Recent News Headlines : Somali People

FINAL DEATH TOLL IN SOMALIA'S WORST ATTACK IS 512 PEOPLE


Somalia's government has blamed the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group for the Oct. 14 attack, which struck a crowded street... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 0

US CARRIES OUT 3 DRONE STRIKES AGAINST EXTREMISTS IN SOMALIA


Local Somalia time and it killed one fighter for the extremists group, al-Shabab, said a U.S. Africa command statement... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 7

US CARRIES OUT THREE DRONE STRIKES AGAINST EXTREMISTS IN SOMALIA


Local Somalia time and it killed one fighter for the extremists group, al-Shabab, said a US Africa command statement... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 102

SOMALIA FIRES POLICE, INTELLIGENCE CHIEF AFTER MOGADISHU ATTACK


Somali security forces have ended a night-long siege by al-Shabab attackers at a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 1026

SOMALI SECURITY CHIEFS FIRED OVER BLASTS


The siege started on Saturday afternoon after a car bomb was driven into the Nasahablod Two hotel... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 98

ATTACK ON HOTEL IN SOMALIAN CAPITAL KILLS AT LEAST 23


Mohamed Hussein said 30 people, including a government minister, were rescued from the Nasa-Hablod hotel as heavy gunfire continued in the standoff between extremists and security forces... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 0

MOGADISHU: 11 KILLED WEEK AFTER DEADLIEST BLAST


I saw charred bodies of bodies shortly after the blast. I think the target of the attack was the military soldiers, he told Al Jazeera... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 3427

SOMALI PRESIDENT TO DECLARE WAR ON AL-SHABAB AFTER DEADLY TRUCK BLAST


Somali president to declare war on al-Shabab after deadly truck blast... READ MORE

21st October, 2017 0

MOGADISHU BOMBING DEATH TOLL RISES TO 358


The explosion happened around noon in the village of Markaz, about 20km northwest of Mogadishu, Police Major Nur Ali told Reuters news agency... READ MORE

21st October, 2017 7011

500 CASUALTIES IN SOMALIA'S WORST TERRORIST ATTACK


Mogadishu truck bomb 500 casualties in somalia's worst terrorist attack... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 2181

HOPES FADE IN DESPERATE SEARCH FOR SCORES STILL MISSING IN SOMALIA'S LARGEST TERRORIST BOMBING


Somalia's government has blamed the attack on the al-Shabab extremist group, which has not commented... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 5

'I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE'


It's a failure for those services, said Abdisalam Guled, a counterterrorism expert in Mogadishu... READ MORE

17th October, 2017 159

SOMALIA BLASTS REVEAL GLARING SECURITY LAPSE


Somalia Blasts Reveal Glaring Security Lapse and Possible Shabab Infiltration... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 1185

DEATH TOLL FROM MOGADISHU TWIN TRUCK BOMBING RISES TO MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE


Somalia attack Death toll from Mogadishu twin truck bombing rises to more than 300 people... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 6150

500 CASUALTIES IN SOMALIA'S WORST TERRORIST ATTACK


Mogadishu truck bomb 500 casualties in somalia's worst terrorist attack... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 1482

DOZENS STILL MISSING AS SOMALIA TRUCK BOMBING DEATH TOLL SURPASSES 300


Africa's deadliest Islamic extremist group, al-Shabaab has waged war in Somalia for more than a decade, often targeting high-profile areas of the capital... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 1489

SOMALIA BOMBING DEATH TOLL RISES ABOVE 300 AS LOVED ONES SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS


Somalia bombing death toll rises above 300 as loved ones search hospitals for survivors... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 1718

MOGADISHU BOMBING: AL-SHABAAB BEHIND DEADLY BLAST, OFFICIALS SAY


Al-Shabaab do not care about civilian deaths, said Rasheed Abdi, an expert in Somalia with the International Crisis Group in Nairobi... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 1445

DEATH TOLL RISES TO OVER 300 AFTER DEADLIEST SINGLE ATTACK IN SOMALIA HISTORY


Saturday's truck bombing targeted a crowded street in Mogadishu, and about 300 others were injured... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 352

DEATH TOLL FROM SOMALIA BOMB ATTACKS TOPS 300


More than 300 people died after twin bomb explosions in Mogadishu, an official said Monday, as locals packed hospitals in search of friends and relatives c... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 13

SOMALIA SAYS U.S. DRONE STRIKE KILLED AL-SHABAAB COMMANDER


The Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabaab often carries out deadly bombings in the city... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 21

DEATH TOLL FROM MOGADISHU TRUCK BOMB RISES TO 276 IN DEADLIEST SINGLE ATTACK EVER IN SOMALIA'S CAPITAL


The Somali government blamed the attack on Al-Shabaab, an Islamist terror group that has fought a long running insurgency against Mogadishu... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 11115

276 KILLED IN DEADLIEST SINGLE ATTACK IN SOMALIA'S HISTORY


Updated October 16, 2017 7 27 am Somalis gather and search for survivors by destroyed buildings at the scene of a blast in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 137

AT LEAST 230 KILLED IN DEADLIEST SOMALIA ATTACK


Saturday's blast came two days after Somalia's defence minister and army chief both resigned from their posts without explanation... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 12

MOGADISHU TRUCK BOMBINGS ARE DEADLIEST ATTACK IN DECADES


One of the strikes, on July 30, killed Ali Jabal, a Shabab commander who led forces and conducted attacks in Mogadishu and elsewhere in Somalia... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 21736

DEATH TOLL RISES TO 276 IN SOMALIA TRUCK BOMB ATTACK


A man runs through the scene of a massive explosion in front of Safari Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, Oct. 1, 2017... READ MORE

16th October, 2017 7821

MOGADISHU REELS AS ATTACK TOLL RISES TO OVER 200


Saturday's blast came two days after Somalia's defence minister and army chief both resigned from their posts without explanation... READ MORE

15th October, 2017 54

DEATH TOLL FROM MOGADISHU BLAST HITS 85


This was the deadliest attack in Mogadishu in recent times said Adem... READ MORE

15th October, 2017 0

SOMALIA TRUCK BOMB DEATH TOLL RISES TO 189


My thoughts are with families of the victims, and the Government and people of Somalia at this difficult time... READ MORE

15th October, 2017 0

SOMALIA DECLARES THREE DAYS OF MOURNING AFTER BLAST


President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo declared three days of national mourning starting on Sunday, following the attack... READ MORE

15th October, 2017 12707

Trending News Headlines : Somali People

IN IRAN CONFUSION OVER VISA CRACKDOWN


Passport-holders from those countries, who have American visas but are outside the United States, will not be permitted to return... READ MORE

28th January, 2017 42945

SOMALIA ELECTS FIRST NEW PRESIDENT IN DECADES


The concession speech sent the new president's supporters into the streets singing and dancing, some waving Somalia flags and blowing horns... READ MORE

9th February, 2017 18704

NEARLY 200 REFUGEES 'THROWN' INTO YEMEN SEA, 50 MISSING


Since January this year, the IOM said that about 55,000 people had left Horn of Africa nations for Yemen... READ MORE

10th August, 2017 14515

JOYOUS AFRICANS TAKE TO THE RAILS WITH CHINAS HELP


He predicted that the new train would transform Djibouti and Ethiopia, and eventually all of Africa... READ MORE

8th February, 2017 7073

MURAL ARTIST 'SHIK SHIK' BRIGHTENS UP SOMALI SHOP FRONTS


Mural artist Muawiye Hussein Sidow or Shik Shik has created the artworks that adorn over 100 shop fronts in Mogadishu, Somalia... READ MORE

31st July, 2017 6548

40 PERCENT OF SOMALIS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO EAT


Many are returning to south-central Somalia, the nation's breadbasket, where poor rainfall has reduced cereal production to half the long-term average, the UN said... READ MORE

21st September, 2016 6406

17 KILLED, 26 WOUNDED IN SOMALIA RESTAURANT ATTACK


Survivors of the attack were led by soldiers from the Pizza House restaurant building... READ MORE

15th June, 2017 5331

TURKEY OPENS ITS LARGEST OVERSEAS MILITARY BASE IN AFRICA


Turkey opened the new military training facility south of Somalia's capital city Mogadishu Saturday... READ MORE

30th September, 2017 4811

UN CHIEF: WORLD MUST ACT TO AVERT FAMINE IN SOMALIA


The World Health Organization WHO has warned there are just two months left to avert what would be Somalia's third famine in 25 years... READ MORE

7th March, 2017 4753

PROMISED MERCY KENYAN STUDENTS GOT BULLETS


All that separates Kenya from Somalia is a thin dusty line... READ MORE

4th April, 2015 4431

AL-SHABAB: US MILITARY SETS SIGHTS ON SOMALIA


With frequent suicide bombings and assaults on Somalia's hotels and military targets, the armed group al-Shabab continues to threaten stability in the war-ravaged country... READ MORE

3rd March, 2017 4248

'IT WAS THE HAPPIEST MOMENT': ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO TOOK RISKY CENTRAL AMERICAN CORRIDOR CROSS INTO CANADA


After careful research, Ahmed Omar and Abdi Omar decided to travel to Tijuana to jump the wall that separates Mexico from the United States on April 9, 2017... READ MORE

10th July, 2017 3980

AL JAZEERA JOURNALIST HAMZA MOHAMED FREED IN SOMALIA


Al Jazeera journalist Hamza Mohamed has been released from detention by Somali security agents in the capital Mogadishu... READ MORE

20th October, 2016 2751

AL-SHABAB'S MUKHTAR ROBOW SURRENDERS TO GOVERNMENT


Mukhtar Robow, a founding father of group, reportedly taken to Mogadishu after surrendering to government forces... READ MORE

13th August, 2017 2579

NEW ARMY CHIEF SURVIVES DEADLY MOGADISHU BOMB BLAST


Somalia's new military boss has survived a suspected suicide car bomb attack that has killed at least 15 people, according to police... READ MORE

9th April, 2017 2514

SOMALIS GREET 'NEW DAWN' AS US DUAL NATIONAL WINS PRESIDENCY


Celebrations have erupted on the streets of Somalia after parliamentarians elected a new president, with crowds chanting songs and firing automatic weapons into the night sky... READ MORE

8th February, 2017 2490

AL-SHABAB SEIZES SOMALI TOWN AFTER PEACEKEEPER PULLOUT


African Union forces abandon Halgan town in the Hiran region, allowing al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters to enter soon after... READ MORE

23rd October, 2016 2329

SEVERAL DEAD AS AL-SHABAB STORMS SOMALI BORDER TOWN


Al-Shabab captured the military base, the police station and most part of the town, he added... READ MORE

11th September, 2017 2220

SETBACKS PRESS SHABAB FIGHTERS TO KILL INEXPENSIVELY IN KENYA


Even in the small towns in Somalia they still control, Shabab fighters are not safe... READ MORE

6th April, 2015 2152

LARGE EXPLOSION HITS SOMALI CAPITAL MOGADISHU


A vehicle exploded near a busy hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least six people and wounding four others, police said... READ MORE

13th March, 2017 2100

GUTERRES: THOUSANDS OF CHILD SOLDIERS FIGHT IN SOMALIA


Guterres said he was deeply troubled by the scale and nature of grave violations against children in Somalia and their increase since 2015 ... READ MORE

20th January, 2017 2010

AL-SHABAB MASSACRES 36 IN KENYA


There is growing concern in Kenya about security in regions bordering Somalia after a spate of attacks... READ MORE

2nd December, 2014 2008

SOMALIA'S LOST TAPES REVIVE MUSICAL MEMORIES


Mursal, like many other performers in bands like Waaberi band, Shareero and Dur Dur, fled Somalia after decades of war and now lives in the diaspora... READ MORE

27th August, 2017 2001

KENYA BUS GUNMEN 'WANT RELIGIOUS WAR'


Al-Shabab said the attack was in retaliation for recent killings of Muslims by the Kenyan security forces in the coastal town of Mombasa... READ MORE

23rd November, 2014 1961

FARMAJO CALLS FOR ARMS' EMBARGO END TO DEFEAT AL-SHABAB


The longstanding arms embargo on Somalia severely restricts our ability to procure heavy weapons, Farmajo said... READ MORE

11th May, 2017 1955

3 CHILDREN AMONG DEAD IN JOINT ATTACK IN SOMALIA


At least 10 civilians, including three children, have been killed in a joint raid by Somali forces and US troops in the country's south, local officials said... READ MORE

25th August, 2017 1925

AL-SHABAB ATTACKS SOMALIA ARMY BASE


The base is jointly operated by the Somali national army and forces from the semi-autonomous Jubbaland region of southern Somalia, it reported... READ MORE

3rd September, 2017 1887

KENYAN MUSLIM WHO SHIELDED CHRISTIANS FROM TERRORISTS DIES


That's what Salah Farah told Al-Shabaab gunmen who ambushed a bus he was riding in the Kenyan county of northeast Mandera in late December... READ MORE

21st January, 2016 1757

FOR STRANDED SOMALI REFUGEES FRIEND OF AMERICA IS A DEADLY LABEL


More than 25,000 refugees from Somalia, one of the poorest, hungriest, war-torn countries on earth, were in the pipeline to be resettled in the United States... READ MORE

4th February, 2017 1757

DEADLY CAR BOMB ATTACK ROCKS SOMALIA'S MOGADISHU


We heard a huge explosion in Wadajir district, there are some casualties, Abdifatah Omar Halane, the spokesman for Mogadishu's mayor, said... READ MORE

20th June, 2017 1745


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