Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

The U.S.-led coalition said in a statement late Sunday that it downed a Syrian warplane in Tabqah, in order to protect Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters, the majority of which are YPG terrorists. “At approximately 4:30 p.m. Syria time, June 18, Pro-Syrian regime forces attacked the Syrian A Syrian warplane (Reuters Photo) Democratic Forces-held town […]

President Emmanuel Macron’s Republique en Marche (REM) party were set to gain a massive majority in the French parliament, according to initial estimations on Sunday evening. However record abstention rate in the second round of the elections meant Macron’s victory was slightly tarnished. The initial results for the second round of France’s parliamentary elections suggest […]

Malian troops and soldiers from France’s Bakhane counter-terrorist force headed to the site on the edge of Bamako. A tourist resort in Mali popular with top officials and foreigners is under attack, according to witnesses and journalists.  Malian troops and soldiers from France’s Bakhane counter-terrorist force headed to the site on the edge of Bamako, […]

Iranian and Chinese Naval forces are participating in joint drills in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. The naval maneuvers come amid growing tensions between the US and Iran, as Washington prepares a new round of sanctions against Tehran. A total of four vessels and two helicopters displayed their military capabilities on Sunday during a […]

At least 43 people have been killed in forest fires raging through central Portugal, many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road. About 600 firefighters are fighting blazes in the Pedrogao Grande area about 150 kilometres north-east of the capital Lisbon. Interior Ministry official Jorge Gomes said 16 people died […]

Charity event that offers the opportunity to experience fasting for one day. This year, for every person who registered and fasted, Hyatt Plaza and Qatar CMore than 410 non-Muslims participated in Hyatt Plaza’s Fast-a-thon, a charity will donate QR200 on his/her behalf to help ending hunger in Somalia. Participants at Hyatt Plaza’s Fast-a-thon. Consequently, the […]

SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean man defected to South Korea on Sunday after swimming south with plastic foam pieces on his shoulders to help keep him afloat, the military was quoted as saying. It was the second such rare defection across the heavily fortified border that divides the peninsula in less than a […]

French voters went to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary elections set to hand a landslide victory to the centrist party of President Emmanuel Macron which would complete his stunning reset of national politics. The new assembly is due to be transformed with a new generation of lawmakers — younger, more French President Emmanuel Macron […]

US General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in an interview this week that Iran is “harassing US and international maritime activities” in the Arabian Gulf. Speaking to Breaking Defense, Dunford said it was important to “zero in” on one of the most important issues for the United States, “and that’s […]

Sailors missing after the USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off Japan have been found dead, the US Navy and Japanese media says. Seven sailors were left missing and three injured after Saturday’s collision, which the US Navy said almost sank the destroyer. The US Navy said rescue workers found the bodies on Sunday […]