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Somali flag flown outside Vermont school building over Trump ‘garbage’ slur brings threats
A small school district in Vermont was hit with racist and threatening calls and messages after a Somali flag was put up a week ago in response to Pre...
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US ends temporary legal status for Ethiopians amid Trump crackdown
The US is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Ethiopia in the United States, according to a government notice on Friday, as the Trump admini...
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Thailand says attacks on Cambodia to continue despite Trump ceasefire claim
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has said military action against Cambodia will continue despite an earlier claim by United States Pres...
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Puntland police chief says over 100 ISIS bases destroyed in Cal-Miskaad mountains
Mogadishu (HOL) - Puntland Police Chief General Mumin Abdi Shire announced that Puntland security forces have destroyed more than 100 ISIS bases in th...
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Local clan militias kill al-Shabaab fighters in operation near Beledweyne town
Beledweyne (HOL) - Local clan militia forces known as Ma'awisley have killed several al-Shabaab militants during a military operation in the Dhoqor ar...
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Sharif Sheikh Ahmed rejects Mogadishu direct election plan over legal and security concerns
Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has rejected the government’s plan to hold one-person, one-vote elections in Mogadis...
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Somali President signs law establishing independent national human rights commission
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday officially signed into law the establishment of the Independent National Human Rig...
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Former Somali President warns country ‘not ready’ for one-person, one-vote elections
Mogadishu (HOL) - Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has said that the Somali people are not yet prepared for a genuine one-person, on...
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Somali government begins assessment of Quranic Schools, citing inadequate facilities and lack of oversight
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has on Wednesday announced that it has begun conducting a nationwide census of Qur...
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Awdal elders restore police control in Borama after days of deadly unrest
Borama (HOL) - The traditional leaders of the Awdal region announced on Tuesday that they have fully handed over security responsibilities to the poli...
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