DOHA -- Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Sunday received a message from Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on bilateral relations and means to develop them, the Qatari royal court said in a statement. (more…)
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AU, Somali female security officers trained on civilian engagement
MOGADISHU -- Female security officers from Somalia and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have wrapped up their week-long specialized training on how to engage with local communities in newly liberated areas. (more…)
Somali army kills 3 militants in northern Somalia
MOGADISHU-- Somali forces on Friday killed three al-Shabab militants in a fierce gun battle on the outskirts of Bosaso town in northern Somalia, an official said on Saturday. (more…)
UN: Al-Shabab remains ‘potent threat’ in Somalia and region
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Al-Shabab extremists in Somalia remain “a potent threat” to regional peace and are now manufacturing home-made explosives, expanding their revenue sources and infiltrating government institutions, U.N. experts say. (more…)
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s Position on the Digil & Mirifle People
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo in his MA Thesis entitled U.S. Strategic Interest in Somalia: From Cold War Era to War on Terror, submitted to Buffalo University, 2009; says in page 2: “the two smaller agricultural tribes Digil & Rahanweeyn make up only 20% of Somali population”. Then in page 6 Farmajo...
Imam Targeted in Minnesota Mosque Bombing Blasts Trump’s Attack on Somalis
Shortly before dawn on Aug. 5, 2017, an explosion tore through Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, nearly killing the mosque’s imam, Mohamed Omar. (more…)
Tanzanian brothers drown while fishing at Kenyan coast
Fishermen go about their business in Watamu, Kilifi County, in 2013. Two Tanzanians died during a fishing expedition in Watamu, in coastal Kenya. Tanzanian brothers drown while fishing at Kenyan coast (more…)
Two senior al-Shabab leaders surrender to Somali forces
MOGADISHU-- Two senior members of the al-Shabab militant group on Wednesday surrendered to Somali government forces in the southern region of Gedo, a military official said. (more…)
Somalia air traffic complaint baffles Kenya
Kenya was last evening miffed about Somalia’s reported filing of a complaint at the UN aviation agency claiming Nairobi had violated Mogadishu’s airspace, though the aircraft in question belonged to the Horn of Africa country. (more…)
US military releases video in honor of the Battle of Mogadishu 26 years ago
Twenty-six years ago, U.S. Forces from Task Force Ranger set out to capture the Somali warlord Mohammed Farah Aideed in the Somali city of Mogadishu. (more…)