Somalia Security News
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FGS Orchestrates Defections to Weaken Jubaland’s Security Forces
The FGS has intensified its efforts to destabilize Jubaland, orchestrating defections within the state’s security forces and leveraging clan rivalries...
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FGS Criminalizes Jubaland Leader and Arms Clan Militias, Escalating Conflict
The Cabinet of Ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Hamza Barre, has declared that the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has...
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Madobe Triumphs in Jubaland as FGS Deploys Troops, Stoking Tensions
In a rebuke to the Federal Government of Somalia's (FGS) attempts to interfere in Jubaland's electoral process, incumbent President Ahmed...
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Al-Shabab IED Kills 3 Somali Soldiers in Mogadishu’s Daynile
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - An Al-Shabab improvised explosive device (IED) has claimed the lives of three Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers...
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Al-Shabab Killed Six Mogadishu Businessmen Over CCTV Installation
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - Al-Shabab assassins have claimed the lives of six businessmen in Mogadishu's Yaqshid district within a span of...
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Puntland President Declares War on Al-Shabab and the Islamic State in Somalia
Garowe, PUNTLAND - Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni today announced a comprehensive military campaign aimed at eradicating the threat posed...
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Al-Shabab IED Attack in Mogadishu’s Karan District Claims 5 Lives
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Al-Shabab in a restaurant in Mogadishu's Karan district has...
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Al-Shabab Kills Three Businessmen in Hodan Over CCTV Installations
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - Al-Shabab assassins have claimed the lives of three businessmen and wounded another in Mogadishu's Hodan district, specifically...
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Al-Shabab Suicide Bomber Targets Mogadishu Police Academy, Killing Seven
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - An Al-Shabab person-borne improvised explosive device (PBIED) struck the Police Training Academy in Mogadishu, claiming the lives...
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Mogadishu Government Warns Businesses Against CCTV Removals Despite Al-Shabab Attacks
Mogadishu, SOMALIA - The Deputy Governor of Banadir (Mogadishu), Mohamed Ahmed Diriye "Yabooh," has issued a stern warning to businessmen...
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The Kampala Communique Hassan Sheikh Edited Before It Was Signed
KAMPALA, UGANDA – The draft Kampala communique was read aloud to the heads of state on Friday, and Hassan Sheikh...
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