Somali militants seize small port in Puntland region
15 March, 2016 Comments Off on Somali militants seize small port in Puntland region
Somali al Shabaab fighters have seized a small port in the semi-autonomous Puntland region, the latest sign of a resurgence in activity by the Islamist militants in the Horn of Africa nation. A series of offensives last year by the African Union force AMISOM and the Somali National Army had driven al Shabaab out of […]
Continue reading …Planned attack in Rome stopped a Somali imam in Campobasso
10 March, 2016 Comments Off on Planned attack in Rome stopped a Somali imam in Campobasso
He wanted to convince asylum seekers to become suicide bombers, good save. Maybe blowing themselves. He chanted ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Al Shabaab. He is trying to co-opt proselytes to push them to jihad. And as has happened in other surveys who spoke, intercepted, he quoted the massacres of Paris. “Let’s start from the same Italian, […]
Continue reading …U.S. strikes al Shabaab training camp in Somalia, more than 150 killed | Reuters
7 March, 2016 Comments Off on U.S. strikes al Shabaab training camp in Somalia, more than 150 killed | Reuters
WASHINGTON The United States has carried out an air strike in Somalia, killing more than 150 fighters with the al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab, following U.S. intelligence on preparations for a large-scale militant attack, the Pentagon said on Monday. The weekend strike using both manned and unmanned drone aircraft targeted al Shabaab’s “Raso” training […]
Continue reading …According to sources at the summit, the EAC still wants to assess Somalia’s readiness to join the bloc.
3 March, 2016 Comments Off on According to sources at the summit, the EAC still wants to assess Somalia’s readiness to join the bloc.
As leaders of the EAC met in Arusha in northern Tanzania, one man was conspicuously missing. Burundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza, did not attend even though his country was bidding for the chairmanship of the bloc. The last time Nkurunziza attended an EAC summit, rebels staged a failed coup in his absence. The group, however, rejected […]
Continue reading …At least 30 killed in Somalia restaurant bombings claimed by Islamists
29 February, 2016 Comments Off on At least 30 killed in Somalia restaurant bombings claimed by Islamists
MOGADISHU: At least 30 people have been killed in twin bomb attacks claimed by Shebab Islamists at a busy restaurant in the Somali city of Baidoa, the regional governor said Monday. “The official number of the dead has reached 30 people — all of them civilians — and 61 others have been wounded, 15 of […]
Continue reading …Militants have stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, leaving at least nine people dead, in an attack claimed by al-Shabab. The attackers set off a car bomb outside the heavily fortified Somali Youth League hotel before moving in. An explosion also targeted a popular park known as the Peace Garden. Police say the […]
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A file photo of National Aseembly Majority leader Aden Duale. Aden Duale has quipped at Onyango Oloo via Twitter, following the TNA secretary general’s remarks to Jubilee leaders concerning the Sh791 million NYS scam. Oloo told those named in the NYS scam not to drag the Jubilee Coalition into the matter and instead seek to […]
Continue reading …KDF denies Somalia president’s claim 200 soldiers killed in El Adde
25 February, 2016 Comments Off on KDF denies Somalia president’s claim 200 soldiers killed in El Adde
Children watch as members of the Kenya Defence Forces attend prayers to pay respects to the Kenyan soldiers serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), who were killed in KDF has denied the Somalia President’s report that 180-200 Kenyan troops were killed in the attack in El Adde, Somalia on January 15. […]
Continue reading …Referring to Turkey’s support for Somalia, the Turkish president said Ankara would “never let it down.”
23 February, 2016 Comments Off on Referring to Turkey’s support for Somalia, the Turkish president said Ankara would “never let it down.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has described Syria as an “exporter of terrorism,” with chaos in the country providing a breeding ground for terrorist organizations. “The chaos in Syria has provided an environment for terrorist organizations like Daesh, al-Nusra, the PYD [Democratic Union Party] and the YPG [Peoples’ Protection Units] to grow and disperse ,” Erdoğan […]
Continue reading …Omar Abdirashid was detained for several hours in Nairobi
22 February, 2016 Comments Off on Omar Abdirashid was detained for several hours in Nairobi
Somalia Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke was yesterday detained for several hours in Nairobi for breaching protocol. The embarrassing incident that could test diplomatic relations between Kenya and war-torn Somalia happened mid-morning yesterday at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Sharmarke could not be cleared in Nairobi because his plane had not been inspected at Wajir […]
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