Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group has accused the country’s army of “air-bombing the French embassy” in the capital city. In a long post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the RSF said the alleged bombing caused “substantial damage to the facility”. “The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) vehemently denounces the indiscriminate aerial attack on...
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October 25, 2023October 25, 2023English
Kenya court extends pause on Haiti deployment
A Kenyan court on Tuesday extended an order barring the government from deploying hundreds of police officers to Haiti on a UN-backed mission aiming to pacify the troubled Caribbean nation. The ruling came a day after the United Nations warned that security in Haiti, where violent gangs control large swathes of the country, has collapsed...
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October 23, 2023October 23, 2023English
Israel restricts Palestinian access to Al-Aqsa Mosque for 2nd Friday in row
Israeli authorities barred Palestinians from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for the second Friday in a row. An official with the Waqf Department in Jerusalem told Anadolu that Israeli police only allowed Palestinians over the age of 65 into the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The official, who preferred not to be named, added that...
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October 23, 2023October 23, 2023English
Ilhan Omar fears for family’s safety after barrage of threats over Israel criticism
Ilhan Omar, a Muslim US representative, said she fears for her family’s safety after receiving an onslaught of threats for criticizing Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. The Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota opened up in a statement about the increase in Islamophobic remarks and threats she has received, including threats directed at her family. NBC News first...
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October 23, 2023October 23, 2023English
Authorities target bickering Al Shabaab with more sanctions
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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October 23, 2023October 23, 2023English
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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October 21, 2023October 21, 2023English
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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October 21, 2023October 21, 2023English
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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October 21, 2023October 21, 2023English
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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October 21, 2023October 21, 2023English
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...