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The Turkish Flag Burns in Southwest State
Baidoa, SOMALIA – A video circulating in recent days shows residents of Southwest State burning the Turkish flag while raising...
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Al-Shabaab Owns the Road Between Two Bases in Lower Shabelle
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – A military truck carrying Somali soldiers between the garrisons at Awdhegle and Mubarak was destroyed by a...
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Buurhakaba Changes Hands Before the Money Runs Out
BUURHAKABA, SOMALIA – Ethiopian troops serving with the African Union mission handed their base at Buurhakaba to the Somali National...
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The Kampala Speech About Southern Somalia Mogadishu Called Betrayal
KAMPALA, UGANDA – The frankest public account of southern Somalia to emerge from the troop contributors summit came from a...
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The Turkish Military Is Picking Sides in Somalia One Medal at a Time
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Turkiye's land forces commander, Gen. Metin Tokel, pinned a presidential medal on a Somali officer in Mogadishu...
Read moreDetailsBaidoa Slips From Mogadishu’s Grip One Month After the Takeover
BAIDOA, SOMALIA – One month ago, Mogadishu staged an inauguration in Baidoa under circling jets from Turkiye. Today the city...
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Sabid Attack Underscores Al-Shabab’s Strategy to Encircle Mogadishu
Al-Shabab has once again underscored the severity of the security crisis facing Mogadishu and its surrounding areas with a deadly...
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Afgoye Attacks Lay Bare Al-Shabab’s Growing Power Amid FGS Distractions
Afgoye, SOMALIA - The devastating multi-pronged attack launched by Al-Shabab on Afgoye town yesterday serves as a reminder of the...
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Bardaale Darawish Commander Killed by Al-Shabab IED
Al-Shabab militants have claimed the lives of Yusuf Mohamed Moalim, the Commander of the Darawish in Bardaale, and two of...
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NISA Blocks MP’s Travel Amid Growing Political Tensions with Southwest State
Mogadishu, SOMALIA – Plainclothes operatives from the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) once again prevented a Federal Government of...
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Mogadishu Takes Its Campaign Against Puntland Into Sanaag
LAS ANOD, SOMALIA – The federal government paid more than 2,500 soldiers of the North East State their first federal...
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