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UN News Center United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called the new Prime Minister of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, to congratulate him on his recent appointment, expressing hope that he will move quickly to form an inclusive Government, with the full … read more »
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SABAHI MOGADISHU — The defection of former al-Shabaab intelligence chief Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi has sparked debate on the Somali government’s amnesty offer and the benefits of pardoning al-Shabaab officials who seek to leave the group.Hersi, who surrendered to Somali … read more »
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Irish Times Mohamed Sleyum Ali must have known his luck was running out when the car in which he was travelling was stopped by gardaí in Dublin.Although he was not driving, the 27- year-old with Tanzanian papers was still asked … read more »
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Washington Post Was Blackwater founder Erik Prince trying to avoid legal trouble with the United Nations when he allegedly distanced himself from a Web site called “The Somalia Report?” It depends on who you believe in a marathon legal battle … read more »
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Los Angles Times When quarry miners in northern Kenya packed up their few belongings and fled last month after a terrorist attack, they left behind their jobs and back pay. They returned to their families in this central Kenya city … read more »
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Star Tribune When Ava Ramberg and Kelly Heller arrived in the autonomous Somaliland region of Somalia in 2011, they planned to teach for a year. Within weeks, the Twin Cities natives knew they’d stay longer. The pair helped shape a … read more »
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AP NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A U.S. airstrike killed the intelligence chief of Somali terror group al-Shabab, Somalia’s intelligence service said Tuesday. Abdishakur is the name of the slain leader, who is also known as Tahlil, a statement from the … read more »
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XINHUA MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) — Somali security forces have surrendered captured Al-Shabaab commander Zakariya Ismail Hersi to Kenyan authorities, a Somali official said Tuesday. Somali security official Adan Mohamed confirmed to the media that the captured Al-Shabaab senior figure was taken … read more »
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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud on Monday discussed Somalia’s efforts to fight “terrorist militias” in it, the Egyptian presidency said.It added in a statement that a meeting in Cairo between the two leaders also focused … read more »
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Reuters Mogadishu (Reuters) – A leader of Somali Islamist group al Shabaab, who has a $3 million U.S. bounty on his head, has surrendered, a Somali government official and local media said on Saturday, although the militants said he had … read more »
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AFP The United States “strongly condemns” a Shebab attack that killed three soldiers and a civilian at African Union headquarters in Somalia, the State Department said Friday. The assault, launched by the country’s Al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Mogadishu on Thursday, killed … read more »
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AMISOM PRESS RELEASE The Africa Union Mission in Somalia would like to clarify that Colonel Ali Aden Houmed is not a spokesperson for AMISOM. AMISOM therefore disassociates itself from any statements issued by Colonel Ali Aden Houmed and further advises … read more »
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VOA The African Union says it has killed the last three of eight al-Shabab militants who attacked its base in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, bringing the death toll to 14.A spokesman for the AU mission in Somalia (AMISOM) tells … read more »
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Al Jazeera Gunmen attacked the African Union’s main base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, leading to an exchange of gunfire between armed men and soldiers that left nine people killed. Among the dead in Thursday’s attack were three AU soldiers … read more »
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VOA Somali Koox loo malaynayo inay ka tirsan yihiin ururka Alshabab ayaa weerar hubaysan ku qaadey Saldhiga AMISOM ee Xalane ee magaalada Muqdisho. Weerarkan ayaa la sheegayaa inay dableydu ay xerada kasoo galeen dhinaca dambe. Afhayeenka AMISOM Cali Aadan Xaamud … read more »
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Politico A Somali clan has found its man in Washington — in hopes of securing U.S. funds. The Habr Gidr clan suffered significant civilian losses during a U.S. military operation in the Somali capital of Mogadishu in July 1993 — … read more »
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SABAHI Twenty women from across Somalia recently began to learn how to make fishing nets under a new vocational training programme developed by the Hibo Somali Fishing Association (HSFA). The aim of the 45-day programme, which kicked off December 10th … read more »
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World Bulletin At least 218 lawmakers voted in favor of Sharmarke, while six abstained in vote session, Parliament Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari said. Newly-appointed Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke has won the confidence of the country’s legislative assembly, … read more »
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Daily Mail Ethiopia said Monday it was ready to boost its troop levels in Somalia to replace soldiers from Sierra Leone, which has been forced to withdraw its forces from the mission over Ebola fears. A contingent of 850 … read more »
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Arab News JEDDAH — As a country working hard to counter terrorism, Saudi Arabia has an important experience to share with the world. Somalia has been suffering from the influence of terror groups and has subsequently turned to Saudi Arabia … read more »
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