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Somalia Asks World To Help Stabilise Ravaged Nation

Somalia's president Thursday urged world powers to help him fight the "raging enemies" of terror, corruption and...

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Shabaab Car Bomb Attack Kills Six In Mogadishu

At least six people were killed and about 10 injured Monday in a car bomb attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu claimed...

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US Soldier Killed In Mission Against Somalia’s Al-Shabab

A US soldier has been killed in Somalia during operations against al-Shabab militants, the American military says. Two...

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US Military Member Killed In Somalia During Mission Against Al-Shabab

A United States service member was killed Thursday in Somalia during an operation against the extremist group...

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US Soldier Killed, Two Wounded In Fight With Shabaab In Somalia

An American soldier was shot dead and two others wounded in Somalia during a joint operation with Somali forces against...

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Somalia Sacks Senior Official Over Minister’s Shooting

The Somali government sacked the country's auditor-general on Friday, after his bodyguards were accused of shooting...

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‘Troops Mistakenly’ Kill Somali Minister

Somalia’s security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant...

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‘Troops Mistakenly’ Kills Somali Minister

Somalia's security forces have shot dead a 31-year-old government minister after mistaking him for a militant Islamist,...

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Roadside Bomb Kills Six Soldiers In Somalia’s Puntland

A military vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Sunday, killing at least six...

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‘A Few Dozen’ US Troops Deployed To Somalia

The United States is deploying "a few dozen" troops to Somalia to assist the national army and conduct unspecified...

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‘Troops Killed’ In Somali Blast

At least five soldiers have been killed and more than 15 wounded after a suicide bomber wearing a military uniform blew...

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Several Dead In Attack On Mogadishu Army Camp

A suicide bomber detonated his vest inside a military training camp in Mogadishu on Monday, a day after an attack on...

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New Somali Army Chief Escapes Deadly Car Bombing

Somalia's new army chief escaped a car bombing Sunday that killed at least five people in a bloody response by Shabaab...

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Death Toll In Somali Military Base Bomb Attack Rises To At Least 15

At least 15 people were killed when a car bomb exploded outside a military base in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on...

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Somaliland Court Jails Journalist Two Years For

National Union of Somali Journalists said the ruling was a threat to independent media A court in Somalia’s breakaway...

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New Army Chief Survives Deadly Mogadishu Bomb Blast

Somalia's new military boss has survived a suspected suicide car bomb attack that has killed at least 15 people,...

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Three Dead In Mogadishu Mortar Attack

At least three people have been killed and several others wounded in mortar attacks in Somalia's capital a day after...

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Al-Shabab Dismisses Somali President War Declaration

Al-Shabab says President Farmajo's, centre-left, threats to defeat them are not new Somali Islamist militant group...

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Al-Shabab Fighters Offered Amnesty As New Somali President Declares War

Somalia’s new president has offered al-Shabab militants a 60-day amnesty amid a declaration of war on the group....