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Somali forces arrested 27 Al-Shabaab militants in Marka and killed several Al-shabaab

Marka -Somali government forces backed by African Union troops have captured the strategic town of Marka from the Al Qaeda-linked Shabaab, media reports. The operations and investigations carried out by the Armed Forces in the town of Marka have been arrested at about 100 people, most of whom have been released except the 27 members

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Hargeisa leader Muse Bihi is not ready to diminish Somali blood

Hargeisa leader Mr. Muse Bihi Abdi, reacted to recent comments by the Garowe Defense Forces, which swore in the war in Sool. “We have no plans to send troops to Somalia,” he said. “We have no plans to send troops to Somalia,” he said.”If we are all North Somalia we follow the Sunnah of the

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“Respect has to be earned ‘mate’! Don’t you forget that.”

For the attention of the new Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Magid Magid from Somalia. I am very pleased you worked hard and made it to the top in Sheffield. I am very proud Sheffield gave you sanctuary at the age of five years, housed you, schooled you, fed and watered you, gave you hope and

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Immigration probes how Somali deputy spy chief got Kenyan passports

“Immigration PS Gordon Kihalangwa told the Star that the department seeks to establish how Fahad’s citizenship was approved.”The Immigration Department is investigating Somalia deputy spy chief Fahad Dahir Ahmed got four Kenyan passports. Immigration PS Gordon Kihalangwa told the Star that the department seeks to establish how Fahad’s citizenship was approved. The officer in question

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Ethiopia: Probe Years of Abuse in Somali Region

Redress and Accountability Needed for Crimes The government of Ethiopia should commit to an in-depth, independent fact-finding mission into many years of rights abuses and violations of the laws of war in eastern Ethiopia’s Somali region, Human Rights Watch said today. This should include specific investigations into the responsibility of senior Somali region officials, including

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Somali government officials question by police regarding corruption in Mogadishu port

The commander in chief of the inland tax department General Abdullahi Hassan Barise has provided more details about the detention of more than ten government officials over corruption charges. Several staff members in the Ministry of Finance, including Mr. Ahmed Ali Samow, the managing director of Mogadishu seaport revenue authority arrested on Saturday evening at

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American Charged In Uganda After Racist Assault On Hotel Workers

Uganda police arrested an older American man after reviewing a video that showed him striking out at hotel workers and using racial slurs. The police identified the man as Jimmy L. Taylor, a U.S. citizen who claims to be a missionary. The alleged assault took place in the Grand Imperial Hotel in Kampala, the capital,

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Ethiopia repatriates citizen from Djibouti

The number of Ethiopians who are returning from Djibouti weeks after the unrest in Dire Dawa city has reached over 6,400, The Reporter has learned. They were transported using a train to Dire Dawa. From the total number of people who fled from Djibouti, the majority were sent to their hometowns. According to a senior

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Somali President announces major security reshuffle

Mogadishu, 16 August 2018: The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, today organized a major reconciliation meeting for some national security agencies and the National Constituent Assembly A copy of the Office of the President has been appointed and dismissed by the following officials; 1. –Dr. Amina Said Ali was

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Somali special forces killed eleven Al-Shabaab Commanders in Lower Jubba

Kismayo- Somali National Army Killed eleven members of Al -Shabaab fighters including four commanders at Muse Haji area about 60 KM to the Coastal town of Kismayo in lower Jubba region, SNA Commander of 43 Sector, Mohamed Bule confirmed to Media about the military operation’s development. We killed 11 terrorist Al-Shabaab fighters including four Commanders

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