Street in Kismayo, Lower Juba Region, Somalia. (Mr.Matija.kovak, creative commons) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim relatives of a convert from Islam in Somalia attacked a second time in Lower Juba Region on July 8, wounding him in the stomach, breaking his wife’s ankle and beating his children. Mohammad Abdul had survived a May 5 […]
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Christian Convert in Somalia Wounded, Loses Family
Destroyed home of Mohammad Abdul on outskirts of Kismayo, Somalia in May 2024. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Muslim in Somalia was seriously wounded for putting his faith in Christ this month and lost his wife and five children, sources said. Mohammad Abdul, 40, survived a knife attack by his Muslim […]
Al Shabaab Suspected in Killing of Six Christians in Somalia
Mosque of Islamic Solidarity in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Hiram A. Ruiz, Creative Commons) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Six Kenyan merchants killed by suspected militants from the Islamic extremist Al Shabaab on Friday (March 29) in the Somali border town of Dhobley were likely attacked for spreading Christianity, sources said. The six secret Christians had been […]
Somalia First? A closer look at Ilhan Omar and her political ‘family business’ in Mogadishu
Her first husband and the father to her three children is a senior adviser to the Somali president she calls her “uncle,” who allegedly sold out his country to foreign powers. Source Views: 0
Rep. Ilhan Omar Declares She Is Loyal to Somalia and Islam: “I Hate America”
Far-left Rep. Ilhan Omar has declared that she is only loyal to Somalia and Islam and doesn’t feel any sense of allegiance to the United States of America. During a speech to the Somali community […] The post Rep. Ilhan Omar Declares She Is Loyal to Somalia and Islam: “I Hate America” appeared first on […]
US offers $5m reward for info on deputy Al-Shabaab leader in Somalia
The State Department, on Thursday, offered a reward of up to $5 million for information on Abukar Ali Adan, the deputy leader of the Somalia-based militant group, Al-Shabaab, Anadolu Agency reports. “Up to $5 Million for Info on Abukar Ali Adan. Help us find this terrorist key leader. Help us stop this terrorist key leader,” the Rewards […]
Somalia airstrike kills top al-Shabaab leaders
Somalia announced late Saturday that its armed forces carried out an airstrike in the central province of Galgadud that targeted an al-Shabaab meeting house in Elbur, reports Anadolu Agency. The Defense Ministry said top leaders, including al-Shabaab’s finance and extortion chief, who was identified only as Sahal, were killed in the strike. The al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group […]
Roadside blast kills 6 in Somalia
At least six people were killed on Wednesday in Somalia when a roadside explosion hit a passenger bus, the state news agency reported, says Anadolu Agency. Quoting Mohamed Ibrahim, the governor of the Lower Shabelle region, the Somali National News Agency said the victims targeted by terrorists were businesspeople. Twelve people, including children, were also […]
Somalia: Nine killed, 10 injured after extremist attack on Mogadishu hotel
Police in Somalia say nine people, including three soldiers, were killed in Friday night’s extremist attack on a beachside hotel in the capital, Mogadishu. Source Views: 0
Al Shabaab Attack Kills 10 at Officials’ House in Somalia: Ministry
MOGADISHU—Ten people were killed in an attack in Somalia’s capital claimed by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, which said it was targeting military officials and militia fighters involved in an offensive against it. The Tuesday attack began with a car bomb blast followed by a gun fight that went on for hours at a […]
US air strikes on Somalia up 30% in 2022
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Somalia claims to kill over 100 Al-Shabaab terrorists in single operation
Backed by locals, elite Somali forces killed more than 100 members of the Al Qaeda-affiliated terror group Al-Shabaab, the country's Defence Ministry said on Friday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Ministry spokesman, Abdullahi Ali Anod told reporters that two units of the elite Danab, or lightning brigade, troops with the support of, local militia forces known […]
US airstrike kills 27 Al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia
A US airstrike in central Somalia killed 27 Al-Shabaab terrorists, the American military said on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The airstrike was conducted on 18 September “at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia … against Al-Shabaab terrorists who were attacking Somali National Army forces near Buulobarde,” the US African Command said in […]
US airstrike kills 27 Al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia
A US airstrike in central Somalia killed 27 Al-Shabaab terrorists, the American military said on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The airstrike was conducted on 18 September “at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia … against Al-Shabaab terrorists who were attacking Somali National Army forces near Buulobarde,” the US African Command said in […]
US airstrike kills 27 Al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia
A US airstrike in central Somalia killed 27 Al-Shabaab terrorists, the American military said on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The airstrike was conducted on 18 September “at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia … against Al-Shabaab terrorists who were attacking Somali National Army forces near Buulobarde,” the US African Command said in […]
US airstrike kills 27 Al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia
A US airstrike in central Somalia killed 27 Al-Shabaab terrorists, the American military said on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The airstrike was conducted on 18 September “at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia … against Al-Shabaab terrorists who were attacking Somali National Army forces near Buulobarde,” the US African Command said in […]
US airstrike kills 27 Al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia
A US airstrike in central Somalia killed 27 Al-Shabaab terrorists, the American military said on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The airstrike was conducted on 18 September “at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia … against Al-Shabaab terrorists who were attacking Somali National Army forces near Buulobarde,” the US African Command said in […]
Half a million children on Somalia face acute malnutrition
The number of young children in Somalia facing severe acute malnutrition has increased to over half a million – a level which is higher than a 2011 famine when tens of thousands of children died, UN agencies said today, Reuters reported. “We’ve got more than half a million children facing preventable death. It’s a pending nightmare,” James […]
U.N. Chief Warns of Potential ‘Full-Blown Disaster in Somalia’ from Mass Famine
The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, warned Monday that Somalia stands on the “brink of famine” due to the worst drought in four decades. Views: 0