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Somalia

World 6 years ago

Massive car bomb kills at least 79 in Mogadishu

At least 16 of those killed were students from the capital's private Banadir University, who had been travelling on a bus when the car bomb detonated at a busy intersection southwest of the Somali capital.

World 7 years ago

Gunmen kill cleric at religious center in Somalia: Al Shabaab

Al Shabaab gunmen attacked a religious center in central Somalia on Monday, killing a cleric and 10 of his followers, a spokesman for the militant Islamist group said.

World 7 years ago

Police say treating Melbourne stabbing as a terror attack

Australian police on Friday said a deadly knife attack in Melbourne was an act of terror, revealing that the deceased suspect was originally from Somalia and was known to intelligence agencies.

World 7 years ago

Car bomb attack strikes local government office in Mogadishu: Police

A Reuters journalist on the scene saw a human hand and blood stains in the rubble.

World 7 years ago

Somalia's Shabaab stone woman to death for marrying 11 men

Shabaab militants stoned a Somali woman to death on Wednesday after an Islamic court sentenced her to the punishment for having married 11 men, the Al-Qaeda-linked group and witnesses said.

Business 7 years ago

Indonesia tries to lift trade barriers in Africa

Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita held bilateral meetings with delegates from Morocco, Somalia and Nigeria on the sidelines of the Indonesia-Africa Forum on Tuesday in Nusa Dua, Bali as part of the efforts to eliminate trade barriers.

World 8 years ago

Islamic State thriving in Somalia: UN report

An Islamic State faction in Somalia has grown significantly over the past year, carrying out attacks in Puntland and receiving some funding from Syria and Iraq, a report by UN sanctions monitors said Friday.

World 8 years ago

US strikes IS in Somalia for first time

The US conducted a pair of drone strikes against Islamic State fighters in Somalia on Friday, the first time America has hit the jihadists in the Horn of Africa nation, officials said.

World 8 years ago

Somalia's deadliest bombing kills 276

Desperate Somalis searched for news of missing loved-ones on Monday, after a massive truck bomb in Mogadishu killed at least 276 people and left 300 injured in the deadliest ever attack to hit the conflict-torn nation.

Opinion 8 years ago

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Somali piracy disremembered

Somali piracy is back: making headlines, boarding ships, and taking hostages. Since early March, there have been numerous successful attacks, including on April 1, when the cargo ship Al Kaushar was boarded.

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Somalia

Massive car bomb kills at least 79 in Mogadishu

Gunmen kill cleric at religious center in Somalia: Al Shabaab

Police say treating Melbourne stabbing as a terror attack

Car bomb attack strikes local government office in Mogadishu: Police

Somalia's Shabaab stone woman to death for marrying 11 men

Indonesia tries to lift trade barriers in Africa

Islamic State thriving in Somalia: UN report

US strikes IS in Somalia for first time

Somalia's deadliest bombing kills 276

PREMIUM Somali piracy disremembered

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Somali piracy disremembered