Security
Jubbaland forces sweep Qooqaani in operation targeting Al-Shabab
Mogadishu (HOL) — Jubbaland’s Darwish forces launched a sweeping security operation in the town of Qooqaani in Lower Jubba, targeting areas used b...
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Puntland maritime police seize boat carrying explosives off Eyl coast
Garowe (HOL) - Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) on Saturday seized a boat off the coast of Eyl district that was carrying explosives and material...
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Somalia denies reports of secret talks with al-Shabab
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s presidential envoy for countering extremist ideology has denied reports claiming the federal government is holding sec...
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Suspected Al-Shabaab suicide bomber shot dead at General Dhagabadan camp
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali army guards shot and killed a suicide bomber who attempted to enter General Dhagabadan military camp in Mogadishu late Wedn...
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Back-to-back Somali intelligence raids hit al-Shabab leadership cells
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s intelligence service said Thursday its forces carried out an overnight operation in Middle Juba that targeted senior a...
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Somalia denies allegations of arms reaching neighboring countries
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ali Mohamed Omar (Ali Balcad), has strongly dismissed claims that weapons entering...
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Investigators say clan elder slain in AFRICOM strike was peace delegate, not militant
Garowe (HOL) - A committee tasked with investigating the killing of traditional elder Omar Abdillahi Abdi has released a comprehensive report detaili...
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Somali intelligence agency kills 12 al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle region
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has killed at least 12 al-Shabaab militants in the Jambaluul area, which fal...
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Puntland reinforces Al-Miskaad front as troops target remaining ISIS fighters
Bosaso (HOL) — Puntland has deployed new military units to the Al-Miskaad mountain range in the Bari region as its long-running campaign against the...
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Somalia’s Danab forces arrest two suspected al-Shabab militants in Lower Shabelle
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Danab commandos arrested two suspected al-Shabab members during a security operation in the Towfiq area of Lower Shabelle, ...
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