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FeaturedAl-Shabaab planning attack in Mandera county-Kenya Police
FILE: Kenya Police spokesman Charles Owino warned Sunday Al-Shabaab was planning to Kenya’s Mandera county for an attack. Photo: online By Fauxile Kibet NAIROBI: Kenyan police have issued an alert following reports that the Somalia...
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FeaturedKDF to stay in Somalia says, President Uhuru,
FILE BY: Kenyan troops serving in Somalia will continue fighting emerging terror threats and ensure long-lasting peace, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. Speaking at Kenyatta Barracks in Gilgil during the Kenya Defence Forces Day yesterday, the...
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FeaturedKenya police disclose identity of Mandera school attack leader
FILE NAIROBI: Security officers have identified the mastermind of last Wednesday’s Al Shabaab attack at Arabia Boys Secondary School in Mandera that left two non-local teachers dead. Police spokesman Charles Owino said in a statement...
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FeaturedOct. 14 bombing driver faces the firing squad as Somalia marks 1 year
Hassan Adan Isaaq was executed today as the country marked one year since the attack. Photo: SONNA The driver of one of the vehicles which exploded during the October 14, 2017 bombing in Mogadishu was...
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FeaturedUN envoy Haysom warns against IEDs, pays tribute to Oct 14 victims
UN soldiers bow in memory of victims of the October 14, 2017 truck bombing attack in Mogadishu. Photo: UNSOM UN envoy for Somalia Nicholas Haysom has warned against use of IEDs by violent extremist groups...
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FeaturedSomalis mark one year since October truck bombing
The event marks one year since the terror attack which claimed over 500 lives. Photo: Goobjoog News Somalis from all walks of life are converging this morning at Zoope Junction the scene of the deadly...
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FeaturedHiran administration plan to open roads between Bulo-Burde and Jalalaqsi
Photo: Online Hiiraan regional administration has announced a plan to open the road linking between Jalalaqsi and Bulo-burde town of Hiiran region. The deputy governor of Hiran region, Abdifatah Muhumad Taakoy said, “the plan will...
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FeaturedKenyan court acquits three female Al-Shabaab suspects
FILE: From left: Ms Ummukhayr Sadri Abdulla, Ms Maryam Said Aboud and Ms Khadija Abubakar Abdulkadir when they appeared in a Mombasa court on March 30, 2015. Photo: Daily Nation. By Fauxile Kibet MOMBASA, KENYA:...
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FeaturedAMISOM, Somali government and key stakeholders meet to review progress in the security sector
Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, speaks at the Comprehensive Approach for Security held in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 10 October 2018. AMISOM Photo /...
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FeaturedSNA seize areas in Hiiran region of central Somalia
FILE: Somalia National Army backed with AMISOM have taken over areas in Jalalaqsi district of Hiraan region from the Al-Shabaab militants as confirmed by the Jalalaqsi District Commissioner Ibrahim Madoobe Nur. Jalalaqsi district commissioner approved...