Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

BATULO ABDALLA (YOUTUBE) It took Batulo 36 days to be reunited with her family following President Trump’s immigration ban — days characterized by fear and uncertainty as the 22-year-old questioned whether she would ever see them again. Batulo’s father, Abdalla, had been determined to seek safety for his family, which had been torn apart in […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Kim Jong-nam died within 20 minutes of being poisoned, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. Dr Subramaniam added that the amount of VX given to Jong-nam would have been more than the lethal amount of 10 milligrams. “It only requires 10mg to be absorbed into the system to be lethal, so […]

  President Robert Mugabe, flanked by his wife Grace and Zanu PF youth secretary Kudzai Chipanga, eats his birthday cake in Matobo yesterday . Picture: Aaron Ufumeli Mugabe told ZTV in his traditional birthday interview last week that Grace had become acceptable to the people while dismissing senior Zanu PF leaders often linked to his […]

Scene from Call The Midwife one-off special set in South Africa (BBC/PA) An anti-female genital mutilation campaigner who worked with Call The Midwife on a storyline has launched a fundraising drive to help cut maternal mortality rates in Somaliland. Nimco Ali, the co-founder of non-profit organisation Daughters of Eve, was the victim of FGM as […]

Iraqi Ministry of Defense’s War Media cell announced on Saturday, that security forces fully liberated al-Yarmouk Power Station in western Mosul, while emphasized that the station is serving the whole city. The cell said in a press statement, “Troops of the army’s 9th armored brigade managed to liberate al-Yarmouk Power Station, and raised Iraqi flag […]

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon wants to expand the military’s ability to battle al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia, potentially putting U.S. forces closer to the fight against a stubborn extremist group that has plotted attacks against America, senior U.S. officials said. The recommendations sent to the White House would allow U.S special operations forces to increase assistance […]

 It’s a trap – a costly one at that Scamming has certainly gone hi-tech with a new phone scam that swindles money from its targets. According to Daily Mail, a major phone scam involving phone calls from an unknown number has been spreading across the US. The scam tricks users into saying ‘yes’ before editing […]