Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

Somalia‘s long-delayed presidential election will take place on May 15, the parliamentary committee tasked with organising the polls said. The election is more than a year behind schedule. The incumbent, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, sought to extend his rule by decree when his term ended in February last year and is currently locked in a power struggle […]

On May 5, the losses of personnel of the Russian troops increased by 200 to 24,900 killed, and the Ukrainian military also destroyed 18 tanks and 3 aircraft over the past day. The General Staff of the Armed Forces has said this in a statement, Ukrainian News Agency reports. The enemy lost 3 aircraft over […]

Ukrainian soldiers have in the past taken part in training operations like this one at Hohenfels US Army Base Pressath is a quiet town of 5,000 in Bavaria, southern Germany. It’s known for its nature and castles. Recently, however, local media have reported loud bangs that rattle walls and shake the ground. Fewer than 20 […]

Russia said Wednesday its forces had carried out simulated nuclear missile strikes in the western enclave of Kaliningrad on the border with the European Union. The announcement came on the 70th day of Moscow’s military action in the pro-Western country, with thousands killed and more than 13 million displaced. Screen grab is a missile fired […]

The Ukrainian military said early on Thursday that Russian forces had “resumed the offensive” to seize the large Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, where the city’s last defenders are still resisting The Ukrainian military said early on Thursday that Russian forces had “resumed the offensive” to seize the large Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, where […]

A spate of airstrikes by Russian combat jets in eastern Ukraine last week was a sign that Russia’s Air Force may be changing tack after failing to achieve aerial superiority over Ukraine, analysts told The Moscow Times. A Russian Su-25.Russian Ministry of Defence Russian pilots have largely taken a risk-averse approach to air combat in […]

The African Union says a number of Burundian peacekeepers were killed in Tuesday’s attack by rebels who targeted a remote military base in Somalia. The continental body condemned the attack and paid “tribute to the Burundian peacekeepers who lost their lives helping to bring peace and stability to Somalia” in a statement issued on Wednesday. […]

Fresh attempts to evacuate civilians from Mariupol were underway on Wednesday, the day after more than 100 arrived to Ukrainian-held territory and relative safety. The European Commission has proposed a new raft of sanctions against Moscow, including a ban on Russian oil imports.   In this photo taken from video smoke rises from the Metallurgical […]

North Korea launched a ballistic missile eastward from the capital city of Pyongyang on Wednesday afternoon, in continuation of actions raising tension in the run-up to the inauguration of the Yoon Suk-yeol government and the South Korea-US summit. Passersby watch a TV report of North Korea’s missile launch at Seoul Station. (File Photo – Yonhap) […]

Russia fired a barrage of missiles on several regions across Ukraine on the evening of May 3 as heavy fighting intensifies in the east. Approximately 18 Russian missiles hit infrastructure sites across the country. Preliminary reports suggest that at least eight other missiles were downed by Ukraine’s Air Defense, the military said. Fire raging at […]