“… but only if the international community guarantees more funding and donates equipment, such as attack helicopters.” – President Museveni BY TABU BUTAGIRA | DAILY MONITOR President Museveni has told United States officials that Uganda is ready to deploy 5,000 additional troops to bolster military operations of the African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) against […]
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In the face of Ethiopia’s unprovoked meddling in their internal affairs, do Somalis still have a chance to save their nation? BY JAMAL OSMAN | TRT WORLD Ethiopia has long been a thorn in the side of Somalia, a troublesome neighbour, and an obstacle to regional peace. In an ideal world, the two countries would […]
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BY ABDI SHEIKH | REUTERS Somali families are refusing to bury the bodies of 10 loved ones, including three children, until the government takes responsibility for killing them in a U.S.-backed military raid, officials said on Sunday. The ten were shot dead when Somalia’s army, supported by U.S. troops, carried out an operation in Bariire […]
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Al-Shabab claims it killed 39 African Union troops. Uganda confirmed it lost 12 soldiers BY AL JAZEERA At least 24 African Union peacekeeping troops and a Somalian soldier have been killed in an ambush carried out by armed group al-Shabab in the country’s south, according to a senior regional official. The fighting broke out when the […]
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Shabaab fighters overran a military base in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland BY VOA NEWS At least 50 people, including three senior military officers, were killed Thursday when al-Shabab attacked a military base in the semi-autonomous Puntland region, military officials and witnesses told VOA. Those sources said the dead include at least 45 Puntland soldiers […]
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Navy SEAL killed while fighting militants in Somalia. The U.S. forces were conducting an advise and assist mission with Somali army members. BY BBC NEWS A member of the US military has been killed in Somalia, the first confirmed US combat death there since the 1993 disastrous Black Hawk Down incident. This happened on Thursday […]
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BY VOA NEWS Somalia’s new president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, declared war on al-Shabab Thursday, replacing the country’s military leadership and giving the insurgents 60 days to surrender ahead of a fresh offensive. “Bomb attacks have become a common occurrence,” Mohamed said. “Because of that, I would like to announce to the Somali people that the […]
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BY MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN | VOA NEWS Ethiopian troops fighting militant Islamist group al-Shabab have withdrawn from a key military base in central Somalia’s Galgudud region, according to residents. Heavily armed al-Shabab fighters took control of El Bur following the pullout of Ethiopian troops and a small number of Somali National Army soldiers early Monday. […]
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