Somalia News
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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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Mugadishu -
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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Mugadishu -
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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Mugadishu -
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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Mugadishu -
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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Mugadishu -
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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Mugadishu -
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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Mugadishu -
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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Garowe -
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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Washington -
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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Nairobi -
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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Washington -
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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Mugadishu -
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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Mugadishu -
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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Mugadishu -
As many as 512 died in an October truck bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu, an emergency committee investigating the terrorist atrocity has found.
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Washington -
US forces conducted an air strike against the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab group in Somalia on Tuesday, killing more than 100 jihadists, military officials said.
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Washington -
The US military has quietly upped the tempo of its operations in Somalia, conducting a growing number of drone strikes against Al-Qaeda affiliated Shabaab militants and other jihadists.
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Mugadishu -
Residents of the self-proclaimed state of Somaliland voted Monday in its third presidential poll, hoping to prove its democratic credentials and strengthen the case for independence from troubled Somalia.
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US forces have carried out three strikes in the past two days in Somalia against both the Al-Qaeda affiliated Shabaab group and Islamic State group jihadists, killing several, the military announced Sunday.
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An Islamic State faction in Somalia has grown significantly over the past year, carrying out attacks in Puntland and receiving some funding from Syria and Iraq, a report by UN sanctions monitors said Friday.
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Somalia Image
Hanad, the 8 months old member of the Walk for Somalia (Toronto-Ottawa), waves to the Camera as dad Abdifatah looks on. Hanad has made history by becoming the youngest member ever to participate in a long distance, trans-cities walk in Canada. Photo: Awesame Mohamed
Istar, 5 (left) and Samia, 3, (right), getting ready for the Toronto-Ottawa Walk. Photo: Awesame Mohamed
Saado Ali receives a warm welcome at the Dadaab refugee camp. Photo: Somali Refugee Awareness Project
Little girl ( front), and Nasro ( right,) at the downtown rally. Photo: Samir Tulloch.
Sexual abuse of women in Somalia is a growing problem With permission by Reuters / Omar Faruk
Somali school in Dadaab, Kenya refugee camp www.en.wikipedia.org
File photo: George H. W. Bush, left and wearing a desert camouflage visited Somalia to witness first hand the efforts of Task Force Somalia that was in direct support of Operation Restore Hope, 01 January 1993 U.S. Air Force
Sagal (front left), leads the march through downtown Toronto streets. Photo: Samir Tulloch.
Youth activist Hibaq Gelle has been busy organizing and facilitating youth events. Photo: HG
Feed Somalia volunteers raising funds at a a busy Toronto subway station. Photo: Omar Nur
Toronto commuters enter a TTC subway station during rush hours. Photo: Omar Nur
Crisis in Somalia-Pictures from Mr Solheim's visit AttributionNo Derivative Works Some rights reserved by Utenriksdept
Walkers in day 5 in Brighton, Ontario. Photo: Walk for Somalia
Coping with the famine in Somalia. UNHCR/Riccardo Gangale
Jubilant scenes as the Walk for Somalia team arrives in Ottawa. Photo: Walk for Somalia
Sagal (left), Aisha (right) and Leila (middle), lead a pro-Somalia march along University Avenue. Photo: Samir Tulloch.
Somali painters featured in the Mogadishu Diaries. AE
A Feed Somalia volunteer collects a donation from a Toronto commuter during the rush hour subway funds drive. Photo: Omar Nur
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