This photo taken on October 15, 2017 shows Somali soldiers patrolling the scene of the explosion of a truck bomb in the centre of Mogadishu. A UN reports says Al-Shabaab has been responsible for 2,723 civilian casualties in the last 22 months, while Amisom is responsible for 4,585 civilian casualties....
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Somalia’s free ambulance service gets $32,000 support raised online
Aamin Ambulance, the Somali capital’s first and only free private ambulance service has received a sum of $32,966 from a fund raiser started by a national resident in Sweden. (more…)
UN: 4,500 Civilians Killed, Wounded in Somalia Since 2016
The United Nations says more than 4,500 civilians have been killed or wounded in the conflict in Somalia since the start of 2016. (more…)
U.S. Put 92 Somalis on a Deportation Flight, Then Brought Them Back
Ninety-two Somali citizens were flown out of the United States under orders of deportation on Thursday, but their plane never made it to Somalia. (more…)
Protests in Lebanon Near U.S. Embassy After Trump’s Jerusalem Decision
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanese Army forces on Sunday fired tear gas and water cannons into crowds that had gathered near the United States Embassy to protest President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. (more…)
How drones could be game-changer in Somalia’s fight against al-Shabab
A former member of U.S. military intelligence is helping fight one of the deadliest terror groups in Africa. He is also a pioneer in the U.S. military's use of drones and is now using that expertise to help Somalia in its fight against the Al-Qaeda-linked terror group al-Shabab. (more…)
Somali Man Found Guilty in Kidnapping of Canadian Journalist
A Somali national has been convicted in an Ontario court for his role in the 2008 kidnapping of Canadian Amanda Lindhout, who was held captive in Somalia for 460 days and released only after her family paid a ransom, Canadian media reported on Wednesday. (more…)
Somali president refusing to meet Israel’s Netanyahu
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” Mohamed has refused to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Kenya. (more…)
UN voices support for Somali Government’s efforts at first-ever security conference in Mogadishu
4 December 2017 – At Somalia's first-ever security conference, hosted by the country’s Federal President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmaajo” in the capital, Mogadishu, participants agreed to speed up security sector reform and develop a plan to transfer primary responsibility for the country’s security from the United Nations-backed African Union Mission...
St. Paul lawyers rush to stop deportation of 5 Somali men
Five Minnesota men who have lived in the United States for decades are facing imminent deportation to Somalia, as their lawyers work to halt it. (more…)