Category: Somalia News & Reports in English
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Local government official assassinated in Jowhar
A regional official from the Municipality in Jowhar was killed following an IED attack at the city market on Saturday. Dahir Mohamed, who is the district at hand was instantly killed when the bomb blast from the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ripped through the market. Several of his guards were wounded in the attack. No…
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Clan conflict leaves 20 dead in Somalia
A second day of clan based violence has left at least 20 people dead in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region, the Daljir Media Service Desk has learned. The brunt of the clashes between the feuding clans took place in the settlements between Cadalle and Raaga-Ceele, with the majority of the victims being those from the warring…
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SSC-Khaatumo recants statement critical of FGS president
The Supreme Council of SSC-Khaatumo have issued a roughly worded statement, recanting earlier criticism critical of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Federal Government of Somalia, which initially accused the President of providing cover for Somaliland’s war crimes in Las Anod and ignoring the plight of the people of SSC. In a shody and what…
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Somali MP dies in Kenya
Abdirahman Mohamed Omar Jubba, a lawmaker (MP) of Somalia’s Lower House of Parliament has passed away in Nairobi. The cause of death remains unclear. However, the speaker of parliament for Somalia’s Lower House, Sheikh Adan Madoobe expressed his condolences to the lawmaker and Somali people. “I share the pain and sorrow with the family, relatives,…
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US military conducts drone strike in Somalia, killing five
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) which oversees US military operations on the African continent has announced they have conducted an airstrike in Somalia targeting Al-Qaeda linked militants Al-Shabaab. “At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike in a remote area near Hareeri Kalle, approximately 15 kilometers south…
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Al-Shabaab attack government troops on Mogadishu outskirts
Armed gunmen from the Al-Qaeda linked militant group Al-Shabaab launched a brazen assault overnight targeting a Somali army outpost in the Arbacow neighborhood, situated in the Elasha-Biyaha district outside Mogadishu. The militants launched a ground assault targeting the military outpost, which sparked an ensuing gun battle with government troops. The attackers then disappeared into the…
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Kenyan national shot dead near Mogadishu airport
A foreign national from Kenya was shot dead at a construction site in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The victim was working at a construction site in the Wadajir district, situated near the airport when he was shot dead by an unknown gunmen wearing military attire per local reports. The culprit who carried out the attack…
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Puntland parliament votes for a province name change and Gardafu is now Raas Caseyr
The parliament of Puntland State of Somalia in today’s parliamentary session voted unanimously to change the name of the far eastern Gardafu region to Raas Casayr region. With 43 parliamentarians voting in favor, Raas Caseyr was officially recognized as the new name of the province. No MP’s from Puntland’s parliament voted against the decision or…
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As the country’s security slowly deteriorates, late night bomb blast in Mogadishu wounds three
A large blast ripped through the night sky in the Somali capital, Mogadishu which was heard from various districts. A Toyota Prada vehicle with three passengers exploded after the explosive device covertly attached to the vehicle was detonated. The explosion occurred on the road near the Milk Factory, with three wounded victims in the vehicle being…
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The peril of Somali refugees goes unabated in Kenya
Kenyan authorities have confirmed a polio outbreak at a refugee camp in Garissa county, situated in Kenya’s Somali region (NFD). The victims are all said to be minors according to the World Health Organization (WHO), with two of the children already paralyzed before catching the disease and a third suffering from Asymptomatic before hand. The…
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Fierce clashes between US linked forces and insurgents in Somalia
Fierce clashes between US trained Somali special forces from the Danab Brigade and Al-Qaeda linked militants from Al-Shabaab erupted on the border between the regions of Galgaduud and Middle Shabelle. The encounter unfolded after Al-Shabaab fighters launched an assault on troops from the Danab Brigade, sparking a pitch battle between both sides. State run media…
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Former deputy mayor gunned down in Mogadishu
Pistol wielding assassins from the militant group Al-Shabaab have killed Faqay Abdulle Mayow, the former deputy mayor of Awdhigle in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region during a brazen attack Monday afternoon in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The incident occurred in the Hamar Jajab district of the capital with the deceased victim sustaining multiple gunshot wounds to…