Defence CS Aden Duale has accused some residents of Lamu of collaborating with al Shabaab in their attacks. Touring the county on Saturday, he said it is suspicious that terrorists can conduct raids and killings in villages and leave without a trace. advertisements“It’s surprising for you to fail to spot al Shabaab moving all the...
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August 29, 2023August 29, 2023English
Four migrants killed after boat sinks off Greek island of Lesbos
our migrants and refugees have died and 18 rescued after the boat they were travelling on capsized off the Greek island of Lesbos, according to Greek authorities. A patrol picked up 22 people in the Aegean Sea, but four of them were dead, the Hellenic Coast Guard said on Monday in a brief statement. advertisementsThe...
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August 27, 2023August 27, 2023English
Nadia Mohamed, St. Louis Park’s youngest council member ever elected, files to run for mayor
Nadia Mohamed, a state DEI specialist and current mayor pro tem of the St. Louis Park City Council, filed officially to run for mayor during the filing period that closed last week. She will become the first Somali mayor in Minnesota if she beats retired banker Dale Anderson in November. Anderson is the only other...
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August 27, 2023August 27, 2023English
KSrelief continues humanitarian work in Yemen, Somalia and Lebanon
RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) launched projects in Yemen, Somalia and Lebanon. In Mogadishu, Somalia, the kidney dialysis center at Banadir Hospital continued providing its medical services with the support of KSrelief. advertisementsThe center catered to 83 patients in July and scheduled 190 dialysis sessions. In Lebanon, KSrelief implemented the...
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August 26, 2023August 26, 2023English
Somali army kills 27 al-Shabab militants in southern region
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...
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August 26, 2023August 26, 2023English
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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August 26, 2023August 26, 2023English
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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August 26, 2023August 26, 2023English
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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August 26, 2023August 26, 2023English
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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August 26, 2023August 26, 2023English
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...