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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... -
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.... -
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... -
Air strikes kill over 100 Al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia
Apr 16, 2017MOGADISHU, April 15 (Xinhua) — More than 100 Al-Shabaab militants including 20 commanders are believed to have been killed in southern Somalia by U.S. air strikes early Saturday, residents and officials said. The residents and... -
Somalia: Two Al Shabaab Suspects Detained in Kenya
Apr 16, 2017Kenyan Police have arrested wanted terror suspect Juma Mwengo in Likoni, Kwale County. Two grenades, ten rounds of ammunition and other paraphernalia such as CDs with radical preachings were seized. Another wanted suspect, Stephen Wangechi was... -
China Base Sparks ‘Very Significant Security Concerns’
Mar 28, 2017WASHINGTON: For the first time, an important United States military base, one where a great deal of highly classified communications, intelligence and operations occur, sits within a few miles of a military competitor. Where? Djibouti, the tiny...
