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2 Al-Shabaab militants killed in U.S. airstrikes in Somalia
Two Al-Shabaab militants have been killed in a U.S. airstrike near the town of Buulobarde in Somalia’s central Hiiraan region, ...Somalia wants Turkish support to combat Al-Shabaab ideology
Somalia has asked Turkey for support in fighting Al-Shabaab’s ideology in the communications domain, a senior Somali official told Turkish ...9 killed, 47 injured in Kismayo hotel attack by Al-Shabaab
Al-Shabaab militants’ Sunday attack on a hotel in Somalia’s southern city of Kismayo has left nine people dead and 47 ...Al-Shabaab attacks in Somalia’s Hiiraan region kill at least 21 people
Two separate Al-Shabaab blasts in Somalia’s central Hiiraan region have killed at least 21 people, according to VOA. Speaking to ...Somalia: UNICEF warns of unprecedented child deaths
Thousands of severely malnourished boys and girls in Somalia are at risk of dying, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned ...U.S. lists Al-Shabaab financial facilitators
The US has designated a network of Al-Shabaab financial facilitators who act as key interlocutors between the group and local ...President Mohamud reveals ‘new strategies’ to defeat Al-Shabaab
The President of Somalia has outlined “new strategies” if Somalia and its international partners should defeat Al-Shabaab. Speaking at the ...PM Barre calls for unity against Al-Shabaab, vows accountability
Somalia’s prime minister called for unity in the fight against Al-Shabaab extremists at the backdrop of a 30-hour-long siege of ...News USAID pledges $476M in aid to Somalia amid ‘looming famine’
At least 7 million Somalis face acute food insecurity The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged $470 ...Somalia dismisses claims its troops fought in Tigray as ‘rumors’
Around 5,000 Somali soldiers receiving training in Eritrea since 2019 have long been accused of taking part in Tigray war ...
