Tag: Al Shabaab
‘They didn’t know or care, or wouldn’t say’: how we investigated the casualties of a covert US war
There are many reasons why some military conflicts go unreported or underreported. Local restrictions on press freedom. Prohibitively high risks to jo...
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Is-khilaafka siyaasadeed ee u dhexeeya hubeynta macawisleyda iyo hub-ka -dhigista Muqadishu
Siyaasadda amni ee Madaxweyne Xassan Sheikh Maxamuud waxay dhalisay dood ballaaran oo dhex martay siyaasiyiinta, aqoonyahannada amniga, iyo guud ahaan...
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Ghana police unit arrives in Somalia to support AUSSOM mission
Mogadishu (HOL) — A new contingent of Ghana’s Formed Police Unit arrived in Somalia on Saturday to serve under the African Union Support and Stabi...
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Somalia security forces intercept bomb-making chemicals
Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said it had seized a large cache of explosive chemicals allegedly destined for al-Shabaab m...
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'Nervous' suspect arrested as Garissa patrol foils suspected attack, recovers IED along Dadaab Road
Security agencies in Garissa County have foiled a suspected terror attack after arresting a man and recovering an improvised explosive device (IED) al...
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A Country on the Edge: How Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is pushing Somalia towards civil war
On the evening of 6 May 2026, in the Warlaliska neighbourhood of Deyniile district in Mogadishu, federal government forces opened fire on civilians....
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Somalia, Burkina Faso discuss counterterrorism cooperation
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Minister of Internal Security Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail Fartaag met with Burkina Faso’s leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, du...
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Letter from Mogadishu: Why UK ambassador Charles King remains in the high-threat Somalia capital
There aren’t many diplomatic postings where your 06.00 alarm can be replaced by the roar of an F-16 fighter jet but that is how most of my recent mo...
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Somalia, international partners review security sector reforms in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government officials and international partners on Wednesday held a high-level review of the country’s security sector, f...
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Somali national linked to Al-Shabaab jailed for 60 years by Nairobi court
A Somali national has been jailed for being a member of a terrorist group, Al-Shabaab....
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