Today: November 13, 2024
Today: November 13, 2024

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The US military has carried out airstrikes in Somalia that killed 3 al-Qaida-linked militants

The U.S. military says that it conducted airstrikes in Somalia over the weekend that killed three al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants and that there were no civilian casualties

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At least 5 killed in bombing targeting a busy café in the Somali capital, police say

Police say a bombing outside a café in the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed at least five people

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Roadside explosions in Somali capital Mogadishu kill 5, official says

Roadside explosions in the Somali capital have killed five people and wounded eight others

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7 killed in suicide bomber attack at a cafe in Somalia's capital

Police said seven people died and six others were injured after a suicide bomber detonated an unidentified device at a café outside a police training school in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu

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Dozens of migrants still missing off Djibouti's coast after smugglers forced them out of boats

Rescuers are searching for dozens of migrants from Africa still missing after smugglers apparently forced them out of two boats in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti earlier this week

Dozens of migrants still missing off Djibouti's coast after smugglers forced them out of boats
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Somali police say 32 people died in an attack on a beach hotel. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility.

Police in Somalia say 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu

Somali police say 32 people died in an attack on a beach hotel. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility.
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Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital

The Somali extremist group al-Shabab says its fighters have attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, where a loud explosion and gunfire have been heard

Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital
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Somalia announces deal with Turkey to deter Ethiopia's access to sea through a breakaway region

Somalia has announced a defense deal with Turkey that includes support for the Horn of Africa nation’s sea assets and appears aimed at deterring Ethiopia’s efforts to secure access to the sea by way of the breakaway region of Somaliland

Somalia announces deal with Turkey to deter Ethiopia's access to sea through a breakaway region
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Civil war turned Somalia's main soccer stadium into an army camp. Now it's hosting games again

A stadium in Somalia’s violence-prone capital is hosting its first soccer tournament in three decades, drawing thousands of people to a sports facility that had been abandoned for decades and later became a military base amid the country’s civil war

Civil war turned Somalia's main soccer stadium into an army camp. Now it's hosting games again
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Ethiopia and a breakaway Somali region sign a deal giving Ethiopia access to the sea, leaders say

Landlocked Ethiopia has taken the first steps toward gaining access to the sea, signing an agreement in the capital of Addis Ababa with the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland to access the Somaliland coastline

Ethiopia and a breakaway Somali region sign a deal giving Ethiopia access to the sea, leaders say
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Somalia president hails lifting of arms embargo as government vows to wipe out al-Shabab militants

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed the U.N. Security Council vote to lift an arms embargo imposed on the Horn of Africa nation more than 30 years ago

Somalia president hails lifting of arms embargo as government vows to wipe out al-Shabab militants
Environment|News|World

El Niño-worsened flooding has Somalia in a state of emergency. Residents of one town are desperate

First, some families fled drought and violence

El Niño-worsened flooding has Somalia in a state of emergency. Residents of one town are desperate
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Floods kill at least 31 in Somalia. UN warns of a flood event likely to happen once in 100 years

Somali authorities say floods caused by torrential rainfall have killed at least 31 people in various parts of the country

Floods kill at least 31 in Somalia. UN warns of a flood event likely to happen once in 100 years
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A bombing at a checkpoint in Somalia killed at least 18 people, authorities say

An explosives-laden vehicle has detonated at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne

A bombing at a checkpoint in Somalia killed at least 18 people, authorities say
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The death toll from a truck bomb at a checkpoint in Somalia rises to 21

The death toll from a bombing attack at a government checkpoint in central Somalia has reached 21

The death toll from a truck bomb at a checkpoint in Somalia rises to 21

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