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Somalia: AMISOM donates office equipment to HirShabelle Police Force

Jowhar, – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Saturday handed over an assortment of office equipment to enhance the operational efficiency of the HirShabelle State Police Force.

Somalia's Al-Shabab attack a US base in Kenya in dawn raid

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali militant group Al-Shabab said on Sunday morning that its fighters attacked an American base in Lamu county in Kenya.

Police officers from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, honoured for contributing to peace in Somalia

Mogadishu – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has honoured 19 police officers from Nigeria and Sierra Leone for contributing to ongoing international efforts to restore peace and security in Somalia.

Somalia: AMISOM donates food items to 100 families in Dhobley

Dhobley,– Kenyan troops serving under the African Union Mission Somalia (AMISOM) have distributed foodstuffs to address the nutritional needs of vulnerable communities living in Dhobley town, southern Somalia.

US airstrike kills 3 militants in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - US Africa command on Friday said that 3 militants, who engaged Somali National Army partner forces on patrol near Bacaw, Somalia, were killed in an airstrike on January 3, US Africa command said in a statement.

Ethiopia deploys new spies to Somali region amid fears of terror attack

JIGJIGA, Ethiopia, (HORN OBSERVER) - The Ethiopian Federal Intelligence Service says it has trained 532 Special Forces to fight terrorism in the Somali State amid fears of possible terror attacks.

Somalia: Former Islamist leader Mukhtar Abu Mansur on hunger strike to protest his detention

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Former Islamist leader Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansur went on hunger strike for 3 days during this week to protest his detention, Somalia's Kulmiye radio reported.

At least 4 killed in Kenyan bus attack claimed by the Somali militants

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali militant group Al-Shabab claimed four Kenyan passenger buses at Nyongoro on the Mombasa- Lamu Highway in the Lamu region, the latest attack by the militants in the Kenyan soul.

Somalia government organizes Demos in Mogadishu to condemn Al Shabab¨s violent attacks

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali government have on Thursday held a demonstration to condemn the Somali militant group Al-Shabab for Sarturday's Mogadishu truck bombing at General Kahiye Police Academy, though some parts of the city demonstrations turned violent, witnesses and local media reported.

Somali forces kill 20 militants, take over 7 villages in a deadly gunfight

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's especially trained commando force DANAB killed at least 20 militants and liberated 7 villages from the Somali militants, local media reported.