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Somalia: Five intelligence officers killed in Mogadishu car bomb
Thunderous explosions have rocked Mogadishu’s SYL hotel, just a few meters away from Villa Somalia presidential compound on Friday, Garowe Online reports.
Gunfire could be heard around...
Somalia: Freed Guantanamo Bay Detainee Promotes Jihad in Somalia
A former detainee at the American military prison in Guantanamo Bay, who once served as Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard and driver, recently released an...
Somalia: UPDF Soldiers Will Keep On Their Mission in Somalia – Spokesman
Ugandan army military spokesman Paddy Ankunda said UPDF soldiers serving as part of African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) will continue their operation in...
Somalia: Kenyan returns home after 15 months of captivity in Somalia
Somalia’s forces have dramatically rescued a Kenyan held hostage by suspected pirates and al Shabaab gunmen for 15 months.
James Gashamba was rescued on Thursday...
Somalia: Roadside Bomb Hits AU Troops Convoy Outside Marko
A remote-controlled land-mine blast ripped through a convoy of military vehicles belonging to the African Union troops outside the southern port town of Marko.
A...
