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Somalia hosts regional summit to discuss fighting al-Shabab

Somalia is hosting a summit of leaders from several neighbouring countries in the Horn of Africa to discuss the fight against al-Shabab, as a wide-ranging offensive against the armed group gathers pace. The meeting in the capital, Mogadishu, drew leaders from three “brotherly neighbouring countries”, the Somali presidency said, posting pictures of the arrival of Kenya’s William Ruto, Djibouti’s Ismail Omar Guelleh and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Somali leader […]

today2 February 2023

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Somalia hosts regional summit to discuss fighting al-Shabab

Somalia is hosting a summit of leaders from several neighbouring countries in the Horn of Africa to discuss the fight against al-Shabab, as a wide-ranging offensive against the armed group gathers pace. The meeting in the capital, Mogadishu, drew leaders from three “brotherly neighbouring countries”, the Somali presidency said, posting pictures of the arrival of Kenya’s William Ruto, Djibouti’s Ismail Omar Guelleh and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Somali leader […]

today1 February 2023

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Turkiye condemns ‘heinous’ terrorist attacks in Somalia

Turkiye, on Friday, strongly condemned "heinous" terrorist attacks targeting military bases in Somalia's central Galgaduud region, Anadolu News Agency reports. "We are deeply saddened to learn that many soldiers lost their lives and were injured in the terrorist attack that took place today against the military bases in the Galgaduud region of Somalia," said a Turkish Foreign Ministry statement. Some of the wounded are under treatment at the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training […]

today21 January 2023

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Somalia army liberates strategic town from Al-Shabaab terrorists

INTERNATIONAL The Somali army has liberated the strategic town of Adanyabal in the Middle Shabelle region from the Al-Shabaab terrorists, the nation's President confirmed on Tuesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Addressing the public via the state television, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who previously announced a "total war" against the terrorists, said the terrorists fled the town before the army, backed by local clan militia, arrived and abducted civilians to use them as human […]

today7 December 2022

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The US military operation in Somalia, explained

INTERNATIONAL Ahead of a trip to Saudi Arabia this year, US President Joe Biden said he would be the first president to visit the Middle East since 9/11 "without US troops engaged in a combat mission there". But the lack of troops in action has not stopped the US from maintaining a military presence in the region, and one area where this is perhaps most pertinent is Somalia, a country […]

today26 November 2022

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Somalia claims to kill over 100 Al-Shabaab terrorists in single operation

Backed by locals, elite Somali forces killed more than 100 members of the Al Qaeda-affiliated terror group Al-Shabaab, the country's Defence Ministry said on Friday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Ministry spokesman, Abdullahi Ali Anod told reporters that two units of the elite Danab, or lightning brigade, troops with the support of, local militia forces known as "Macwisley," engaged Al-Shabaab in an operation since early Thursday. The operation, which involved airstrikes, took place […]

today5 November 2022

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Somalia: Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 drones join offensive against al-Shabab

INTERNATIONAL The much-coveted Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone has joined Somalia's offensive against the insurgent group al-Shabab, in an escalation seen by Somali analysts as highly significant to the war's trajectory. Somalia's federal government last week confirmed reports that the armed drones produced by Turkish company Baykar, which has ties to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's family, are now active in Somalia, where US drones have been carrying out strikes against al-Shabab for years. 'If Turkish drones are fully […]

today3 October 2022

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Bomb blast kills 5 soldiers in Somalia

At least five were killed and several others wounded when a bomb blast targeted Somali government soldiers in the Lower Shabelle region on Saturday, an official said. The attack took place in the village of Ambareyso located on the outskirts of Somalia's ancient coastal town of Barawe, 206 kilometers (128 miles) southwest of the capital Mogadishu. Eyewitness and security officials confirmed the attack and causalities to Anadolu Agency over the […]

today29 May 2022

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Six people killed in blast at restaurant in Somalia’s capital – ambulance official

Six people were killed on Friday by a blast at a seaside restaurant in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, an ambulance service official told Reuters. "So far we have carried six dead civilians and seven others injured," Abdikadir Abdirahman, Director of Aamin Ambulance Service said. It was not clear who carried out the bombing but Somalia's Islamist group, Al-Shabaab, frequently carries out bombings in Mogadishu and elsewhere as part of its war against […]

today23 April 2022

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