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Somali forces battle militants for hotel in Mogadishu: police

Mogadishu (AFP) - Somalia's security forces exchanged gunfire with militants holed up in a hotel in Mogadishu on Monday after Al-Shabaab stormed the popular venue near the presidential palace and laid siege overnight.

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Somali forces end deadly hours-long siege in hotel by Al Shabaab

Somali security forces have ended a deadly hours-long siege by Al Shabaab militants who stormed a popular hotel in the capital Mogadishu overnight, the national police spokesman said on Monday, adding that eight people had been killed in the attack.

France 24

The al-Shabab extremist group attacked a hotel in Somalia's capital

There has been no immediate word of any casualties. Al-Shabab said its fighters attacked the hotel Villa Rose, which has a restaurant popular with government and security officials.

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Al-Shabaab attacks hotel in Somali capital: police

Mogadishu (AFP) - Al-Shabaab militants attacked a hotel near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, police and witnesses said, with explosions and gunfire heard in the city centre.

AFP

Somalia questions foreign 'hostages' found near Al-Shabaab territory

Mogadishu (AFP) - Somali police launched an investigation Sunday after 20 foreigners were discovered near territory controlled by the Al-Shabaab militant group claiming to be fishermen who had been held hostage for years.

AFP

Militants attack hotel used by officials in Somalia's capital

Islamist militants attacked a hotel used by government officials in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday evening, police and witnesses said.

Reuters

Freezing temperatures grip Kyiv as power shortages persist in Ukraine

Snow fell in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv Sunday, while the electricity supply was still disrupted due to recent air strikes carried out by Russia, guaranteeing a difficult winter for the city's inhabitants. Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of fresh strikes from Moscow. Read our live blog to review all…

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Al Shabaab attack Somali military base, government forces fight back

Militants from Somalia's al Shabaab attacked a military base in the central Galgaduud region on Friday, the group and a local government minister said, prompting violent clashes as the army and allied clans sought to repel them.

Reuters

Journalist under strict bail terms in Somalia after arrest in crackdown

Abdalle Mumin was held after press groups said government directives on coverage of offensive against al-Shabaab put them at risk

The Guardian - UK

Somalia says 49 al Shabaab fighters killed in military operation

Somalia's government said on Wednesday 49 al Shabaab fighters had been killed in a military operation in Lower Shabelle region, the latest in a months-long campaign aimed at seizing territory long held by the Islamist group.

Reuters

Al-Shabab gunman kills three Kenyan peacekeepers in Somalia

Kenyan military official said a lone attacker fired indiscriminately, wounding five soldiers, before he was gunned down.

Al Jazeera

In war-torn states hurt by climate, scant hope for new funds

For conflict-ravaged nations, climate change is an added disaster

The Independent UK

Al-Shabaab in Somalia has resisted military force: now is the time for a new strategy

In October 2022, Somalia’s capital Mogadishu suffered yet another massive suicidal attack. More than 100 people were killed. Hundreds more were wounded and thousands will have been traumatised by an attack claimed by the Somali insurgent group Al-Shabaab.

The Conversation

Mo Farah says gruelling track ordeals nothing compared to child trafficking nightmare

In a TV documentary earlier this year the Olympic runner disclosed he was smuggled into Britain from Somalia and treated like a servant by the people with whom he first lived

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UN extends Somalia arms embargo amid government dissatisfaction

Despite objections from Somali government, Security Council voted to maintain sanctions regime over al-Shabab threat.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Envoy Warns Against Return of War in Ethiopia

UNHCR Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Mohammed Abdi Affey has warned the Ethiopian parties against a return to fighting between the government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), saying any such move could cause a humanitarian catastrophe. Affey announced there were 103 million displaced persons and refugees,…

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US Offers $10 Million Reward for Leads on Somalia’s Al-Shabaab Leaders

The United States said Monday it was increasing its reward for information about key leaders of Somalia's Al-Shabaab to $10 million apiece, a move that follows a spate of deadly attacks by the terrorist group. The US State Department also said it was for the first time offering a reward…

Reuters

Donors must act now to save East Africa from famine, IRC says

Donors need to provide cash now to save lives and not wait for famine to be declared in parts of East Africa where tens of millions of people are going hungry, the head of the International Rescue Committee said on Tuesday.

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US offers $10m for information on al-Shabab leaders, finances

US seeks information leading to disruption of Somalia-based group’s finances as it intensifies attacks.

AFP

US offers $10 mn rewards for Somalia's Al-Shabaab

Nairobi (AFP) - The United States said Monday it was increasing its reward for information about key leaders of Somalia's Al-Shabaab to $10 million apiece, a move that follows a spate of deadly attacks by the jihadist group.

Reuters

Climate disasters put plight of displaced in COP27 focus

Issack Hassan lives in a migrant camp in Baidoa city in Somalia - one of more than a million people displaced since January after five successive failed rainy seasons.

The Conversation

It’s the big issue of COP27 climate summit: poor nations face a $1 trillion ‘loss and damage’ bill, but rich nations won’t pay up

The costs of climate-related disasters are growing and the poorest countries are bearing the brunt of impacts, from the unprecedented floods in Pakistan to the expanding famine in Somalia. Natural disasters in 2022 alone cost the global economy an estimated US$227 billion.

Reuters

Somalia army, allied militia kill 20 al Shabaab fighters in latest offensive

Somalia's army and associated clan militias have killed at least 20 al Shabaab fighters in towns in the centre of the country, a regional official and the Information Ministry said on Wednesday, in the latest onslaught against the group.

Daily Mirror

British teenager, 14, trapped in Ethiopia feared 'I might never go home again'

Mahna Mohamed was looking forward to returning home to London after spending two years in Somalia, her parents' homeland, but instead Ethiopian authorities confiscated her passport and left her stranded in a foreign country with no money

Al Jazeera

Five killed in suicide bombing at Somalia military camp

Suicide bomber kills five and wounds 11 others in attack on military training camp in Mogadishu, state media reports.

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