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Mogadishu hotel attack: Somali forces end siege
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August 21, 2022
Mogadishu hotel attack: Somali forces end siege
Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) – Somali forces have ended the siege at an upscale hotel in the country’s capital Mogadishu, police…
Mogadishu hotel attack: Death toll rises
World
August 20, 2022
Mogadishu hotel attack: Death toll rises
Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) – At least 15 people have been killed after unidentified gunmen stormed an upscale hotel in the…
Somalia names former Al-Shabaab spokesperson as cabinet minister
World
August 7, 2022
Somalia names former Al-Shabaab spokesperson as cabinet minister
Mogadishu (CNN) – Somalia’s prime minister has named former Al-Shabaab group co-founder and spokesperson Muktar Robow as a minister in…
8 dead as al-Shabab claims blast in Somalia’s capital
World
September 25, 2021
8 dead as al-Shabab claims blast in Somalia’s capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A vehicle laden with explosives rammed into cars and trucks at a checkpoint leading to the…
Extremist attack in Somalia’s capital kills at least 9
World
July 10, 2021
Extremist attack in Somalia’s capital kills at least 9
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A large explosion in Somalia’s capital killed at least nine people and injured eight others, a…
At least 15 killed in suicide bombing at army camp in Somalia – witness
World
June 15, 2021
At least 15 killed in suicide bombing at army camp in Somalia – witness
At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide bombing as recruits lined up outside an army camp…
Gunfire erupts in Mogadishu as Somali government forces seal off streets
World
February 19, 2021
Gunfire erupts in Mogadishu as Somali government forces seal off streets
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A gunbattle erupted on Friday in central Mogadishu as Somali government forces sealed off streets to prevent…
Years of conflict leave Somalia ill-equipped to fight virus
World
May 15, 2020
Years of conflict leave Somalia ill-equipped to fight virus
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Years of conflict, instability and poverty have left Somalia ill-equipped to handle a health crisis like…
Turkish military plane arrives to evacuate Somalia bomb victims
World
December 29, 2019
Turkish military plane arrives to evacuate Somalia bomb victims
A Turkish military plane arrived in Mogadishu on Sunday to evacuate those gravely wounded in a devastating bombing that killed…
Under siege, Somalia moves to reform its army, pay troops
World
July 26, 2019
Under siege, Somalia moves to reform its army, pay troops
Deployed in one of the world’s most dangerous conflicts, Somali soldiers risking their lives daily against Al-Shabaab insurgents were growing…