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Somali army mobilizes with locals for new offensive against al-Shabab in Middle Shabelle region
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government forces, working alongside local residents, have launched a major mobilization effort in Middle Shabelle to dislo...
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Somaliland accuses Turkey of interference after envoy meets rival Sultan in Mogadishu
Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland has accused Turkey of meddling in its internal affairs after the Turkish ambassador to Somalia met Sultan Abubakar Wabar...
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Somali commandos kill over 100 al-Shabab fighters in Lower Shabelle region
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s elite Danab Commandos, backed by international partners, killed more than 100 al-Shabab fighters in an operation near ...
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Displaced women in Adado close shops and fear jail due to debt crisis
Mother-of-eight Hamadi Abdullahi Ibrahim is living in fear of being thrown in jail if she doesn’t clear the debts she has incurred running her small...
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Kenya brace for tough Madagascar test in CHAN quarterfinals
Kenya’s fairy-tale run in their debut African Nations Championship (CHAN) faces its sternest test yet when they clash with Madagascar in the quarter...
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China-built Mombasa-Nairobi railway marks 3,000 days of safe operation
The Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya has recorded 3,000 days of safe operation as of Saturday, Africa Star Railway ...
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US would help assure Ukraine's security in a peace deal, Trump tells Zelenskiy
U.S. President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday that the United States would help guarantee Ukraine's security in any deal to...
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Somali defense minister urges troops to push against al-Shabab in Middle Shabelle region
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s defense minister on Monday called on government forces and allied militia to press deeper into al-Shabab strongholds i...
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Four al-Shabaab militants surrender to security forces in Bakool region
Mogadishu (HOL) – Four Al-Shabaab militants surrendered to the Southwest State branch of Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA...
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Somali forces kill senior Al-Shabaab commander Magaalabeen in Bakool region
Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali National Armed Forces have killed senior Al-Shabaab commander Hussein Moallim Hassan, known as Magaalabeen, during a milita...
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