Al-Shabab Recaptures Moqokori as Mogadishu Undermines Puntland
Mogadishu/Garowe — Al-Shabab today recaptured the strategic district of Moqokori from government forces—a territory liberated with much fanfare in 2022—while ...
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Al-Shabab, is a militant Sunni Islamist group based in Somalia and active in East Africa. Al Shabab is designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations and several other countries.
Damanyo Attack Reveals Security Gaps, Shaken Army Morale
A devastating suicide attack at Damanyo Camp recruitment center in Mogadishu this morning claimed the lives of more than 20 ...
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NCC Rebranded as Ruling Party as President Launches Bid for Reelection
Somalia’s National Consultative Conference (NCC) has shed its advisory skin and reemerged as the Justice and Solidarity Party (JSP), a ...
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Mogadishu Warned Over Unilateral Reforms as Al-Shabab Gains Ground
In an unusually pointed intervention, the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs took to X today to caution Somalia’s ...
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President Deni Rejects NCC, Sets New Regional Priorities for Puntland
Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni used today’s graduation of new Special Forces from the Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) to ...
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Somalia and AU Reverse Drawdown with Proposed 8,000-Troop Surge
In a dramatic policy U-turn, the African Union and Somali government agreed to reinforce the African Union Support and Stabilization ...
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Wargaadhi Base Briefly Overrun by Al-Shabaab
Today morning, Al-Shabaab launched yet another calculated and devastating strike—this time against the Somali National Army (SNA) base in Wargaadhi, ...
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Adan Yabaal Falls as Political Distractions Leave Mogadishu Exposed
Today, a modest Al-Shabaab force of roughly 100 fighters defeated between 2,500 to 3,000 Somali National Army (SNA) personnel and ...
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Hassan Sheikh’s One-Man Rule Faces International Rebuff
In a rebuke to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s recent political maneuvering, the international community issued a joint statement today demanding ...
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Hassan Sheikh Calls for Reconciliation After 12 Months of Failures
One year after Mogadishu unilaterally enacted a controversial new Constitution on March 31, 2024, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has ...
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Al-Shabab Recaptures Moqokori as Mogadishu Undermines Puntland
Mogadishu/Garowe — Al-Shabab today recaptured the strategic district of Moqokori from government forces—a territory liberated with much fanfare in 2022—while...
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