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SOMALIA: Car bomb explodes near Somalia’s parliament, soldiers killed

Security forces at the scene of a car bomb explosion near parliament in Mogadishu on Sunday [Mohamed Sheikh Nor/AP] Car-bomb explodes near Somalia’s parliament AL JAZEERA – Two soldiers reportedly Read More

SOMALIA: Car bomb blasts leave 14 dead in Mogadishu, scores injured

The powerful explosion struck a busy street filled with civilians, witnesses said [Feisal Omar/Reuters] AL JAZEERA – Explosion outside popular hotel in Mogadishu kills at least 14 people and wounds Read More

SOMALIA: Amisom to completely withdraw from Somalia by 2020

One has to wonder how those 5 countries will afford their massive armies after they withdraw from Somalia? WAIT, wage more wars in neighbouring countries. Never mind. We have South Read More

SOMALIA: Double bomb blast hits Mogadishu, 40 dead

UPDATE 14:15 AST 40 dead after 2 blasts, gunfire rock Somalia’s capital By: ABDI GULED, Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Two car bomb blasts rocked Somalia’s capital on Friday Read More

SOMALIA: Authorities abuse Al-Shabab linked children

Report: Somali Authorities Abuse Children Linked to Al-Shabab VOA – Human Rights Watch has accused Somali government authorities of abusing children who are allegedly associated with militant group al-Shabab. In Read More

Fires destroy school dormitory, shops in Kenya

NAIROBI (DAILY NATION) – A dormitory housing 100 pupils at Riomego Primary School in Nyamira County was razed down on Saturday under unclear circumstances. Head teacher Samuel Nyambasora said the Read More

Somalia launches digital centre to counter extremism

VOA – Somalia’s government has launched a digital counter-extremism center that aims to dissuade young Somalis from supporting militant groups such as al-Shabab and Islamic State. The Somali Ministry of Read More

4,500 civilians Killed, wounded in Somalia Since 2016 – UN

VOA – The United Nations says more than 4,500 civilians have been killed or wounded in the conflict in Somalia since the start of 2016. The U.N. Human Rights Office and Read More

Final death toll in Somalia October attack 512

VOA – The death toll in a truck bombing in Somalia in October now stands at 512, according to the committee investigating the tragedy. The toll had been reported as 358.Read More

US airstrike kills over 100 militants in Somalia

The U.S. military announced it killed more than 100 Islamist militants in a Somalia airstrike Tuesday. The rare, but not unprecedented strike, was done in coordination with Somalia’s federal government Read More

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