Somalia
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Somalia Truck Bomb Death Toll Soars

The death toll from Mogadishu was expected to grow.
by Team Cassius
10.16.17
Hillary Clinton Holds Get Out The Vote Rally With Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi
Obama Invites Trump To White House

Obama invited president-elect Donald Trump to the White House on Thursday to talk about a “smooth transition of power."
by NewsOne Staff
11.09.16
SOMALIA-POLITICS-GOVERNMENT-UNREST
Somalia PM To Outlaw Female Genital Mutilation

Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke says he is "committed" to fighting the procedure that has affected nearly 95 percent…
by Desire Thompson
03.25.16
Heavy shelling to Islamic State militants in Mosul
U.S. Fugitive Turned ISIS Recruiter Surrenders

Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan, known online as “Miski,” reportedly convinced young American recruits to join ISIS.
by ionelholloway
04.25.16
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Food Sent To Fight Somali Famine Never Reached…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A large amount of food sent by the U.N. to the Somali capital during last year’s famine…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Somali Kids Forced To Pull The Trigger To…

DHOBLEY, Somalia — Adan Abdi worries that the students in his class show too little interest in education. That might…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Somali, African Union Troops Capture Final Pockets Of…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali and African Union soldiers captured a key area on the outskirts of Mogadishu from the insurgency…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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50 Cent Tours Somalian Refugee Camp With The…

Rapper 50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson, has visited the war torn country of Somalia in support of the World…
by cganemccalla
06.19.19
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Navy Seals Who Killed Bin Laden Rescued Hostages…

WASHINGTON— A U.S. official says the Navy SEAL team that rescued two hostages in Somalia was the same unit that…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Two Employees Of Doctors Without Borders Killed In…

PARIS (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says that two of its employees in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital – a Belgian and…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Starving Somalian Baby Brought Back From Brink Of…

NAIROBI, Kenya– As Minhaj Gedi Farah lay silently on a hospital bed three months ago, even his mother had given…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Kenyan Army Invades Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Kenyan tanks, artillery and hundreds of fighters are moving through militant territory in Somalia, residents said Monday.…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Rapper K’Naan Returns To Famine Ravished Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia— Somali-born rapper K’naan brought his waving flag back home Sunday, promising to help his countrymen as they struggle…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Somali Troops Fire On Hungry Civilians

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali government troops opened fire Friday on hungry civilians, killing at least seven people, as both groups…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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29,000 Somali Children Under 5 Dead In Famine

NAIROBI, Kenya — The drought and famine in Somalia have killed more than 29,000 children under the age of 5, according…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Somalia Famine Aid Defended From Al Qaeda’s Hands

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Heavy fighting erupted Thursday in Somalia’s capital as African Union peacekeepers launched an offensive aimed at protecting…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Thousands Dead! Somalia Dying In World’s Worst Famine…

NAIROBI, Kenya — Tens of thousands of Somalis are feared dead in the world’s worst famine in a generation, the…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Disturbing! Mentally Ill Patients Shackled And Chained In…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Hassan Qasim lies shackled to a wall in a hallway with 25 other patients at a clinic…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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US Condemns Somali Pirate Killings, Navy Holding Suspects

WASHINGTON — The United States strongly condemned the killing of four U.S. citizens by Somali pirates off East Africa on…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Somali Islamists Ban Men, Women From Shaking Hands

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalis say Islamist insurgents have banned unrelated men and women from shaking hands, speaking or walking together.
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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