Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

The United States has denied conducting air strikes in southwest Somalia on April 14, 2017. Several social media platforms and websites had reported that US military conducted air strikes in Somalia. The Chicago Tribune said the US military sent dozens of regular troops to Somalia in the largest such deployment to the Horn of Africa […]

 Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi Ministry of Defense’s Falcon Intelligence Cell revealed in a statement on Monday that the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is still alive and staying in Syria while it warned of the “political terrorism” that is likely to transpire after the liberation of Mosul. The head of the Falcon […]

Germany on Monday warned Turkey against further distancing itself from Europe by reinstating the death penalty after a disputed referendum and urged authorities to seek “respectful dialogue” to heal a divided society. Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said that if Ankara were to bring back the death penalty, the move would be “synonymous with the end […]

The girl had lost a leg and was bleeding heavily when she was pulled from the water  A 17-year-old girl has died after being mauled by a shark in full view of her parents on Australia’s southwest coast, authorities said Tuesday. She was surfing with her father near Wylie Bay late Monday afternoon, reports said. […]

China and North Korea are in secret talks about the isolated country’s nuclear program, according to reports. American broadcaster NBC on Thursday quoted a U.S. government source as saying that China sent its “top nuclear negotiators” to the North to “communicate the gravity of the situation to the North.” Taiwan’s official Central News Agency on […]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to congratulate him on the referendum victory. The two leaders had a “pleasant” call which lasted for 45 minutes, diplomatic sources said. In the phone call, Trump also congratulated President Erdoğan on his ‘strong leadership,’ according to the same sources. Sources added that […]

BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) — Top Chinese political advisor Yu Zhengsheng met with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on Monday, pledging to enhance bilateral relations. China and Vietnam should enhance practical cooperation in the Belt and Road Initiative, industrial production capacity, transportation and infrastructure, said Yu, chairman of the National […]

At Mashal Khan’s funeral, the imam at the local mosque refused to read the last rites, according to Swabi resident Salman Ahmed. A technician who was asked to do so in the cleric’s place was confronted by several people afterwards. Mashal has since been buried, but his ransacked university hostel room still has posters of […]

Image captionHundreds of people were forced to leave the club in the early hours At least 12 people suffered burns after a man sprayed acid inside a club in east London. Hundreds of revellers were evacuated from Mangle E8 in Sidworth Street, Dalston, after police were called at about 01:10 BST. Officers believe a man […]