At least 18 people including eight Somali government soldiers and 10 al-Shabaab militants were killed, and more than 13 others wounded when fighters from al-Shabaab attacked Somali National Army and African Union peacekeeping mission troops bases in the middle Shabelle region on Sunday. (more…)
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Morocco says to help Somalia improve water management
RABAT -- A Moroccan minister said on Wednesday that his country will help Somalia build its capacities in water management and dealing with flooding and drainage issues. (more…)
Somali Students in Wuhan Speak of Fear, Loneliness, Hunger
Somali students in coronavirus-stricken Wuhan say they are trapped in their university rooms feeling frightened and lonely, and are appealing for the Somali government to help them leave the besieged Chinese city. (more…)
Somali, U.S. forces kill al-Shabab terrorist in southern Somalia
MOGADISHU, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Somali and the United States forces killed an al-Shabab terrorist in a new airstrike conducted in the militants' stronghold in southern Somalia on Monday. (more…)
Somalia Targets Us$ 1 Billion For 2020 Humanitarian Action Plan
Somalia is targeting to raise US$ 1 billion to provide life-saving assistance and livelihood support to 3 million people. (more…)
Somali FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Biggest Supporter of Somalia is Saudi Arabia
Foreign Minister of Somalia Ahmed Isse Awad has commended the great role of Saudi Arabia in the Arab and Islamic worlds, stressing that the kingdom has been the biggest supporter of Somalia since its independence. (more…)
Somalia Youth Preaching Peace Through Basketball
Any simple talk on Somalia and the picture that comes to mind is one of anarchy. (more…)
Four die in Al-Shabab suicide car bomb
JEDDAH: At least four people were killed and up to 20 injured in a suicide car-bomb attack on Saturday by Al-Shabab militants in Somalia. (more…)
2019 saw record U.S. airstrikes in Somalia. Why is al-Shabab surging?
NAIROBI — Just as soon as the U.S. military closed out a year in which it struck al-Shabab militants more times than ever — at a pace of just over one airstrike per week — the Somali militant group carried out its most brazen and successful attack on U.S. forces in its...
Somalia: 13 die at displaced persons camp in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Thirteen people have been confirmed dead at an internally displaced persons camp in Kahda district in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. (more…)