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Police in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa say they have arrested two people who were driving a car with two improvised bombs hidden inside it. The suspects, one Kenyan and the other of Somali origin, were planning to attack an unspecified target, they say. The arrests followed a tip off, a police official added….
KAMPALA – Ugandan police are warning of possible terror plots by the Somali militant group Al-Shabaab to attack fuel stations in the country. “We have received intelligence information that terrorists belonging to the Al-Shabaab group are planning to attack Uganda by hitting fuel tankers on transit, fuel depots and stations,” deputy police spokesperson Onyango Patrick…
Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed convened a meeting of religious leaders in Mogadishu on Saturday (March 15th) and announced the creation of a new government office for religious scholars that will help shape public opinion and government decision-making. “The main aim of this meeting is to have a collective position towards the religious-less people…
His Excellency Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, hosted a meeting with the Somali National Band, ‘Fanaaniinta Qaranka Waabari’, to discuss the important role they and other leading figures in Somali culture have to play in the fight against terrorists and rebuilding of the nation. The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Information, Mustaf…
Following the liberation of eight key towns from Al-Shabaab by the Somali National Army with support from AMISOM, ministers today visited the newly liberated areas to access the needs of the people. Minister of Defence, Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Hamud, and the Interior Minister, Abdullahi Godah Barre, today visited Hudur town to access the needs of…
Mogadishu, Somalia – “Tow it away, tow it away!” shouts a short man at a group of men wearing white shirts and navy blue trousers. They are the Somali traffic police, and Ali Hirsi Barre – the short man with a larger-than-life personality – is the head of the department. His voice is raspy, but…
Mogadishu — A convoy of the African Union’s AMISOM force was targeted by a car bomb just outside the Somali capital on Monday, witnesses and a Somali army source said, though it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties. Contacted by AFP, a spokesman for the Shebab Islamist group said the group carried…
The Pentagon has acknowledged that the United States recently sent a team of military advisers to war-torn Somalia, to help Somali and other African forces fight the al-Shabab opposition group. This is risky business. The team, which the Pentagon characterized as “small,” is tasked with providing communications, logistics and planning help. Its installation in Mogadishu…
The Kenya Defence Forces ( KDF) troops are now training Somali soldiers to take over the mandate of securing their country. At the Dhobley Somali National Army (SNA) training camp, women and 242 men are undergoing military drills. Fatuma Abdullahi, 32, and Farhia Aden, 37, are not deterred by age in their determination to see…
Olympic hero Mo Farah collapsed today at the end of the New York half marathon. The father-of-three, who won two golds at 2012 London Games, fell awkwardly around the six-mile mark but carried on and finished second. But at the finish line he temporarily lost consciousness in the chilly conditions and had…
MOGADISHU – Somalia has declared an ideological war against Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab group, creating a government office for Muslim scholars to refute Al-Shabaab’s militant ideology and influence public opinion. “You are a very important part of the governance of this nation and play a leading role in the fight against Al-Shabaab,” Premier Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed told…
TEHRAN (FNA)- Newly-displaced people in Somalia are facing a dire situation after the government launched another military operation against local fighters, a report said. Some 6,000 families have fled towns in the Southern and Central parts of the country over the past few weeks after Somali government forces backed by 22,000 African Union soldiers began…
HIBBING — From time to time in Hibbing, Najma Mumin, Safia Farah or Hamdi Omar are approached by a curious local with questions. The women are among the few Somalis in the area, and their hijabs — head scarfs worn by Muslim women — stand out among the sea of stocking caps in Northern Minnesota….
His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today congratulated the Somali National Army (SNA) and AMISOM leadership for liberating six towns from Al Shabaab, “the enemies of Islam”. The President said: “I have personally congratulated SNA and AMISOM leaders for liberating six towns from Al Shabaab in the space of a few days. Make no mistake,…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s lead counterterrorism agency is working to stop another Westgate Mall-style terrorist attack — that many here believe Somali militants will try again — on a shoe-string budget: The Anti-Terror Police Unit in Nairobi has just $735 to spend this month. Documents seen by The Associated Press show that even after the…
(Newser) – A suicide car bomber accidentally detonated his explosives near a popular hotel in the Somali capital and managed to kill only himself, say police. The bomber appeared to have prematurely detonated his explosives-laden car today as he tried to park near the Mogadishu hotel. No others were hurt or killed in the blast….
I am rather disturbed by gossip in foreign newspapers that our Lupita Nyong’o is dating K’naan, a very handsome Somali boy who is a rapper. Our economy is suffering. Even the amount of ugali cooked at State House has reduced by 20 per cent. We, therefore, need all the help we can get – including…
His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today called on Somalia’s international partners to stand firm in Somalia’s “hour of need” as the military campaign against Al Shabaab liberates town after town from the extremists. “We are driving the enemies of peace out of their strongholds which is wonderful news for embattled communities across Somalia,” the…
Following the liberation of seven key towns from Al-Shabaab by the Somali National Army with support from AMISOM the government has begun the delivery of food aid to the liberated towns. Up to three million people live in the districts and regions impacted by ongoing military operations and government stabilisation plans are now being implemented…
His Excellency Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, today hosted a meeting with Somali religious leaders to announce the creation of a government office for religious scholars and condemn the actions and ideology of Al-Shabbab telling them “you have a big role in defending our religion, our people and our country”. The new office will strengthen…