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Mumbai City suffer 0-6 loss to Al Shabab, crash out of AFC Champions League
April 23, 2022 11:25 am
An unfortunate moment for Mumbai City captain Mourtada Fall then allowed Al Shabab to double their lead 10 minutes before the break.
Explained: Is Somalia ready for a one-person one-vote election?
June 24, 2019 4:19 pm
Three previous presidential elections in 2009, 2012 and 2017 were decided in a system where lawmakers were voted in by about 14,000 clan delegates. The lawmakers then in turn elected a president.
Al Shabaab attacks Somali government building in Mogadishu, at least 9 dead
March 23, 2019 7:08 pm
The large explosion shook the centre of Mogadishu and a large plume of smoke rose above the scene of the blast, a building that houses Somalia's ministries of labour and works.
US airstrikes kill hundreds in Somalia as shadowy conflict ramps up
March 11, 2019 6:29 pm
During January and February alone, the U.S. Africa Command reported killing 225 people in 24 strikes in Somalia.
Explained: Who are the al-Shabaab, currently in the middle of a terror attack in Somalia?
March 01, 2019 8:44 pm
Al-Shabaab has imposed a strict Wahhabi version of Islam in the areas under its control, and its fighters have stoned to death women accused of adultery, and punished alleged thieves by cut off their limbs.
Somalia: Toll rises to 53 from bomb blasts in Mogadishu
November 11, 2018 7:24 am
Four car bombs by Islamic extremists exploded outside a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, Friday afternoon. After the three explosions in front of the hotel, a fourth blast hit as medics attempted to rescue the injured.
Al-Shabab's former No. 2 leader runs for office in Somalia
October 30, 2018 6:41 pm
Stunned, Somalia's federal government is in an awkward spot. If Mukhtar Robow's campaign for a regional presidency goes forward, observers say the man who once praised Osama bin Laden and tried to impose an Islamic state has a good chance at winning next month's election.
US airstrike in Somalia kills about 60 al-Shabab fighters
October 16, 2018 9:05 pm
The US military has carried out more than two dozen airstrikes, including drone strikes, this year against the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab, the deadliest Islamic extremist group in sub-Saharan Africa.
Al-Shabaab attacks African Union base in Somalia: military
April 01, 2018 7:56 pm
Since withdrawing from Mogadishu in 2011, the al Qaeda-linked group has lost control of most of Somalia's cities and towns. But it still retains a strong presence in regions outside the capital.
US carries out three drone strikes against extremists in Somalia
November 12, 2017 11:27 pm
"US forces will continue to use all authorized and appropriate measures to protect Americans and to disable terrorist threats,'' said the spokeswoman for the US military command in Africa
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