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Army killed Al Shabab fighters in Somalia

Aaliyah Aamir August 19, 2025

Somalia Security officials said troops from the elite Danab unit had raided Al shabab hideouts in the Lower Shabelle region, Anadolu reported Monday. The fighting began on Sunday night and continued until the early hours of Monday. The attacks also involved airstrikes on the group’ss

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UN report indicates DR Congo, Somalia tops cases of sexual violence

Howard Mildilton August 15, 2025

United Nations A new United Nations report says the number of conflict-related sexual violence cases reported in 2024 increased by 25 percent from the previous year. “The highest number of cases was reported in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Somalia, and South Sudan,” said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric. He […]

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Somaliland parlys US gave out lands, minerals to become friends

Aaliyah Aamir July 30, 2025

Somalia The breakaway region of Somaliland, which proclaimed independence from Somalia in 1991, is lobbying the United States for its support in gaining international recognition. It says it is willing to offer the US a strategic military base at the entrance to the Red Sea and  critical-minerals as part of the deal. Despite its relative […]

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Al-Shabab fighters seize central Somalia town

Aaliyah Aamir July 14, 2025

Somalia Al-Shabab insurgents have seized the town of Tardo in Somalia’s central Hiiran region, according to a military official. Tardo is a key crossroads between larger urban centres. The town fell on Sunday after Al-Shabab combatants drove out government-allied clan fighters, Major Mohamed Abdullahi told Reuters. Somali lawmaker Dahir Amin said at least 12,500