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The Latest Breaking News from Somalia

Somalia Loses its Shakespeare, Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame

Somalia lives in an ongoing path of tragedies, and the latest was an attack led by Harakat al-Shabaab militant group on a hotel in Mogadishu. Still, the death of Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, known as “Hadrawi”, aged 79, on Thursday hit hard in the whole country. This reaction was not surprising,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, one of Somalia’s greatest poets, dies aged 79

Somali social media has been flooded with tributes to the man better known as ‘Hadraawi’

The Guardian - UK

Fight for survival: On Somalia’s fight against terror

The international community must back Somalia in its fight against terror

The Hindu

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Alarm bells as Somalia's new president sours relationship with Ethiopia

The new government in Somalia that won elections held in May has got off to a rocky political start in its relations with the relatively powerful and influential neighbour, Ethiopia.

The Conversation

Somali Forces End 30-hour Hotel Siege

Somali forces have ended a siege at a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, an army officer told Reuters on Sunday, adding that they were still clearing explosives scattered around the building. At least 12 people, mostly civilians, were killed as Somalia's elite armed forces battled al Qaeda-linked militants for 30…

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Somali forces end deadly al-Shabaab hotel siege

Somali forces have ended a deadly siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu that lasted about 30 hours, a security commander told AFP around midnight Saturday.

France 24

Somali forces end al-Shabab siege at Mogadishu hotel

Somali authorities take control of popular hotel after deadly attack by al-Shabab fighters that lasted 30 hours.

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At least 21 killed in Somalia hotel siege, many hostages freed

Security forces have ended a siege by al Qaeda-linked militants at a hotel in Somalia's capital in which more than 20 people were killed and dozens injured, authorities said on Sunday.

Reuters

At least 20 dead as Mogadishu hotel siege enters second day

Somalia’s security forces battled militant fighters for a second consecutive night in Mogadishu’s Hayat hotel, the largest siege in the country since Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected president in May.

Tribune News Service

It took Somali forces more than 30 hours to end a hotel attack that killed 21 people

More than 100 people were also wounded. The Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, which has ties with al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the attack.

WEKU

Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead

Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces that left at least 20 people dead

The Independent UK

Daily Dose Ep 1129: Kejriwal vs Modi, Mumbai terror warning, new J&K voters

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from New Delhi, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Somalia.

Newslaundry

WFP Warns 22 Million Face Starvation in Horn of Africa

The number of people at risk of starvation in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa has increased to 22 million, the UN’s World Food Program (WFP) said Friday. Years of insufficient rainfall across Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia have caused the worst drought in 40 years and conditions akin to famine in…

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Somalia: 12 civilians dead after al Shabaab attacks Mogadishu hotel

At least 12 people have been killed after al Shabaab rebels attacked Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu with two car bombs, then storming the hotel and seizing control, according to an intelligence officer on Saturday.

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Daily Mirror

At least 12 dead as al-Shabaab gunmen storm hotel in Mogadishu terror attack

The initial blast was caused by a suicide bomber then there was a second blast outside the hotel just a few minutes later, meaning rescuers helping casualties from the first blast were then also injured

Bangkok Post

At least 12 killed in Somalia hotel siege

MOGADISHU: At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu after al Shabaab militants attacked a hotel leading to a siege that authorities are still trying to end, an intelligence officer said on Saturday.

Reuters

At least 12 killed as Somalia hotel siege enters second day

At least 12 people were killed when al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, seizing hostages whom authorities were still battling to free 24 hours later, an intelligence officer said on Saturday.

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At Least 12 Killed in Somalia Hotel Siege, Intelligence Officer Says

At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu after al-Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel, seizing control in a siege that authorities are still battling to end, an intelligence officer told Reuters on Saturday. The attackers blasted their way into the Hayat Hotel on Friday evening with two…

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Death toll mounts as Somali forces battle to end al-Shabaab hotel siege

Somali security forces were still battling Saturday to end a bloody Mogadishu hotel siege by jihadist fighters that officials said has killed at least 13 civilians since the attack was unleashed more than 24 hours ago.

Evening Standard

Putin’s war fuelling ‘catastrophic’ crisis putting 50 million people ‘one step from famine’

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has “put more people at risk of death” in dozens of developing countries where nearly 50 million people are now just “one step away from famine,” a minister warned on Friday.

Reuters

Dutch refugee council sues state over "inhumane" asylum centres

Teenager Munasar Muhidin says he fled Somalia in 2020 after Islamist militants killed most of his family and that his brother died trying to get to Europe. He hoped he had finally found a place of refuge in the Netherlands.

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Pentagon: US Strike Kills 13 Shabaab Militants

The Pentagon said Wednesday that US forces killed 13 fighters of the al-Shabaab militant group in an airstrike in Somalia. The strike took place on August 14 near Teedaan in the central-southern part of the country while Shabaab fighters were attacking Somali National Army forces, the Pentagon's Africa Command said…

Tribune News Service

Somalia says 13 suspected terrorists killed in US air strike

A U.S. air strike killed 13 members of the al-Shabab Islamist terrorist group in the Hiiran region of central Somalia on Sunday, state-owned national television reported, citing Somali army officials.

Reuters

Ukraine war diverts attention from hunger, pope says in Somalia appeal

Pope Francis said on Sunday that the war in Ukraine had distracted attention from the problem of world hunger and called for urgent food aid to stave off looming famine in Somalia.

The Independent UK

Women and children in Somalia undertake dangerous journeys to escape drought and conflict

Thirst and hunger are driving people to make perilous journeys on foot to reach safety, the World Food Programme’s Kirsty McFadden reports

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