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Somali army says scores of Shabaab fighters killed in attack

Politics Apr 05
Somalia's army said Saturday that soldiers had killed scores of Al-Shabaab gunmen who attacked two key military bases, while police said five civilians died in a suicide bombing in Mogadishu.
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Al-Shabab Attacks Military Bases in Southern Somalia
Politics Apr 04
Simultaneous large explosions were heard in and around two Somali army bases on Saturday, with the military confirming at least nine of its people killed but asserting “heavy losses” among the attackers. The al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility.
Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, has urged Kenya and Somalia to dialogue
AU calls for dialogue to ease Kenya, Somalia border tension
Politics Jan 26
The African Union (AU) on Tuesday raised concern with the rising tensions at the common border between Kenya and Somalia, which saw sporadic violence in Bula-Hawo. It called for dialogue to deescalate tension.
File photo: Three Somali army soldiers were also killed
At least nine killed near Somalia-Kenya border as tensions rise
Politics Jan 25
Heavy fighting at a Somali town near the Kenyan border has killed at least nine people, according to Somali sources, as tensions between the East African neighbours increase.
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Somalia faces uncertainty as term of President nears end
Politics Jan 16
Somalia is largely an oral society where word of mouth spreads like fire. This week, the rumour has been whether President Mohamed Farmaajo’s term will be extended or whether the vocal opposition groups will see through their threat of running parallel elections.
The cyclone made landfall in Puntland state in northeast Somalia
WHO seeks funding to help Somalis affected by cyclone
Politics Jan 10
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is seeking 1.23 million U.S. dollars to help Somalis affected by a tropical cyclone, Gati, which made landfall in Puntland state in northeast Somalia on Nov. 22 last year.
Kenya and Somalia are at odds over maritime borders, with Indian Ocean oil and gas reserves at stake
Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya citing interference
Politics Dec 16
Somalia has severed diplomatic ties with Kenya, accusing it of violating Somali sovereignty and territorial integrity.