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US forces bomb al-Shabab in Somalia over eight days
Task & Purpose
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August 17, 2025
U.S. forces carried out a series of airstrikes against al-Shabab in Somalia at the start of the month, the latest escalation of the American involvement in the country. U.S. Africa Command confirmed that American aircraft “conducted a series of...
Somalia’s Journalist Leader Pays Courtesy Visit to the New Head of Mission of the African Union (AU)
Shabelle Media Network
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August 17, 2025
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has welcomed Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, the newly appointed Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) and Head of the African Union Support Mission in...
Somalia: Legal Defence Roundtable Charts New Path for Journalists’ Protection Across Eastern Africa
Garowe Online
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Somalia’s Journalist Leader Meets New AU Mission Chief The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has extended a warm welcome to Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, who recently assumed office as the Special Representative of the Chairperson...
Somalia Headed in Wrong Direction, Opposition Says
Garowe Online
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Somalia Headed in Wrong Direction, Opposition Says MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's opposition teams have yet again slammed President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, accusing him of creating a wrong atmosphere for growth and stability, insisting that his...
Ex-President Warns of Political, Security Crisis Amid Election Disputes in Somalia
Shabelle Media Network
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August 17, 2025
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has expressed deep concern over the country’s worsening political situation, warning that ongoing electoral disputes could plunge Somalia into renewed instability. In a press...
Kenya’s Defence Chief Criticizes AU Troop Reduction in Somalia, Warns of Security Risks
Shabelle Media Network
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August 17, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s Defence Forces Commander, General Charles Kahariri, has condemned the decision to reduce the number of troops in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AUMIS, formerly AUSSOM), describing it as a setback that undermines...
Pro-One-Person-One-Vote Rally Rocks Mogadishu Ahead of Local Elections
Shabelle Media Network
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August 17, 2025
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A large demonstration in support of the upcoming one-person-one-vote elections shook the Somali capital on Saturday night, as hundreds of residents from various districts of the Banadir region gathered at Taleex intersection,...
From Somalia to Spain’s Balearic Islands: A journey along one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world
El País
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August 17, 2025
Sahra and Samia’s story begins on a farm in Somalia that no longer exists. Things were going well for them: Sahra, a 55-year-old mother, successfully ran a small livestock and crop business. That is, until her brother — the only adult man in the...
Somalia’s Internal Security Minister Meets AU Special Representative in Mogadishu
Shabelle Media Network
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August 16, 2025
MOGADISHU, Aug 16, 2025 – Somalia’s Minister of Internal Security, Gen. Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (Fartaag), on Saturday held talks in Mogadishu with the African Union’s Special Representative to Somalia and head of the AU Support and Stabilization...
Mogadishu police chief registers to vote, applauds peaceful democratic transition
Star
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Mogadishu Police boss Moallim Mahdi undergoes registration as a voter in a historic exercise. Somali residents are expected to go to the polls in May 2026/HANDOUT Mogadishu’s Police Commissioner, Moallim Mahdi, has assured residents of the capital...
Somalia’s Intelligence Forces Kill 11 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Multi-Day Operations
Shabelle Media Network
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August 16, 2025
MOGADISHU – Somali intelligence forces, backed by international partners, have killed 11 Al-Shabaab militants, including a senior commander, in a series of operations over the past three days across the regions of Hiiraan, Middle Shabelle, and...
Somalia President Mohamud, chief of police register as voters
The Standard
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President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Mogadishu’s Police Commissioner Moallim Mahdi have officially registered as voters ahead of General Election slated for May 2026. [Courtesy] Somalia is on the brink of making history towards conducting an...
Somalia: “Unseen and Unsafe”: Street Girls in Garowe are at Risk
Garowe Online
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Somalia: Puntland Forces Seize ISIS Hideout as U.S.-Backed Operation Gains Momentum QANDALA, Somalia – Puntland’s defense forces have taken full control of the strategic area of Elka Wangable, located north of Qandala district in Somalia’s Bari...
11 Al-Shabaab militants killed in operations in central and southern Somalia
The Peninsula
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August 16, 2025
Mogadishu: Somali authorities announced on Saturday the killing of 11 Al-Shabaab militants, including a senior commander, and the destruction of military vehicles and weapons in operations carried out over the past three days in central and...
Politics of Distraction in Somalia: When Bad Policies Aid Al-Shabaab
Garowe Online
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Politics of Distraction in Somalia: When Bad Policies Aid Al-Shabaab The big question is this: how can the government abandon Hiran to Al-Shabaab, destabilize Jubaland, and at the same time turn around to form a new state, North-East? Somalia’s...
Kenya's Military Chief Warns Somalia Troop Drawdown Risks Al-Shabaab Resurgence
Garowe Online
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Kenya's Military Chief Warns Somalia Troop Drawdown Risks Al-Shabaab Resurgence NAIROBI, Kenya - General Charles Kahariri, Kenya's Chief of Defence Forces, says troop drawdown from the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia...
Mogadishu journalists face wave of attacks amid evictions and
Modern Ghana
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The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the wave of attacks targeting journalists in Mogadishu amid violent evictions and gunfight on Thursday, as the Somali national intelligence and security agency (NISA) intensified its...
A bidirectional street: reverse brain leak in Somalia
The European Times
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August 16, 2025
The crisis continues therefore. And brain flight intensifies. But what happens if there was a way to reverse brains leak? This is the question that the International Migration Organization (Iom) Asked questions about Somalia. “There was a lot of...
China describes US senator’s Somaliland recognition push as interference in Somalia’s internal affairs
Shabelle Media Network
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August 16, 2025
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Chinese embassy in Somalia on Friday condemned a recent letter by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz urging former President Donald Trump to recognize Somaliland, describing it as a blatant interference in Somalia’s internal affairs...
Serving the Hidden Church in Somalia
International Christian Concern
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August 16, 2025
08/16/2025 Somalia (International Christian Concern) – In one of the world’s most hostile environments for Christians, International Christian Concern (ICC) is quietly and carefully meeting with Christians in the shadows. In a nation where being...