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NISA detains suspected al-Shabaab militants accused of planning attacks in Mogadishu and other regions
Mogadishu (HOL) – The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has arrested 11 individuals accused of plotting terrorist attacks and conduct...
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Farmaajo urges Somali leaders, business community to aid drought-stricken families
Mogadishu (HOL) - Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has urged Somali business leaders and religious scholars to step up support for d...
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National Guard soldiers shot in 'targeted' attack near White House
Two National Guard soldiers were shot and critically wounded on Wednesday in downtown Washington near the White House in what officials described as a...
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U.S. special forces join Puntland in major strike on ISIS hideout in Balade Valley
Garowe (HOL) - US Special Forces and Puntland counter-terrorism units have carried out a coordinated operation targeting an ISIS hideout in Somalia’...
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Trump says he’s barring South Africa from participating in next year’s G20 summit near Miami
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year at his Miami-area club an...
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Kenya to appeal regional court ruling that suspended EU trade deal
Kenya will appeal against a regional court ruling that halted a trade deal with the European Union, Trade Minister Lee Kinyanjui said on Wednesday, ad...
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Mbappé scores 4, PSG hits 5, Arsenal topples Bayern and teenage scorers shine in Champions League
On a wild Champions League night with stellar teenage scorers, Kylian Mbappé also struck four including the second-fastest Champions League hat trick...
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Al-Shabaab operatives registering for Somalia’s national ID, president says
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Wednesday that members of the extremist group Al-Shabaab are registering for the co...
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Uganda bars new Somali, Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees as aid funding falls
Mogadishu (HOL) — Uganda has stopped granting refugee status to asylum seekers from Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia, saying those countries are no lon...
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Somali, Jubbaland forces close in on Jamaame, al-Shabaab’s key command base
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali federal forces and Jubbaland regional troops have advanced to within seven kilometers of Jamaame, a major al-Shabaab strong...
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