MONDAY JANUARY 22 2024 Egypt will not allow any threat on Somalia said president Abdel Fattah AL sisi said on Sunday after Ethiopia said it would consider recognizing an independence claim by Somialand in a deal that would give it access to a sea port Read: Egypt, Ethiopia trade blame over failed dam talks Somaliland declared…
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Ugandan army officers sacked for cowardice in attack on Somalia’s Bulo Marer Atmis base
A Ugandan military court has found two officers guilty of cowardice as Islamist fighters stormed an African Union base in Somalia in May. Majors Zadock Abor and John Oluka ran away after they came under attack by al-Shabab in Bulo Marer, south of the capital Mogadishu. At least 50 Ugandan soldiers were killed, officials say….
Somalia: Deadly Battle Underway in Central Somalia After Al-Shabab Attack
A map showing the location (red pin) of the town of Masagaway in Somalia. By Harun Maruf Heavy fighting has been reported in central Somalia after al-Shabab militants stormed a government military camp in the town of Masagaway on Tuesday, the second attack in days. Security sources who are following the situation say deadly fighting…
‘Al-Shabaab Will Regret Actions on Ugandan Soldiers in Somalia’
An Al-Shabaab attack took place on an AU peacekeeper operating base in Bulo Marer, 120 kilometers southwest of the capital Mogadishu on May 26, 2023. The Al-Shabaab militants claimed in a statement that it carried out suicide bomb attacks and killed 137 Ugandan soldiers, while others were taken as prisoners of war. However, these claims…
M7 Hosts Regional Leaders contributing to AU Mission in Somalia
STATE HOUSE – ENTEBBE – Uganda leader Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is this afternoon hosting H.Es: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud(Somalia), Evariaste Ndayishimiye(Burundi), William Ruto( Kenya), Ismail Omar Guelleh (Djibouti) and Demeke Mekonnen (Ethiopia) for the Heads of State Summit of the Troop Contributing Countries to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The summit -(of the…
3,500 African Union Soldiers Killed in Somalia Since 2007
By Harun Maruf Thousands of African Union peacekeepers have been killed and hundreds more injured in Somalia since the forces began their work in that country in early 2007, the head of their mission told VOA Somali. The peacekeepers were deployed to help protect the government and installations from al-Qaida-affiliated al-Shabab militants. Mohamed El-Amine Souef,…
One million people displaced by drought in Somalia: UN
A historic drought in Somalia has now displaced one million people and left the country in the shadow of famine, the United Nations said Thursday. More than 755,000 people have fled their homes but remain within the country’s borders, which, when added to those who have fled abroad, brings the total to a million, the UN refugee…
US to Redeploy in Somalia – White House Agrees with Pentagon
President Joe Biden has ordered the reestablishment of a US troop presence in Somalia to help local authorities combat the Al-Shabaab militant group, a senior American official told reporters Monday. The move reverses an order from Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump, who in late 2020 pulled nearly all US forces from the Horn of African nation…
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