Translated from Somali by WDM Desk Mogadishu, August 4th, 2026 The Future Somalia Council strongly condemns the weapons and forces being deployed to the city of Galkacyo by Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, the President whose term has expired, actions that have created a climate of conflict and pose a serious threat to peace, stability, and the … Continue reading FUTURE SOMALIA COUNCIL – PRESS STATEMENT →
A WDM EditorialA government’s priorities are revealed not by its speeches, but by where it commits its soldiers, its money, and its political energy. Today, Somalia faces an uncomfortable question: why does a Federal Government whose constitutional mandate expired months ago appear more determined to escalate tensions in Galkayo than to liberate Somali territory still … Continue reading Fight al-Shabaab, Not Federalism: Why Galkayo Should Not Become Mogadishu’s New Front →
PRESS STATEMENT Translated from Somali by WDM Desk Garowe, Puntland — Date: 4 August 2026The Puntland Government condemns the outgoing Federal Government of Somalia for deploying troops and weapons into areas under Puntland’s administration. Today, 4 August 2026, the Federal Government offloaded additional weapons in Galkacyo city — specifically on the Galmudug side — intending … Continue reading PUNTLAND STATE OF SOMALIA →
By A M Yusuf (Educator and socio-political analyst based in London, UK) Former Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke’s recent statement on X — “Galkacyo is not Calmiskaad” — is technically correct but politically misleading. The line was posted as a warning against Puntland “waging a war of aggression against fellow Puntland Forces,” a … Continue reading Galkacyo Is Not Calmiskaad — But That Isn’t the Point →
October 19, 2025 WARSAME DIGITAL MEDIA (WDM)Critical Analysis, History, and Political Commentary By Ismail H. Warsame The Day Suspicion Became Survival It was one of those mornings in Addis Ababa in early 1985 when the SSDF Secretariat Office felt unusually tense. The war against tyranny was being waged not only in the field but also … Continue reading The Letter That Shook Addis Ababa: SSDF, Betrayal, and the Shadow War Against Abdullahi Yusuf →
By Abdilatif Ahmed Talk of a deeper, longer-term security partnership between Puntland and the United States, potentially involving an expanded American footprint in Bosaso, would mark one of the more consequential developments in the Horn of Africa’s recent security landscape. It is worth noting this is not a cooperation being built from scratch: U.S. forces … Continue reading Puntland–United States Cooperation in Bosaso: Strategic Opportunities and Emerging Challenges →
For more than a quarter century, Puntland has been among Somalia’s strongest advocates of federal unity — investing political capital, exercising restraint through successive national crises, and championing constitutional governance in the belief that partnership, not domination, would hold the country together. Today, many Puntlanders are asking an unavoidable question: how long can loyalty be … Continue reading When Loyalty Is Rewarded with Marginalization: Why Puntland Must →
A WDM Editorial Today’s bilateral security agreement between the United States and Puntland, authorizing the expansion of the American presence in Bosaso, should not be dismissed as simply another counterterrorism arrangement. It is better understood as the latest chapter in a much larger geopolitical story—one that begins not in Bosaso, but at Cape Guardafui (Ras … Continue reading From Bosaso to Guardafui: Why America’s New Pact with Puntland Changes the Strategic Map →
By WDM Editorial Board The agreement signed in Bosaso between Puntland and the United States is more than another security memorandum. It is a geopolitical milestone that reflects a changing balance of power in the Horn of Africa. For the first time, Puntland and Washington have publicly formalized a bilateral arrangement authorizing the expansion of … Continue reading Bosaso Changes the Strategic Map: The U.S.–Puntland Pact and the New Reality in the Horn of Africa →
By WDM Editorial Desk EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a developing story. The reported agreement has, at the time of publication, not been independently confirmed by the Puntland State House, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, or other official sources. Readers should treat the claim as provisional pending formal verification. Reports circulating on … Continue reading BREAKING: Reports Claim U.S.–Puntland Security Pact at Bosaso — Confirmation Still Pending →
