Somali National Army (SNA) said Friday its forces killed 27 al-Shabab militants in a military operation conducted near Awdheegle district in southern Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region. The troops who were backed by international partners also destroyed the militants’ hideouts, resulting in the elimination of the militants who had gathered at a local farm to carry...
Day: August 26, 2023
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Somali army captures Elbur district, a major Al-Shabab base
WASHINGTON — The Somali government said its army captured a major al-Shabab base in central Somalia, marking a significant victory in its military offensive against the al-Qaida linked group. On Friday, Somalia’s army, alongside security forces from the country’s central Galmudug region, entered the historic district of Elbur, about 400 kilometers (249 miles) north of...
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Families who fled conflict in Galgadud beg for food
Ubtan Dahir Mohamed, 48, has been driven to begging to scrape together a meal a day for her eight children and says she is facing the most difficult point in her life. Separated from her husband and without any income, Ubtan is living in an IDP camp in Godinlabe, south of Adado in central Somalia’s...
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Somali community expresses concern after judge vacates Cardilli Jr. manslaughter conviction
Somali community leaders in Portland said a judge’s decision this week to vacate a manslaughter conviction in a high profile case is reopening old wounds. Mark Cardilli Jr., who is white, had been serving 7.5 years in prison for the 2019 killing of Isahak Muse, a young Somali-American man. Cardilli could now receive a new...
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What’s next for security in Somalia after the AU mission ends?
In a dusty military compound in Somalia’s coastal town of Adale, soldiers from the African Union peacekeeping force and the Somali National Army gathered in a makeshift building. advertisements The AU commander gave signed documents to his Somali counterpart, marking the handing over of the military base, approximately 150km from Mogadishu, to the Somali Army....
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Talks to admit Somalia into EAC enter home stretch
Talks between the East African Community (EAC) and the Federal Republic of Somalia for the latter to join the bloc have entered the home stretch. The nine-day negotiations which bring together experts from seven EAC partner states began in earnest in Nairobi Tuesday. advertisementsThe EAC secretariat, the East African Legislative Assembly, the East African Court...
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Zainab Farah wants Najah grocery store to serve African families, those new to cuisine
The emphasis is on the jah, says Zainab Farah, as she looked up from behind the deli counter of her African grocery store that bears the word across its large front windows. It means “success” in Somali, she explains, her gloved hands busy assembling two popular dishes — a combo meal that included a generous...
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Booliska oo soo saaray go’aan ka hor imaanaya dastuurka & xuquuqda Aadana
Muqdisho (Raxanreeb ) Boliiska Soomaaliya ayaa mamnuucay in bannaaanbax Muqdisho lagu qabto wargelin la’aan sida lagu sheegay war ka soo baxay Booliska Soomaaliyeed. War qoraal oo caawa kasoo baxay taliska ciidanka booloiiska gobolka Banaadir ayaa lagu mamnuucay in magaalada Muqdisho lagu qabto bannaan-baxyo aan loo marin hab-raac ah sax ah. ‘’Dadweynaha Soomaaliyeed, ee ku dhaqan...