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Somalia says a top al-Shabab extremist leader is killed

Somali authorities say a top leader of the al-Shabab extremist group has been killed in a joint operation by the Somali National Army and international partner forces

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

Somalia Says Top Shabab Extremist Leader Killed

Somali authorities said a top leader of the al-Shabab extremist group has been killed in a joint operation by the Somali National Army and international partner forces. Abdullahi Nadir had a $3 million bounty on his head by the United States and the Somali government described him as “one of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022

Climate Migration: Blind and homeless amid Somalia's drought

Issack is 80, Hassan 75

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

The U.N. says famine will reach parts of Somalia later this year

The United Nations says "famine is at the door" in Somalia with "concrete indications" famine will occur later this year in the southern Bay region.

WEKU · Sep 5, 2022

The War on Terror Continues Apace in Africa

U.S. counterterrorism action in Somalia hasn’t been approved by Congress, but it rages on anyway.

Reason · Sep 2, 2022

After Somalia hotel siege, a vow to tackle al-Shabab 'snake'

The deadly siege of a hotel in Somalia's capital over the weekend was the longest such attack in the country's history

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Fight for survival: On Somalia’s fight against terror

The international community must back Somalia in its fight against terror 

The Hindu · Aug 21, 2022

Somali forces end al-Shabab siege at Mogadishu hotel

Somali authorities take control of popular hotel after deadly attack by al-Shabab fighters that lasted 30 hours.

Al Jazeera · Aug 21, 2022

At least 20 dead as Mogadishu hotel siege enters second day

Somalia’s security forces battled militant fighters for a second consecutive night in Mogadishu’s Hayat hotel, the largest siege in the country since Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected president in May.

Tribune News Service · Aug 20, 2022

It took Somali forces more than 30 hours to end a hotel attack that killed 21 people

More than 100 people were also wounded. The Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, which has ties with al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the attack.

WEKU · Aug 20, 2022