Somalia News
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The United States conducted its largest air strike in nearly two years against militants in Somalia, killing about 60 Al-Shabaab fighters, the US military said Tuesday.
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The United States conducted its largest air strike in nearly two years against militants in Somalia, killing about 60 Al-Shabaab fighters, the US military said Tuesday.
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Somalia on Sunday executed by firing squad a man linked to one of the country's deadliest ever attacks, one year after the tragedy which left over 500 dead, a court statement and police sources said.
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Mugadishu -
At least 16 people were killed in Somalia on Saturday in suicide bombings that targeted a restaurant and coffee shop, police said.
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Mugadishu -
Six people were killed and another 16 injured when a car bomb exploded outside a local government office in Mogadishu on Monday, Somali police and rescue workers said.
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A suicide car bomb killed three security guards and injured several more people in the heart of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, authorities said.Islamist extremists of the Al-Shabaab movement immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Nairobi -
The presidents of Somalia and Eritrea on Monday agreed to establish diplomatic ties after more than a decade of animosity, in the latest lightning rapprochement between Horn of Africa rivals.
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Nairobi -
The presidents of Somalia and Eritrea on Monday signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties after over a decade of animosity, in the latest fast-track rapprochement in the Horn of Africa.
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Burao -
The soporific seaside town of Berbera is slowly changing as it takes on a major role on the Red Sea shipping route, allowing breakaway Somaliland to dream of prosperity and even recognition.
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Hargeisa -
Aged just 16, Abdishakur Mohamed confidently presented his latest work to the Hargeisa book fair, an event that has transformed Somaliland's literary scene over the past decade.
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Two explosions rocked Somalia's internal security ministry in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday morning killing five civilians, a police officer said, in the latest attack claimed by Shabaab militants.
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An American commando was killed Friday in an attack in southern Somalia that also wounded four US military personnel along with a Somali soldier, officials said.
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Nairobi -
Weeks of torrential rain after a long drought have turned from blessing to curse in East Africa, killing hundreds of people and displacing hundreds of thousands of others.
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Armed men abducted a German nurse working for the International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday evening from a compound in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, the aid group said Thursday.
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Armed men abducted a German nurse working for the International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday evening from a compound in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, the aid group said Thursday.
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A US air strike against Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia has killed five "terrorists," the US military announced Monday.
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Heavily-armed Al-Shabaab militants attacked an African Union military camp outside Mogadishu on Sunday, killing four Ugandan peacekeepers, their army said.
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At least 14 people were killed and several others wounded on Thursday when a car bomb blew up outside a popular hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
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Two car bombings killed 38 people in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, the city's main ambulance service told AFP on Saturday.
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At least 18 people were killed and 20 wounded on Friday when two car bombs exploded in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, the city's main ambulance service said.Jihadist rebels claimed the attack.
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The new freezers at Somalia's only forensic laboratory can store thousands of DNA samples, although for now there are just five.
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Mugadishu -
A Somali military court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of carrying out an October truck bombing that killed over 500 people, the deadliest attack in the nation's history.
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US forces operating in Somalia took part in a mission in which their Somali counterparts killed fighters who appeared to be under 18, the US military's Africa Command said Wednesday.
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Washington -
US forces in Somalia said Friday that four Al-Shabaab militants were killed in an airstrike as part of the ongoing offensive against the jihadist rebels.
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Nairobi -
Somalia's Al-Qaeda linked Shabaab insurgents are increasingly threatening civilians to force them to hand over young children for "indoctrination and military training", Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday.
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Washington -
US forces in Somalia have conducted a strike against a bomb-laden vehicle that was going to be used against civilians in Mogadishu, the US military's Africa Command said Wednesday.
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The United States carried out an air strike on Christmas Eve against the Shabaab Islamist group that left 13 dead, according to a statement released Wednesday.
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US forces in Somalia have carried out another air strike against Al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab militants, killing eight, military officials said Monday.
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A suicide bomber from Somalia's Shabaab insurgents killed 18 police officers and wounded 15 others on Thursday when he blew himself up inside the country's main police academy, the force's chief said.
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A suicide bomber from Somalia's Shabaab insurgents killed 13 policemen and wounded 15 others on Thursday when he blew himself up inside the country's main police academy, officers said.
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Shadya Yasin, youth activist, poet and community organizer addressing the public during the event. Photo: Hodan Yusuf
Demonstrators holding placards during the downtown Toronto rally. Photo: Samir Tulloch.
Taking rest after a long day of walk. Photo: Awesame Mohamed
Saado Ali puts smiles on the faces of young Somali refugees. Photo: Somali Refugee Awareness Project
Ogaal Radio's Bilan Hassan (middle), interviews Dr. Augustine Mahiga, the UN Special Envoy for Somalia during his recent stop in Toronto. At left is Hassan "Karate," the anchor of Ogaal Radio, 88.9FM Photo:Ogaal Radio, 88.9FM
Project ARAN Canada banner in display during the rally. Photo: Samir Tulloch.
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A portrait of Queen Ceebla Caraweela, taken from the collection of a Somali painter. AE
Somali-Canadians in Toronto say "NO TO MAHIGA," the UN special rep to Somalia. Photo: Hodan Yusuf
Saado Ali Warsame performing during a Toronto concert. HN
The Warsame family: Abdifatah, holding son, Hanad, 8 months old and wife Aziza, with daughters Samia 3, (left) and Istar 5 (right). Photo: Awesame Mohamed
Walk for Somalia members gather at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto for the kick off ceremony. Photo: Awesame Mohamed
A ‘local’ born and raised baby in Somalia. AE
Councillor Mihevc chats with community leaders, Dr. Cadigia Ali, right and Faduma Mohamed, second right and youth from the Walk for Somalia campaign. Photo: Awesame Mohamed
Councillor Joe Mihevc is greeted by Abdiqani Farmajo, a Walk for Somalia organizer as he joins the public at the Kick off ceremony. Photo: Awesame Mohamed
Saado Ali Warsame was driven to tears by the appalling conditions Somali refugees endure each day in Dadaab camp. Photo: Somali Refugee Awareness Project
Istar, 5 (left) and Samia, 3, (right), getting ready for the Toronto-Ottawa Walk. Photo: Awesame Mohamed
Day 5 in Brighton. Photo: Walk for Somalia
Dadaab Refugee Camp, Dadaab, Kenya. Photo: Somali Refugee Awareness Project
Ogaal Radio's Bilan Hassan (middle), interviews Dr. Augustine Mahiga, the UN Special Envoy for Somalia during his recent stop in Toronto. At left is Hassan "Karate", the anchor of Ogaal Radio,88.9FM Photo: Ogaal Radio, 88.9FM
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