Security
Somali Danab forces kill 15 al-Shabab fighters, capture eight in Jilib district
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali National Army Danab special forces killed 15 al-Shabab militants and captured eight others during a targeted military opera...
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Somali pirates hijack Chinese fishing vessel off Puntland coast
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali pirates hijacked a Chinese fishing vessel off the coast of Puntland on New Year’s Day, seizing the ship near the port tow...
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Somali Danab forces kill 20 al-Shabab fighters in Bay region
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali National Army Danab special forces, working alongside international partners, killed at least 20 al-Shabab fighters, includ...
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Somali forces repel al-Shabab attack in Middle Shabelle, restore control to Wargaadhi
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces, backed by organized local community fighters, repelled an al-Shabab attack on the Wargaadhi area of the ...
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Landmine hits convoy escorting Hirshabelle president near Jowhar, injures officials
Jowhar (HOL) — A landmine explosion struck a convoy escorting Hirshabelle State President Ali Guudlawe Hussein on Friday as it traveled from Mohamed...
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Somali army kills 29 militants in operation against Al-Shabaab
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia’s armed forces, working in coordination with international partners, killed 29 al-Shabaab militants during an operation in...
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Al-Shabab extremists are greatest threat to peace in Somalia and the region, UN experts say
The al-Shabab extremist group remains the greatest immediate threat to peace and stability in Somalia and the region, especially Kenya, U.N. experts s...
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UN Security Council renews mandate of peacekeeping force in Somalia for another year
New York (HOL) – The United Nations Security Council has unanimously renewed the mandate of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in S...
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Man sentenced to life for planning 9/11-style attack on Atlanta's Bank of America Plaza, prosecutors say
A Kenyan man will spend the rest of his life in prison for plotting what prosecutors called a "9/11-style attack" on Atlanta's tallest building on beh...
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Garissa MP demands probe in controversial death of taxi driver
A row is brewing up in Garissa between a section of leaders and community members on one hand and police on the other following the death of a taxi dr...
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