Tag: Somalia
Car bomb hits outside Mogadishu airport in Somalia; 8 killed
Somalia
A car bomb exploded Wednesday outside the international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing at least eight people...
Al-Shabab blast by school in Somali capital kills at least 8
SOMALI
A large explosion outside a school in Somalia’s capital on Thursday killed at least eight people, including students,...
Tensions rise between Somalia and UAE over delayed elections
SOMALIA
Two days after violence related to Somalia’s delayed elections, the country’s foreign ministry has accused “external forces”...
‘Why now?’ Dismay as US considers troop pullout from Somalia
SOMALIA
No country has been involved in Somalia’s future as much as the United States. Now the Trump administration...
Police say 19 inmates, guards killed in Somalia prison riot
SOMALIA
A Somali police officer says at least 19 people were killed during a riot in the central prison...
At least 8 soldiers dead in blast outside Somali army base
SOMALI
A car bomb exploded at the gates of a military base in Somalia’s capital Saturday, killing at least...
Somalia sees internet blackout after prime minister ousted
SOMALIA
An internet blackout across large parts of southern and central Somalia ended Monday after what critics called an...
UN cargo plane crashes in Somalia, 3 crew members survive
SOMALIA
A Somali official says a United Nations cargo plane carrying humanitarian aid has crashed at an airport in...
The other insurgency: Somalia ranked world’s most corrupt nation
SOMALIA
Somalia has again been ranked the world’s most corrupt country, according to the just released 2019 Corruption Perception...
Somalia forces kill 5 in Al-Shabaab attack on presidential palace
SOMALIA
Operatives of Somali insurgent group Al-Shabaab attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu killing a number of occupants,...