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The SNA Brigade That Fell at Teedaan Was Starved of Ammunition
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The SNA brigade that collapsed at Teedaan was pleading for ammunition and running out of water and...
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Puntland Forces Overrun the PSF Camp in Galkayo at Dawn
GALKAYO, SOMALIA – Puntland forces stormed the PSF camp on Galkayo's northern edge at dawn on Wednesday and, by mid-morning,...
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Somalia’s Opposition Warns Hassan Sheikh Is Working Toward Civil War
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Within hours of Tuesday's weapons seizure in south Galkayo, two former heads of government accused Hassan Sheikh...
Read moreDetailsA Galkayo Weapons Shipment Exposes Mogadishu’s Hand in Puntland
GALKAYO, SOMALIA – Clan militiamen in south Galkayo seized part of a federal weapons shipment on Tuesday. The cargo was...
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Galmudug Election Results Hand Hassan Sheikh a State on Schedule
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somalia's electoral commission published Galmudug's local council results on Monday. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's Justice and Solidarity...
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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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Al-Shabaab Takes Teedaan as Hiiraan Slips Further From Mogadishu
MAHAS, SOMALIA – Al-Shabaab attacked the settlement of Teedaan in Mahas district on Saturday, and by the end of the...
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Washington Signs in Bosaso and Leaves Mogadishu Waiting
BOSASO, SOMALIA – President Said Abdullahi Deni met the officer who runs American special operations across Africa in Bosaso on...
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Somalia Joins a Red Sea Coalition It Cannot Help Defend
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somalia put its name to a Saudi-engineered maritime alliance in Riyadh on Thursday. It joined thirteen other...
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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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Garmaal Buries Fishermen the First Reports Called Pirates
GARMAAL, SOMALIA– A drone strike that Puntland security sources first described as a clean hit on fleeing pirates has come...
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