Somalia and partners say leadership wrangles within the militant group offer an opportunity to annihilate the extremists. But it may take more than just targeting its leadership. This week, the US government offered up to $5 million to anyone with information that could aid the arrest of Abukar Ali Adan, a leader in the Somali...
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Suicide car bomb kills Somali security personnel
WASHINGTON — A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at a security post outside Somalia’s capital Saturday, killing at least six security personnel and injuring seven others, a security official and residents told VOA Somali. Militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the early-morning attack, in which the bomber drove a car packed with explosives into...
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South West State: In the grip of a political crisis and a deteriorating humanitarian situation
Background Geographically, the southwest of Somalia is composed of six regions that were originally known as the “Alta-Juba regions.” However, they have been split into two states as a result of politically induced drives. The Digil and Mirifle clans are the first Somali community to advocate for federalism. In the 1940s, the Hizbi Digil and...
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Ex-CIA director says ground offensive could be like Mogadishu on steroids
Former CIA director David Petraeus has warned that a ground offensive in Gaza “could be Mogadishu on steroids very quickly.” Speaking to POLITICO’s Power Play podcast the former US general said if the Hamas fighters are as creative in defence as they were when they staged the attack on Israel bases on 7 October “then...
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21 October, 1969: The fateful dayof the Military takeover
The scourge of military take over in October 1969 was not a bolt from the blue; the threat had been a Sword of Damocles hanging on the head of the civilian administrations at every moment since the Somali Republic was created in 1960. It was an open secret that the military had always a plan...
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Toronto’s TikTok teacher reconnects with her Somali heritage
Zahra Hassan moves to the front of her classroom, her blue-and-white Somalia jersey a not-so-subtle hint about the day’s lesson. Hassan, 29, began teaching three years ago. Last year she generated headlines by going viral on TikTok for her 1990s-inspired oversized tops, baggy jeans, and chunky sneakers. Now, she’s hoping she can use her fashion...
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ALERT: TV director killed in Mogadishu suicide bombing
The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly denounces the suicide bombing attack that killed our colleague journalist, Abdifatah Moalim Nur (Qeys), on Monday evening in Mogadishu.
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Ugandan police foil plot to bomb churches – Museveni
Ugandan police foiled a bomb attack on churches by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group in central Butambala district, President Yoweri Museveni has said. The Islamic State-linked militants were on Sunday planning to plant two bombs in churches in Kibibi, about 50 km (30 miles) from the capital Kampala, Mr Museveni wrote on X,...
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Mudavadi, Juma to lead second assessment team to Haiti ahead of police deployment
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Musalia Mudavadi and National Security Advisor Monica Juma are scheduled to leave for Haiti for a second assessment mission. The team is set to meet the Haitian authorities and sign various agreements ahead of the planned deployment of Kenya police to combat gangs in the Caribbean...
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PRESIDENT DENI’S DILEMMA: THE PATH TO PUNTLAND’S FUTURE
President Said Abdullahi Deni spoke to the Puntlanders on October 13, 2023, two days after he returned from a trip during which he was out of the state for over 55 days. President Deni’s intention in that speech was to maintain the support of his followers, who seemed to have doubts about Puntland’s direction. His...