Monthly Archives: September 2014

Shells hit Mogadishu after militant leader death

AP — MOGADISHU, Somalia  — A Somali police officer says mortar shells have struck a Mogadishu neighborhood a day after the al-Qaeda-linked militants named a new leader and vowed to avenge the death of the previous leader killed by a U.S. … read more »

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Three terrorism suspects arrested at Frankfurt airport

DW — Three German nationals have been arrested at Frankfurt airport upon returning from east Africa, according to media reports. The trio are suspected of belonging to the Somali militant group al-Shabab. A spokeswoman from the prosecutor’s office in Karlsruhe … read more »

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Somalia removes security chief, warns of al Shabaab retaliation

  Reuters — Somalia replaced its national security director on Sunday and put its army on alert for retaliation after the Islamist militant group al Shabaab confirmed its leader had been killed in a U.S. air strike. Al Shabaab vowed revenge … read more »

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U.S Sen.Klobuchar visits Africa to discuss food security, Somali refugees

Star Tribune — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., returned last week from an 11-day fact-finding trip to Africa, where she visited Senegal, Ethiopia and Tanzania to discuss food security and Somali refugees. Klobuchar’s staff said the senator made the trip … read more »

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Deg Deg – Agaasimaha hay’adda nabad-sugidda Qaranka oo xilkii laga qaaday

Muqdisho (BARTAMAHA) War goor dhawayd ka soo baxay shir deg deg ah oo ay yeeshen golaha wasiirrada xukuumadda dalka ayaa waxaa lugu go’aamiyey in xilka laga qaado agaasimaha guud ee hay’adda nabad-sugidda iyo sirdoonka qaranka Cabdullaahi Maxamed Cali (Sanbaloolshe). Wali wax … read more »

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Statement by the Press Secretary on the Death of Ahmed Godane

Office of the Press Secretary Friday, September 5, 2014 For Immediate Release Today, the Department of Defense confirmed that Ahmed Godane, the leader of al-Shabaab, is dead as a result of a U.S. military targeted airstrike in Somalia undertaken over … read more »

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Finn aims to be first female president of Somali

YLE – A Finn of Somali origin wants to run as a candidate in the Somali presidential election in 2016. Fadumo Dayib is currently studying public administration at Harvard, but she thinks that Somalia is now ready for a female president.Fadumo … read more »

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Back to the future: The challenges facing Somalia’s returning diaspora

“Whenever you move around, you worry about what will happen to you,” says Abdullahi Nur Osman, who recently moved back to his home country, Somalia. “The security situation is a big worry.” For the past 20 years, Somalia has been … read more »

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VIDEO: Djibouti Donates Food to Somali population in the areas of Beletweyne

Beletweyne (BARTAMAHA)  The Djiboutian government has donated 250 tons of food items to the Somali population in the areas of Beletweyne and Buulo Burto. The items donated include sugar, cooking oil, flour and rice. The Djiboutian ambassador to Somalia Dayid … read more »

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VIDEO: Somali Prime Minister Visits Tiyeglow

Tiyeglow (Bartamaha) The Somali Prime Minister H.E Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance for the people of the newly liberated town of Tiyeeglow, in Bakool region. The call was made during his visit to the town yesterday, … read more »

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Government plans to attack Barawe, as people start to flee from the town

BARAWE (BARTAMAHA) Somali government is now planning an heavy onslaught on the terrorist occupied port town of Barawe amid the operation termed “Indian Ocean” produces great outcomes as key towns in south and central regions in Somalia falls for Somali … read more »

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Ahmed Abdi Godane: Al-Shabab’s Somali leader

BBC — A reclusive figure with a love of poetry, Ahmed Abdi Godane became a feared jihadist, running assassination and bomb squads in Somalia. He rose to the helm of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group in 2008 after a US air … read more »

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Wargelin Show Sept 02-08 Wasaaradda Caafimaadka UK oo jawaab ka bixisey hadalkii Sh. Shibili + Siyaado

Barnaamijka wargelin ee todobaadkan ayaa lagu soo qaatay Jawaab ay ka bixisay Wasaaradda Caafimaadka ee dalka Ingriiska hadalkii Shiikh Shibili ee ahaa inuu kusoo arkay dalka Ingriiska 700 oo gabdhood oo meel ku xaraysan oo qaba cudurka AIDSka, waxaa kaloo … read more »

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6 militants killed in US Somalia strike

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A U.S. airstrike in Somalia killed at least six members of the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, possibly including its leader who was in a car that was hit. The leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, has no heir … read more »

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Al-Shabaab leader’s fate unclear after suspected U.S. drone strike

Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) — A suspected U.S. drone strike targeted senior leaders of Al-Shabaab in southern Somalia, but it’s not clear if the leader of the Islamic militant group was wounded or killed, a Somali official said Tuesday. The Pentagon … read more »

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AU and SNA advances as Al-shabab lose in battle

Somali national army backed by their African Union allies has being been advancing to areas controlled by the Al-qaida linked extremist group Al-shabab since the operation termed “Indian Ocean” meant to flash out the remnants of the militants in some … read more »

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Xukuumada Dowaldda Soomaaliya oo ansixiyay xeerka saxaafada dalka

BARTAMAHA – Golaha  xukuumadda federaalka Soomaaliya oo maanta kulan ku yeeshay magaalada Muqdisho ayaa meel mariyay xeerka saxaafadda oo 2 todobaad kahor ay horgeysay wasaaradda warfaafinta Soomaaliya kadib latashiyo ay la sameyneysay qeybaha kala duwan ee saxaafadda ka howlgasha gudaha … read more »

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Ciidamada Khaatuma oo weeraray Soomaaliland

BARTAMAHA – Dagaal u dhaxeeya Ciidamada Maamulka Soomaaliland iyo kuwa Khaatumo ayaa ka dhacay Deegaano Hoos yimaada Magaalada Saaxdheer ee Gobolka Sool,waxaana Dagaalka uu yimid ka dib markii Ciidamada Khaatumo ay qaadeen Weerar Gaadmo ah. Axmed C/laahi Ciise oo ka … read more »

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