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BusinessUAE vital for Somalia’s security and stability-Gaas
FILE: Puntland President Abdiweli Gaas. Photo: online Puntland stands in the front-line of defense against international crime syndicates, the state leader Abdiweli Gaas has said noting a close relationship with UAE was indispensable in ensuring...
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FeaturedMilitary on the spotlight as govt declares illegal deal with SKA
The US suspended food and fuel aid to the national army last December over corruption concerns. Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Abdiwali Gorod addressing soldiers during the official take-over of UAE run military base in...
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FeaturedWeapons stolen from UAE training facility in Somalia, sold on open market
By At least 600 weapons were stolen in the past week from a former United Arab Emirates-run training centre in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu and are for sale in the city, weapons dealers said on Wednesday....
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FeaturedIGAD to unveil regional counter-terrorism centre
FILE: A security officer at the scene of October 14 truck bomb attack in Mogadishu. Photo: AP By Fauxile Kibet The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will today unveil a unified strategy to counter and...
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FeaturedAmisom at risk of stagnating in Somalia-Ugandan army chief
File: Amisom By T. Roble Ugandan military chief has warned Amisom forces may not be able to sustain offensives against the militant group Al-Shabaab owing to limited capacity as the AU forces gradually withdraw from...
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FeaturedSomali army assume responsibility of UAE training academy in Mogadishu
Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Abdullahi Ali Anod at General Gorod military academy during the hand-over exercise. Photo: SONNA Somali army said Saturday it has taken charge of the military units under UAE training following earlier...
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FeaturedThree terror suspects cross into Somalia-Kenyan police
Kenya police Wednesday released the identity of the three suspects said to have crossed into Somalia. By Fauxile Kibet Kenyan police Wednesday identified three terror suspects it said have crossed over to Somalia to join...
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FeaturedSomali forces capture 5 villages in Middle Shabelle region
FILE Somali forces Wednesday captured five villages in Middle Shabelle region pushing Al-Shabaab militants who have been occupying the areas as the forces reduce Al-Shabaab influence in the region. Colonel Ali Alasow told the media...
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FeaturedFive Somali soldiers killed in Al-Shabaab ambush in Middle Shabelle region
Somali government soldiers secure the scene of an attack on a restaurant by the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Feisal Omar Five Somali army soldiers were killed...
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FeaturedSierra Leone deploys 160 police officers to Somalia
Christine Alalo, the Deputy Police Commissioner of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) receives newly deployed Sierra Leonean Formed Police Unit (FPU) officers arriving in Mogadishu on April 17, 2018, to take part in...