Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

The Somali soldier who shot dead the country’s youngest-ever cabinet minister last month has been sentenced to death by firing squad. Abas Abdullahi Siraji was in his car near the presidential palace in Mogadishu when he was killed by Ahmed Abdullahi Abdi, who reportedly mistook him for a militant Islamist. The minister’s death caused shock and […]

Photo: AFP Police in Paris are advising the public to stay away from the Champs-Elysées on Monday afternoon after an armed man crashed his car that contained a gas canister into a police van. The driver died according to the Interior Minister, who described the incident as an “attempted terror attack”. French police launched a […]

North Korea said the US authorities have “literally mugged” its diplomatic delegation in New York, as tensions between Washington and Pyongyang soar. “Diplomats of a sovereign state are being robbed of a diplomatic package in the middle of New York where the headquarters of the United Nations is located and that serves as the venue […]

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi government troops recaptured a mosque in western Mosul’s Old City and killed a senior Islamic State leader as troops invade the group’s Iraqi forces, which invaded the medieval Old City district on Sunday, are primarily eyeing the Nuri al-Kabeer Mosque, the place where IS supreme leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed taking over […]

At least one man killed and 10 others injured after man runs over worshippers near Finsbury Park mosque, police say. At least one person has been killed and 10 others injured after a vehicle ran over pedestrians close to two mosques in a north London neighbourhood, UK police have said. The 48-year-old driver of the […]

Qatar’s government announces the arrival of the first group of Turkish soldiers to participate in joint drills. The Qatari defence ministry has announced the arrival of the first group of Turkish soldiers in the capital, Doha, to take part in joint military exercises. The forces conducted their first training at Tariq bin Ziyad military base […]

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 […]