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Al-Shabaab Attacks Reported at Jannaale, Bariire and Qoryooley as the Army Says Nothing
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Al-Shabaab fighters launched a heavy attack on a government base at Jannaale on the night of Thursday...
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Ethiopia Plans an ENDF Pullout From Somalia and Mogadishu Says It Was Not Told
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Ethiopia is preparing to pull more than 3,000 soldiers of the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) out...
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Laftagareen’s Darawish Strike the 60th Division Inside Baidoa
BAIDOA, SOMALIA – Forces loyal to former President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen attacked positions of the Somali National Army's 60th...
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The South West Peace Council Presses for a Ceasefire and Laftagareen’s Camp Says No
BAIDOA, SOMALIA – Former President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen's faction said on Wednesday 23 September that no ceasefire had been...
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Ugaas Hassan Returns as Laftagareen Reportedly Names a Cabinet
BAIDOA, SOMALIA – Ugaas Hassan Abdi Mohamed has reportedly returned to the South West State information portfolio in a cabinet...
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South West State Names Laftagareen’s Forces and Al-Shabaab in One Airstrike Warning
BAIDOA, SOMALIA – South West State's security minister told civilians on Saturday 12 September to stay away from any area...
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Mogadishu Sends Its Army Into the Bay Region Against the President It Removed
BAIDOA, SOMALIA – President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has ordered the Somali National Army to mount an operation driving forces loyal...
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Mogadishu Answers Abdiaziz Laftagareen With Bank Accounts and Passports
BAIDOA, SOMALIA – Federal officials are preparing to freeze the personal assets and bank accounts of Abdiaziz Laftagareen and to...
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Mogadishu Says the Gedo Blast Came From Inside the House
DOOLOW, SOMALIA – The federal government's answer to the explosion that wrecked General Mahad Abdirahman Aden's compound in the Gedo...
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Doolow Wakes to an Air Strike No Government Will Claim
DOOLOW, SOMALIA – An aircraft struck the compound of General Mahad Abdirahman Aden, the former commander of the Somali Custodial...
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Laftagareen’s Forces Take Bardaale District a Day After Buurhakaba
BAIDOA, SOMALIA – Forces loyal to former President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen entered Bardaale district in the Bay region on...
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