Somalia

Somalia Rebuilds Army With 3,000 Recruits After Historic In-Country Military Training

The Somali National Army has graduated approximately 3,000 soldiers at the Xananbuure camp in Galgadud, marking the largest number of personnel trained in the country since the central government collapsed in 1991.

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US Can Access Minerals, Military Bases in Somaliland, Minister Tells AFP

Somaliland is willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases, a minister has told AFP, as the breakaway region of Somalia seeks international recognition.

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Somalia Signs Defense Agreement With Saudi Arabia

Somalia Monday signed a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia, as the Horn of Africa becomes an arena for proxy wars between Gulf monarchies, with Abu Dhabi at loggerheads with Riyadh.

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US Intensifies Strikes in Somalia Following Nigeria Bombardment

The US has picked up the pace of its air strikes against Al-Shabaab and Islamic State in Somalia this year, according to US Africa Command data.

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Somali Forces Retake Island Overrun by Al-Shabaab Militants

Regional forces in Somalia said they had taken back control of a strategic island on Thursday, a day after it was overrun by heavily armed Al-Shabab militants.

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Al-Shabaab Militants Attack Strategic Somali Island

Heavily armed Al-Shabaab militants attacked a strategic island in southern Somalia on Wednesday, clashing with state paramilitary forces stationed in the semi-autonomous Jubaland region, officials and the Islamist group said.

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Pirate Attack off Somali Coast Fuels Fears of Comeback

Attackers boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia, a British maritime security agency warned, after two recent incidents raised fears of a resurgence in piracy.

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Seven Al-Shabaab Militants Killed in Mogadishu Suicide Attack: Govt

Seven Al-Shabaab militants were killed in a suicide attack carried out by the Islamist group in the heart of Mogadishu late on Saturday afternoon, the Somali government said.

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Somalia-Jubaland Power Struggle Benefits Al-Shabaab Militants

Recent clashes in Somalia's semi-autonomous Jubaland region are alarming experts, exposing cracks in the country's federal system and creating an opening for extremist militant group Al-Shabaab to gain ground.

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Somali Army, Peacekeepers Recapture Key Town From Insurgents

The Somali army and international peacekeepers have "fully secured" a strategic town from Islamist militants after over a week of fighting.

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