Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali Islamic group militants have carried out a dawn ambush attack on a police station in Kenya’s Wajir town as Nairobi police officers have been on high alert for the last months. The...
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Somali militants raid on police station in Kenya
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Somali Telecom makes donation after devastating floods
Somalia Somalia’s largest Telecom company (Hormuud) has donated US$200,000 to assist flooed-hit victims in Baladweyne town of Hiran region. In a statement, Hormuud sends its deepest...
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UN voices concern over flooding in Somalia
Somalia Mogadishu – The United Nations envoy to Somalia today voiced his concern over the flooding affecting thousands of people mainly in the southern parts of the country, and highlighted the world body’s willingness to support efforts to provide aid to those affected. “I am saddened by the heavy toll that...
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EU makes donation to floods in Somalia
Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia – The European Commission is providing an additional €3 million in emergency aid after heavy flooding put the lives of many...
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Somali army foils bomb attack, killing 4 militants
Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali especial forces have foiled an orchestrated bomb attack after an operation was carried out in Middle Juba region. The operation was executed in Koban and Geban as the Special...
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Mareeg Media launches new Newspaper in Mogadishu
Somalia LONDON, UK – Mareeg Online, a private independent Somali news organization has launched a new newspaper in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The inaugural of Mareeg newspaper is to present readers in the capital, Mogadishu with a more compact view of the news agenda of the day. The newspaper will give its readers and advertisers a clearer and better choice. Its editorial chief Ahmed Wehliye Gashan says the main agenda that...
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Somalia: 273,000 now displaced due to flooding
Somalia 273,000 people have been left displaced due to severe flooding across Somalia. Several thousand people in the worst-affected area of Baladweeyne are sheltering under trees or in emergency tents after their makeshift homes were washed away by floods caused by torrential rain. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is calling for an urgent humanitarian response to ensure aid can be provided safely to people in desperate need. “Floods have destroyed more than three-quarters of...
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Somali forces clash with Ahlu Sunna militias
Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia – A heavy fighting broke out between Somali army forces and Ahlu Sunna Sufis in Mataban town in Hiran...
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Somalia: UN appeals urgent aid after devastating floods
Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia – Flash floods in Somalia have displaced 182,000 people so far, while disrupting livelihoods, farms, infrastructure and roads in Baladweyne town. The neutral tragedy comes after Shabelle river burst its banks due to heavy...
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Somalia urged to end impunity for crimes against journalists
Somalia MOGADISHU – Somali journalist unions joined the world in commemorating the International Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists, amid pressures on freedom of...
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Somali president visits flood-hit town of Baladweyne
Somalia MOGADISHU – Somali President Mohamed Abudllahi Mohamed has arrived in flood-hit town of Beledweyne, some 330km north of the capital,...
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Somali troops seize Guriel town after brief fighting
Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali Federal troops have taken control Guricel town in Galgudud region after Ahlu Sunna suffi militia withdrew from their bases. The troops moved into the town after brief fighting with Ahlu Sunna militias, a local resident said. He says the suffi militias vacated from their base. It is 2nd town in central Somalia seized by government troops from the suffi militia within 24 hours as a tension between the two sides escalates. This comes after Ahlu Sunna militias clashed with government troops in Mataban town on Saturday where seized by the troops.. ......
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Deadly strike hits Shebab camp in Somalia
Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia – A fighter jet has carried out an air strike targeting a training camp runs by Shebab, al Qaeda affiliated group in Bu’alle town in Middle Juba region of Somalia. It is...
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World Bank opens office in Somalia
Somalia The World Bank Vice President for the Africa Region, Hafez Ghanem concluded his first visit to Somalia after witnessing the progress made by government and people of Somalia. “I commend the government and the people of Somalia for making progress on improving the security and economic situation in the country,” said Hafez Ghanem, World Bank Vice President for Africa Region....
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Turkey to host Somalia-Somaliland talks
Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Ankara is seeking to facilitate talks between Somalia and the breakaway region of...
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UN delivers food supplies to people affected by floods in Somalia
Somalia The United Nations has joined the national efforts to provide immediate assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by floods that have devastated parts of Somalia, especially Belet Weyne district in Hirshabelle State. The World Food Programme (WFP), the food-assistance branch of the United Nations, and other partners facilitated by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have scaled up humanitarian response, providing food to address the short-term nutrition needs of flood-affected families, as well as potable water, sanitation, shelter and health...
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Somali police attack, beat journalists and confiscate equipment
Somalia Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the harassment, beating, shooting and confiscation of equipment against Al-Jazeera and Reuters journalists shortly after an assignment in Mogadishu on Monday 04 November, 2019. Jama Nur Ahmed, Al-Jazeera Arabic correspondent; Abdinasir Abukar Hared, Al-Jazeera cameraman; Omar Siyad, driver; Mohamed Ali Dahir, Al-Jazeera crew assistant; and Feisal Omar, Reuters journalist were returning from an assignment at Aden Adde International Airport where planes carrying humanitarian aid for the floods-affected regions in the country landed. Two pick-up trucks with...
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FESOJ condemns threats against journalist in Somalia-Ethiopia region
Somalia Federation of Somali Journalists (FESOJ) condemns the threats and intimidations against a Somali journalist Ismail Ibrahim Ali known as Buurgaabo Universal TV reporter in Jigjiga, Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State after the journalist...
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Somalia: Suspected US strike hits Al Shabaab
Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia – A suspected US drone strike has carried out an airstrike against al Shabaab militants near Harardhere town in Mudug region of central Somalia. The strike was conducted in Deqlo area under control of Al Shabaab, a witness said. He says a loud explosion was heard. It is unclear how many were killed in the bombing. The US Africom command has yet commented on the air raid. So far, the US military conducted 55 airstrikes in 2019 against al Shabaab and Islamic State groups. The military also carried out 47 airstrikes in 2018 and 35 airstrikes in 2017, according to a statement released by US Africom.. ......
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US military chief in Africa arrives in Somalia
Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia – The head of U.S. Africa Command Gen. Stephen Townsend has paid his 2nd visit to...
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