Somalia Security News
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Conflicting reports from Gal’ad: Both SNA and al-Shabaab claim victory in heavy clashes
By Dalmar: Gal'ad, Galguduud, Somalia – Major clashes between the insurgent al-Shabaab and the Somali National Army (SNA) occurred on...
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BREAKING: Baidoa blockade lifted, al-Shabaab family members forced to leave
By Dalmar: Baidoa, South West State, Somalia – The road between Mogadishu and Baidoa is now open; the Somali Digest...
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Al-Shabaab assassinated former deputy district commissioner in Mogadishu
By Dalmar: Mogadishu, Somalia – Today morning, Fiqi Abdi Mayow, the former Deputy Commissioner of Awdheegle, was assassinated by armed...
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Mandera, Kenya: Police officers and teacher killed amid ongoing security struggle
By Yahya: Wargadud, Mandera County, Kenya – Kenya's Mandera County has seen yet another wave of security incidents related to...
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EXCLUSIVE: Danab commander fired for incompetence and Budbud blunder – source
By the Editorial Team: Budbud, Galguduud, Somalia – Fierce fighting between al-Shabaab and government forces took place over the weekend...
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Kenyan airstrike hits residential areas of El Adde, again
By Jama: El Adde, Gedo, Somalia – Last night, Kenya Air Force carried out airstrikes in El Adde, a town...
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Deadly attacks rock Mogadishu over the weekend: Al-Shabaab targets Daynile and Yaqshid districts
By Jama: Mogadishu, Somalia – Over the weekend, al-Shabaab continued its deadly assaults on Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. The militants targeted...
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Baidoa’s siege continues unabated
Baidoa, South West, Somalia – Baidoa, the administrative capital of Somalia's South West State, is entering its second week under...
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Military officials killed in a spate of al-Shabaab bombings in Mogadishu, FGS clueless
By Dalmar: Mogadishu, Somalia – Yesterday evening around 5:00 pm, a suicide bomber detonated himself killing at least two military...
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Mogadishu police commander survives al-Shabaab IED attack
By Jama: Mogadishu, Somalia – In the Huriwa district of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, an IED attack targeted the car of...
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Mogadishu’s Plan to Destabilize Puntland
GAROWE, SOMALIA – Mogadishu is building attempting to build second center of power inside Puntland, according to Puntland and FGS...
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