G7 Summit in Japan. Here’s where we are. An armed US-made F16 fighter jet takes off from a motorway in Pingtung, southern Taiwan, during the annual Han Kuang drill on […]

The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a seven-day short-term ceasefire and humanitarian arrangements that go into effect on Monday evening, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan speaks after warring Sudanese sides sign a seven-day short-term ceasefire and humanitarian arrangements. (Twitter) The agreement, which […]

Western analysts have said Russia’s claims – if true – are ‘purely symbolic’ and there are still major obstacles facing the Kremlin’s forces in the city. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden during the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023. Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP President […]

India will do “whatever we can” to resolve the Ukraine crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged Saturday as he met President Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time since Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) shaking hands with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) in Hiroshima, on the second day of the G7 Summit Leaders’ […]

Russia’s private army Wagner claimed Saturday the total control of the east Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the epicenter of fighting, as Kyiv said the battle was continuing but admitted the situation was “critical”. Telegram/concordgroup_official Bakhmut, a salt mining town that once had a population of 70,000 people, has been the scene of the longest and […]

Somaliland’s army and Dhulbahante militias are fighting for control of the town of Las Anod. The Dhulbahante want to join Somalia rather than be part of Somaliland’s state-building project. The two sides should agree to a ceasefire and prepare for overdue talks on the Dhulbahante’s administrative status. A soldier of the army of Somalia’s breakaway […]

The fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has led to a collapse in law and order with looting that both sides blame the other for. Stocks of food, cash, and essentials are rapidly dwindling. A man walks while smoke rises above buildings after aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is holding a meeting with ATA Alliance leader Sinan Oğan in Istanbul ahead of the upcoming runoff elections on May 28, presidential sources said Friday. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shakes hands with ATA Alliance leader Sinan Oğan at Dolmabahçe Office in Istanbul, May 19, 2023. (DHA Photo) The closed-door meeting lasted […]

Through the Turkish defense industry’s F-16 modernization project “Özgür,” the F-16 aircraft in the Turkish army’s inventory will be transformed into Turkish planes, Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) head Ismail Demir said Thursday. A Turkish F-16 fighter flies over naval ships during an annual NATO naval exercise on Türkiye’s western coast on the Mediterranean, Sept. […]