September 2015
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Al-Shabab militants capture another town in Somalia
Sep 7, 2015Takfiri al-Shabab militants have overrun another town in central Somalia following the departure of the forces of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) from the area. “We have taken Buqda town peacefully today. The... -
Mission: Safe Ocean: Epic kitesurf to highlight Somali issues
Sep 7, 2015Hong Kong: Last week Pacific Basin shipping executive Jacob Bliksted Sørensen successfully completed his 1,000 km solo charity kitesurf expedition between Mozambique and Kenya in aid of his campaign, Mission: Safe Ocean. Setting off from... -
Ethiopian, Djiboutian militaries broaden communication, intelligence system skills at CJTF-HOA
Sep 7, 2015Combined Joint Task Force By Staff Sgt. Nathan Maysonet Having a quick and effective means of communicating complex tasks is a critical component to any military force of sufficient size and complexity. What began with runners... -
Suicide car bomb kills several AU soldiers
Sep 7, 2015A suicide car bombing, targeting an African Union military convoy in south-eastern Somalia, has killing several people, says a Somali senior military commander. The attack occurred in Janaale, where the Islamist group al-Shabaab stormed an... -
NORWEGIAN MIGRANT CONFIRMED AS KENYAN MALL TERRORIST
Sep 7, 2015On 21 September 2013, a group of terrorists attacked the Westgate Mall, an upmarket shopping centre in an affluent part of Nairobi, Kenya. During the ensuing siege the four young gunmen, also armed with grenades, shot indiscriminately... -
Al Shabaab militants seize two towns in southern Somalia
Sep 6, 2015Islamist militants al Shabaab seized control of two towns over two days in southern Somalia and attacked two African Union (AU) convoys in the same region, a spokesman for the group and a local official... -
Somalis used to flee to Yemen to escape war. Now it’s the other way around
Sep 5, 2015BERBERA, Somalia — As Adra Sarraf held a crying baby outside a makeshift refugee camp in the Gulf of Aden, she wondered whether she and her four children would lose their lives to hunger, or... -
Student returns to Somalia with dream of becoming a doctor
Sep 5, 2015DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP, Kenya (UNHCR) – Six years ago when Rahma, first arrived in Kenya as a refugee, she was illiterate. Now, 19, she has returned with plans to be a doctor. Last month, Rahma... -
Somali Islamists warn against “immoral culture” at hotels, beaches
Sep 3, 2015Islamist militants al Shabaab issued a warning against Somalis who frequent hotels, beaches and nightclubs in the capital Mogadishu, saying it will target men and women who engage in “immoral culture.” Al Shabaab frequently stages... -
AU Chairperson condemns attack on AMISOM base in Somalia
Sep 3, 2015The Chairperson of the Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has condemned in the strongest terms the attack perpetrated by Al Shabaab militants against an AMISOM base in Janale district, lower Shabele region, south west of Mogadishu, on 1 September 2015. The Chairperson pays...
