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Somalia police end night-long siege of hotel, 23 dead
by Abdi Guled - October 29, 2017 - 10:29am
Somali security forces have ended a night-long siege by at a Mogadishu hotel by five extremist attackers who stormed the building after a suicide car bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance gate...
'Please bring my son back': Anguished Somali families mourn
by Abdi Guled - October 17, 2017 - 7:00pm
Anguished families gathered across Somalia's capital on yesterday as funerals continued for the more than 300 people killed in one of the world's deadliest attacks in years.
'It's a dark day for us': Somalia reels from deadliest blast
by Abdi Guled - October 15, 2017 - 9:00pm
Maryan Abdullahi's father had been preparing to fly to Somalia's capital on yesterday to attend the happiest moment in his daughter's life: her graduation day.
Somalia to delay election for 4th time, official says
by Abdi Guled - December 27, 2016 - 4:32am
Somalia has decided to delay its presidential election for a fourth time amid allegations of fraud and intimidation, an electoral official said yesterday.
Police: Bomb explodes at Somali airport, wounding 3 people
by Abdi Guled - March 7, 2016 - 8:07am
A bomb exploded in a piece of luggage at an airport in a central Somali town, wounding three people, a police official said Monday.
Official: 9 dead in hotel attack in Somalia
by Abdi Guled - November 1, 2015 - 12:25am
At least nine people were killed and 10 injured when Islamic extremists attacked a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, a police official said Sunday.
Al-Shabab suicide truck bomb hits main Somali hotel, kills 8
by Abdi Guled - July 26, 2015 - 3:24pm
Official: Al-Shabab siege at Somali hotel ends, 17 dead
by Abdi Guled - March 28, 2015 - 4:36pm
Somali troops on Saturday took full control of a hotel that extremist gunmen stormed and occupied for more than 12 hours following a suicide bombing. At least 17 people died and dozens were wounded.
Wanted extremist leader surrenders in Somalia
by Abdi Guled - December 28, 2014 - 6:48am
A leader with the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, who had a $3 million bounty on his head, surrendered in Somalia, a Somali intelligence official said yesterday.
Militants attack African Union base; 9 dead
by Abdi Guled - December 26, 2014 - 8:26am
Gunmen attacked the African Union's main base in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Thursday leading to an exchange of gunfire between militants and soldiers that killed at least nine people, including three soldiers,...
In Somalia, a wives' tale delays measles treatment
by Abdi Guled - June 14, 2014 - 2:18am
Hawa Nor carried her visibly weakened son into the hospital's isolation ward. Like many sick children here, the 7-year-old boy is likely a victim of an old Somali wives' tale: A child with measles should be kept...
Free education lures Somali children from streets
by Abdi Guled - February 8, 2014 - 1:00am
Two years ago Mohamed Aden was a shoe shiner in Mogadishu, walking the streets of the Somali capital in search of clients even as his friends attended school. Now the 12-year-old boy sits proudly among classmat...
Somalia: New militant defectors aid spy service
by Abdi Guled - November 15, 2013 - 12:15am
Abdi Ali is awakened by a text message alert asking for urgent help: Five militants on a civilian bus are on the way to Mogadishu.
In Somalia, some parents say no to polio vaccine
by Abdi Guled - June 7, 2013 - 5:12am
Islamic extremist rebels are fighting a campaign in Somalia to administer a polio vaccine, charging that it contains the virus that causes AIDS or could make children sterile, a battle of words that is frustrating...
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