Somalia
Puntland State Forces Close In on ISIS Strongholds in Cal-Miskaad Mountains
In Puntland State’s Cal-Miskaad, a puncture wound to ISIS — and a reminder of unfinished war BOSASO, Somalia — For nearly a…
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Kenya Mediates to Calm Rift Between Somalia’s Federal Government and Jubaland
Mohamud’s Visit to Kismayo: A Fragile Gesture Toward Reconciliation KISMAYO, Somalia — When Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud travels to Kismayo this…
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Somali and AU Forces Seize Strategic Town in Southern Somalia
Somali and AU Forces Secure Awdheegle in Push to Root Out al‑Shabab MOGADISHU — Somali National Army troops, backed by Ugandan contingents…
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Suspected al-Shabaab gunmen storm Mogadishu’s Godka Jilacow prison in Somalia
Suicide Blast and Gunfire Rock Mogadishu’s Most Secure Prison, Hours After Government Claims Citywide Gains Mogadishu — A bold and deadly assault…
Somalia
Djibouti Sends Additional Troops to Somalia in Fight Against Al-Shabaab
Djibouti’s new troop deployment highlights a widening fault line in Somalia’s fragile stabilisation Djibouti’s announcement that it will send additional troops to…
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UK and Somalia Co-host UN Human Rights Council Event Highlighting Media Freedom
Somalia’s fragile human-rights transition meets a test on press freedom GENEVA — In a packed room at the United Nations Human Rights…
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African Union mission in Somalia teeters amid $180 million funding shortfall
African Union mission in Somalia teeters as $180 million shortfall threatens gains against al‑Shabab MOGADISHU — The African Union Support and Stabilization…
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U.S. Embassy in Somalia curtails services as government shutdown begins
U.S. Embassy in Somalia Scales Back Services as Washington Shutdown Ripples Overseas Mogadishu — The U.S. Embassy in Somalia said Wednesday it…
Somalia
Somalia and Uganda to Ink Three Investment MoUs at Kampala Summit
Uganda and Somalia Seek Deeper Ties — But Will MoUs Become Markets? KAMPALA — When Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud…
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Somalia sends custodial corps troops to intensify fight against al-Shabab
Somalia deploys newly trained Custodial Corps to front lines as fight with al‑Shabab intensifies MOGADISHU — Somalia has rushed newly trained members…
Somalia
European mastermind behind human trafficking ring arrested in Somalia
Somalia’s arrest of a European national exposes how diaspora, weak states and new tech collide in human trafficking MOGADISHU — Somali authorities…
