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Two car bombs and gunfire near the presidential palace in Mogadishu has left up to 27 people dead and 20 others wounded according to conflicting reports. Al-Shabab, an Al-Qaeda linked terrorist group, has claimed responsibility for Friday’s deadly attack, which appeared to be coordinated. One of the car bombs targeted the presidential palace, while a […]
Somalia has been gripped by a perpetual cycle of drought, famine, and violence for decades, but 2017 could mark a tipping point in the nation’s fortunes, as the twin threats of climate change and an Islamist insurgency threaten an impending cataclysm. At the start of 2017, Somalia required $ 1.5 billion to reach 5.5 million […]
Evan Peters and his fake beard might be in trouble in The Pirates of Somalia trailer. In the drama inspired by a true story, Peters plays a journalist who hopes to investigate Somali pirates, only to get more than he bargained for. The new film from The Bronze director Bryan Buckley also stars a very sleepy looking Al Pacino […]
REUTERS/Feisal Omar MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The US military command in Africa says it carried out three drone strikes against Islamic extremists in Somalia within 24 hours, stepping up their campaign against al-Shabab and the Islamic State group. A spokeswoman for the US Africa command told The Associated Press Sunday that the attacks by unmanned […]
Published time: 3 Nov, 2017 17:27 Edited time: 3 Nov, 2017 17:36 The US military has carried out airstrikes in northeastern Somalia, both Somali and US officials reported. They said the raid targeted fighters affiliated with Islamic State. According to an unidentified US official, at least two airstrikes were carried out on Friday. The alleged […]
Thomson Reuters Somalia’s president urged the military to prepare for a “state of war” against the al-Shabab extremist group. The US will play a supporting role in the offensive. The death toll from the truck bombing reached 358 and dozens are still missing. Somalia’s president on Saturday urged troops to prepare for a “state […]
Saturday’s explosion is the single deadliest attack ever in the country, the Associated Press reported. The massive explosion, which occurred outside the Safari Hotel, not far from the country’s foreign ministry, appears to have nearly leveled the entire hotel and badly damaged an entire city block. Photos from the aftermath show bodies strewn across the […]
Screen grab MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The U.S. military says it has carried out an airstrike against al-Shabab in Somalia as the Trump administration quietly steps up efforts against the deadliest Islamic extremist group in Africa. Pentagon spokeswoman Maj. Audricia M. Harris says the strike occurred Sunday and the U.S. is assessing the results. She […]
Published time: 27 Feb, 2017 23:04 US troops in Somalia may soon get reinforcements and more authority to go after radical Islamic terrorists under a Pentagon proposal to prop up the country’s new government led by an American with dual citizenship. There are currently around 50 US Special Forces operators in Somalia, with a mandate […]
