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Washington is not telling the truth about US troops in Somalia
Nov 15, 2021 15:57The U.S. first dispatched commandos to Somalia shortly after 9/11 and has been conducting air strikes in the country since 2007. Journalists and human rights organizations have documented scores of civilian victims of these attacks.
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Thousands displaced, millions in need of urgent humanitarian aid in Somalia, UN warns
Oct 26, 2021 17:36The United Nations (UN) has raised the alarm about severe humanitarian issues in central Somalia, after 100,000 people were displaced by fighting between pro-government forces and militia.
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Is US military backtracking on airstrikes transparency?
Aug 16, 2021 14:12With the United States seemingly returning to waging an active air war in Somalia, AFRICOM’s recent press releases should raise concern that it may be backtracking on providing transparent reporting of the impact of its strikes.
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Sanders, Lee, and Murphy slam Biden administration's first drone strike in Somalia
Jul 27, 2021 09:20The Biden administration like its predecessors, has been accused of drastically undercounting civilian deaths in U.S. military operations.
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At least 30, including 13 civilians, killed in al-Shabab attack in Somalia
Jun 28, 2021 15:20At least 30 people have been killed when Somalia's al-Shabab militant group launched an attack in a town in the state of Galmudug, a security official said.
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Fearing new bout of fighting, civilians flee homes in Somali capital
Apr 27, 2021 16:27Civilians caught in the middle of fighting between government forces and armed opposition militia in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu have started to flee their homes, as disagreements over President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s extension of his own term takes on increasingly violent forms.
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Somalia’s president signs law extending own term for 2 years
Apr 14, 2021 10:47Somalia’s president has signed a contentious law passed by the lower house of the parliament that extends his term for two more years.
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Somali military kills 76 Shabab militants in attack on army bases
Apr 04, 2021 07:46Somalia’s army has killed scores of al-Shabab militants after the al-Qaeda-linked Takfiri terrorist group attacked two key military bases in the country’s southwest.
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Three-quarters of Somali families lacking safe water as drought looms: Report
Mar 23, 2021 04:46Nearly three-quarters of Somali families lack safe drinking water as drought looms across the country and depletes wells, raising the risk of hunger as crops fail and livestock dies, UK-based charity Save the Children said on Monday.
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Mogadishu attack leaves at least 10 dead, over 30 wounded
Mar 06, 2021 13:40A car packed with explosives rammed into a popular restaurant in Somalia's capital on Friday night, and police said at least 10 people were killed and more than 30 wounded.