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Blasts and gunfire near Somalia’s presidential palace

Two large explosions followed by gunfire were heard on Saturday near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital. The midday blasts came a week after a...

Nine killed in attack on Somali ministry

At least nine people have been killed in an attack on a Somali ministry in the capital Mogadishu. All three attackers who launched a siege...

Road-side bomb injures 7 in Mogadishu

Seven people were wounded by a roadside bomb in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, the police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Islamist...

Soldiers injured in suicide car bomb in Somalia

A suicide car bomb explosion at a military base in Somalia injured seven soldiers late Saturday, a military official said, and Islamist group al...

Somalia: US soldier killed, 4 wounded in firefight

A US special forces soldier has been killed in an attack by suspected al-Shabab militants in southern Somalia, officials say. Four other US soldiers and...

Dozens killed over land dispute in Somalia

Fighting between Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region and breakaway Somaliland has killed dozens of soldiers, according to a witness and a military commander who spoke of a “hellish” outbreak of violence.

Suicide bomber hits Somalia military convoy

A suicide car bomber from Somalia’s Islamist group al Shabaab hit a military convoy outside Mogadishu on Tuesday, causing an unknown number of deaths, a police officer and the group’s spokesman told Reuters.

Somaliland hit by cyclone, at least 15 dead

Somaliland has been hit by tropical cyclone, Sagar which was caused by heavy rains over the weekend leading to the death of at least 15 people.

Somali market explosion kills over 11

At least 11 people were killed in an explosion in a busy market in a small Somali city north of Mogadishu, a security official and witnesses said.

Somali woman stoned to death for polyandry

Members of the militant group al-Shabab have stoned a Somali woman to death accusing her of engaging in polyandry.

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