[5] Among the casualties during this most volatile 2007 to 2011 period was Radio Shabelle's acting manager, Bashir Nur Gedi, who was killed on October 19, 2007.

[6] After their ouster, the insurgents resorted to issuing death threats and targeted assassinations in order to discourage reporting on their activities.

[7] Due to frustration at the increasing number of expatriate journalists returning to the capital after the relative improvement in security, the militants in 2012 intensified their anti-media campaign,[8] killing four SMN reporters during the year, including director Hassan Osman Abdi.

The organization also reports on domestic peace initiatives and conferences, provides a platform for the discussion of issues of interest to the Somali community, and offers call-in services wherein listeners or viewers can interact with program participants.

[1] In 2010, Radio Shabelle was awarded the Media of the Year prize by the Paris-based journalism organization, Reporters Without Borders (RSF).