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President Farmajo between “Qaybo” and Reform
May 24, 2017“The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.” William Butler Yeats Historians talk about Marx and Marxism as if relegated to the ash heap of history and those who still hold... -
UN agency repatriates 64,761 Somalis refugees from Kenya
May 24, 2017The UN refugee agency said Monday it had repatriated some 64,761 Somali refugees from Kenya since the voluntary return exercise begun in December, 2014. The UNHCR said in its bi-weekly update released in Nairobi that some... -
Somali pirates hijack Iranian fishing vessel – Somali official
May 24, 2017BOSASSO (Somalia): Somali pirates hijacked an Iranian fishing vessel on Tuesday to use as a base to attack bigger, more valuable ships, the mayor of a Somali town said. “A group of Somali pirates captured... -
THE GUNS OF OCTOBER: How The Invasion Of Somalia Changed Kenya
May 24, 2017By Patrick Gathara When Kenyan troops crossed the proverbial Rubicon and entered Somalia nearly six years ago, it caught almost everyone by surprise. It was Kenya’s first sustained and significant foray into its troubled neighbors territory... -
Militants Attack 14 villages in Southern Somalia
May 24, 2017WASHINGTON — Al-Shabab militants have attacked some 14 villages in southern Somalia, in an apparent attempt to disrupt a planned government offensive. Most of the villages that came under attack Tuesday are located near the towns... -
Suicide bomber kills five in Somalia’s northern Puntland region
May 24, 2017A suicide bomber killed five people, including a policeman, and injured 12 others on Tuesday at a police checkpoint in Somalia’s northern Puntland region, a local governor said, the first such attack in three years.... -
Review Rejoinder: Response to Kapteijns’ Revenge on The Suicidal State in Somalia
Apr 16, 2017It is my belief that readers of Lidwien Kapteijns’ review of my book, The Suicidal State in Somalia: The Rise and Fall of the Siad Barre Regime, 1969-1991 (2016), posted on Wardheernews website, deserve some factual... -
Somalia: AMISOM Denies Al-Shabab Claim of Killing AU Soldiers
Apr 16, 2017African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has denied claims that al-Shabaab militants killed soldiers following an attack on AU convoy near Afgoye town on Friday. AMISOM said in a statement posted on Twitter that the information... -
Freed from Pirates, Hijacked Dhow Returns to Sea
Apr 16, 2017On Thursday, the Indian Navy took custody of the Indian dhow Al Kausar, which was hijacked by Somali pirates off Socotra Island on April 1. Somali security forces recaptured the dhow and freed the hostages... -
VOA Exclusive: Dozens More US Troops Deployed to Somalia
Apr 16, 2017PENTAGON — Dozens of American soldiers have deployed to Mogadishu to train and equip Somali and AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) forces fighting extremism in Somalia, U.S. military officials told VOA. The troops’ arrival marks...
