Police say the suicide bomber was prevented from approaching the heavily guarded parliament A suicide car bomb has killed at least four people near Somalia’s parliament, police and Somali media say. Reports say the bomb went off outside the main gate of parliament after guards shot at the bomber. One report quoted al-Shabab militants praising […]
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At least two foreign peacekeepers have been killed in Somalia following an attack on a military base by militant Islamist group al-Shabab. Gunmen stormed the base in the central town of Bulo-burde, leading to a heavy exchange of gunfire, residents said. The town has been under siege from al-Shabab since peacekeepers took control of it […]
Continue reading …Somalia: United States Government Welcomes Baidoa Conference Three-Region State Agreement
24 June, 2014 1 CommentU.S. Special Representative for Somalia (SRS) James P. McAnulty welcomes the June 23 signing of an agreement between the three-region and six-region state Southwest conferences to pursue a three-region state solution to include the regions of Bay, Bakool, and Lower Shabelle in southern Somalia. The United States commends the leadership of both conferences for their […]
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LAMU, KENYA: Police have confirmed at least 48 people dead in Mpeketoni, Lamu County following an attack by gunmen last night and warned the toll could rise. Other witnesses say there are more than 30 people who died in the attack by gunmen believed to be Al-shabaab from Somalia. Inspector General of Police […]
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Iraq crisis: the jihadist behind the takeover of Mosul – and how America let him go
13 June, 2014 2 Comments
The march of al-Qaeda-linked militants towarsds the Iraqi capital is a coup for the shadowy leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – a former US detainee. The FBI “most wanted” mugshot shows a tough, swarthy figure, his hair in a jailbird crew-cut. The $10 million price on his head, meanwhile, suggests that whoever released him from […]
Continue reading …Al-Qaeda map: Isis, Boko Haram and other affiliates’ strongholds across Africa and Asia
13 June, 2014 5 Comments
As al-Qaeda-linked militants Isis seize a vast swathe of Iraq’s northern region, we explore where al-Qaeda’s influence is growing – and fading – around the world
Continue reading …Siikh Idriis oo ka tirsan culumada waaweeyn oo saakayna lagu dilay xaafada Likoni ee Magaalada Mombasa
10 June, 2014 59 Comments
Sheekh Maxamed Idiris oo ahaa Wadaad u dhashay dalka Kenya, saakayna lagu dilay xaafada Likoni ee Magaalada Mombasa, ayaa waxaa isla galabta lagu aasay Magaalada Mombasa. Boqolaal ka tirsan Muslimiinta ku dhaqan Magaalada Mombasa, ayaa isugu soo baxday aaska Sheekh Maxamed Idiris, waxaana lagu aasay Khabuuraha Muslimiinta ee Magaalada Mombasa. Dilka Sheekh Maxamed Idiris, ayaa […]
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Waxaa maanta dawladda Soomaaliya magangalyo waydiistay Shiikh Atam oo muddo dheer dagaal hubaysan kula jirayDawlad Goboleedka Buuntland isaga oo kasoo duuli jiray buuraleeyda Galgala,Shiikh Atam warsaxaafadeed uu kaga hadlayey isdhiibkiisa wuxuu ku yiri: “Anigoo ah Sheikh Maxamed Siciid Maxamed (Atom), waxaan u hayaa shacabka Soomaaliyeed farriin muhiim ah. Waxaan in muddo ah u dulqaadanayey qaladka […]
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minneapolis Minneapolis family worries that son, 20, is headed to Syria Sadiyo Omar had no idea where her son had gone until the sobbing 20-year-old phoned her from Turkey on Saturday. “Why, why are you there?” she asked. Her son, Abdi Mohamed Nur, a graduate of Southwest High School in Minneapolis, gave no explanation. […]
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