Tag: Somalia
Several dead in suicide attack in Somalia
full screen Military patrolling the streets of Mogadishu earlier this year. Archive image. Photo: Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP/TT At least 25 people have died in a suicide attack in Somalia. The…
Several dead in suicide attack in Somalia
The bomb detonated in a military training facility in the capital, Mogadishu, army sources told AP, and all the victims were said to be soldiers. More than 40 people were…
Somalia: suicide attack in front of the military academy in Mogadishu
In Somalia, a deadly suicide attack hit, on the morning of Monday, July 24, a secure neighborhood in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. A bomb exploded among the recruits of a…
Terrifying event! This is how the passenger plane broke down during landing in Somalia
One person was injured in the crash of the plane carrying 30 people in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, when it skidded off the runway. While it was seen that…
Kenya postpones reopening of border with Somalia
In May, Nairobi announced that at least three border posts would be gradually reopened by July. But since then, Somali Shebab Islamists have multiplied incursions and attacks on Kenyan soil.…
The African Union force in Somalia has evacuated its first 2,000 green helmets
The planned withdrawal of the African Union military force from Somalia is progressing in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions. The African Transition Mission (Atmis) must have transferred all its…
At UN, Somali president calls for end to arms embargo
Hassan Cheikh Mohamoud has asked the UN to lift the arms embargo in place since 1992, the longest in the history of the United Nations. With our correspondent in New…
UN Security Council calls for Somaliland withdrawal from Las Anod town
In Somaliland, the battle for control of the disputed town of Las Anod is now diplomatic. Since the beginning of the year, Somaliland forces have been clashing with local clan…
US airstrikes in Somalia
Published: Less than 30 min ago full screen US warplanes attacked positions in Somalia after an earlier attack by al-Shabaab. Here, an American F-16 plane is seen escorting two F-35…
Floods kill victims in Somalia
Published: Less than 20 min ago During the week, heavy rains and flash floods hit the central parts of Somalia hard. According to initial estimates, 22 people have died and…