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Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a car bombing in the capital, Mogadishu, that targeted a convoy of vehicles carrying foreign diplomats and left 10 people dead. A vehicle laden with explosives hit the escorts of United Arab Emirates ... More »
Wasaaradda Amniga Gudaha ee Soomaaliya ayaa sheegtay in la kordhiyay ciidamada ammaanka ee ka qeyb qaadanaya sugida Caasimada Muqdisho, iyadoo saacadihii la soo dhaafay Ciidamo la dhigay wadooyinka iyo Isgoysyada. Wasiirka Amniga C/risaaq Cumar Maxamed ayaa sh... More »
Security forces foiled an attempted suicide attack by Islamist militants on a political conference in central Somalia on Thursday, killing three gunmen and the driver of a car packed with explosives, police said. The al Shabaab group, which frequently attacks ... More »
Is the leak genuine? Our Chinese source gives us little on the credibility of the document other than that it was being passed on directly, not anonymously, by the TFG. Without direct contacts to the inner circle of the UIC, we have no way of directly verifyin... More »
UN Security Council (2006) The US introduced a resolution into the UN Security Council in late November, which authorized African Union peace-keepers to defend the TFG; it was passed unanimously on December 7. Such a proposal will surely not be implemented in ... More »
WHEN HE FIRST started to believe Shabaab was corrupting the cause that brought him to Somalia, Ibrahim says, “at that time I felt like in my heart I could just sense that something was wrong, but I wasn’t open about it. I didn’t want to talk about it. I was tr... More »
Iyadoo dhowaan Xukuumadda Soomaaliya walaac xoogan ka muujisay darbiga ay Kenya ka dhiseyso Xuduuda ay Soomaaliya la wadaago ayaa markii u horeysay Xildhibaanada Baarlamaanka waxay ka keeneen mooshin ka dhan ah darbigaas, kaasoo lagu wado in looga doodo kulank... More »
AS THE SOMALI LEADERS of al Shabaab have moved to reassert their authority, al Qaeda, along with the foreign fighters, has found itself marginalized. Osama bin Laden had always wanted to establish a foothold in Somalia for al Qaeda. But the country’s clan-base... More »
SOON AFTER JOINING al Shabaab, Ibrahim met the most famous American fighter in Somali history — a young U.S. citizen from Alabama, Omar Hammami, known in Somalia as Abu Mansour al Amriki. “He was a happy, young guy — typical Western,” Ibrahim recalls. Ibrahim ... More »
The Security Council today adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) as the Horn of Africa country continues down its road towards political recovery and increased security. The resolution – adopted ... More »
Several police officers were injured on Monday evening after Al-Shabaab attacked their convoy at Yumbis in Fafi Sub-County, Garissa County. The officers were travelling to Yumbis in four vehicles to reinforce the squad that was battling the militants who had a... More »
Two people were killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday in Somali capital Mogadishu, eyewitnesses have said. “Two gunmen opened fire on a car in western Mogadishu, killing two people,” an eyewitness told Anadolu Agency. According to witnesses, the driver was in... More »