Somalia to Refuse UAE Funding for its Troops
As relations with the United Arab Emirates sour over the seizure of millions of dollars in cash from an aircraft at the Mogadishu airport, Defense Minister Mohamed Mursa say the government will no longer accept UAE funding for its military.
Somali soldier with Ugandan AMISOM troops.
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Somalia:
UAE Minister Gargash Says Govt Creating 'Unnecessary' Tension
Shabelle, 11 April 2018
UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said Somalia created tension that's uncalled for after its seizure of a civilian aircraft this week and money on board… Read more »
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Somalia:
Two Car Bomb Explosions Kill 6, Wound Several in Mogadishu
Shabelle, 6 April 2018
At least six people are reported to have been killed, and several wounded in a pair of suicide car bombings in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital on Friday. Read more »
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Somalia:
U.S. Military Kills Three Al-Shabab Militants in Central Somalia
Shabelle, 6 April 2018
The United States military said Friday its special forces conducted an airstrike against al-Shabab terrorists in southern Somalia, killing three terrorists. Read more »
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Somalia:
Radio Shabelle Exclusive Interview With Raymond Stephens
Shabelle, 12 April 2018
Shabelle Media Network had an exclusive interview with Raymond Stephens, the Public affairs officer of the U.S. mission to Somalia on Thursday, April 12, 2018. Read more »
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Somalia:
U.S. Conducts Airstrike in Support of the Federal Government of Somalia
Africom, 13 April 2018
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike destroying an al-Shabaab vehicle-borne improvised exposive device near Jana Cabdalle,… Read more »
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Security officials have seized three suitcases containing U.S.$9.6 million seized at Mogadishu Airport on a flight from Abu Dhabi, has been put In storage in the central bank, ... Read more »