Somali Headlines

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A woman died and four 4 others, incl city's police chief were wounded when a grenade was hurled at Govt troops in a Khat market - Witness.

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URGENT: Deaths as Explosion heard in #Qoryoley district in Lower Shabelle region,120Km south of #Mogadishu. Govt soldiers targeted. #Somalia

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BREAKING: 170 hostages taken at Radisson Blu Hotel in #Bamako, Mali, hotel operator says. #MaliUnderAttack

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#BREAKING: Gunmen attacked a five-star hotel in Mali's capital #Bamako and are believed to have taken hostages: Witnesses #MaliUnderAttack

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3 pple injured in bomb blast targeting #Somalia army in #Afgoye, Lower Shabelle region - Troops cordoned off the area & Investigation under.

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Residents of #Mahaday in middle #Shabelle region appeal 4 help as town becomes waterlogged following heavy rains plus river floods. #Somalia

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NEWS UPDATE: A witness in #Somalia's capital says a bomb planted under the car seat of a district officials wounds three in Dharkenley area

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MUST READ: #Kenya Defense Forces Issued Statement on Attempted Attack on #Garrissa Garrison by #AlShabaab. #Somalia

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NEWS UPDATE: A Somali Police officer Ali Gaab denies that govt troops were involved in Today's shooting in #Daynile, blames rival militia.

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Internal security minister names a 7-member committee to probe into the killing of the head of #UNMAS in #Hiiraan.

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#BREAKING: 13 people, most of them women die in an armed clash between Govt soldiers at #Gahayr university building in #Mogadishu. #Somalia.

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#Uganda steps up #Kampala security ahead of #PopeFrancis 3 day visit to the East African country later this month.

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#UPDATE: 10 pple killed when soldiers opened fire on IDPs waiting 2 receive aid at a food distribution area in #Mogadishu - Witness #Somalia

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#Somalia recalls its ambassador to Kenya due to the construction of the security wall by #Kenya inside #Somalia.

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#Fiidow, is a city on the dividing line b/w middle #Shabelle and #Hiiraan regions.It allows #Alshabaab to carry out attacks in both regions

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BREAKING: #Alshabaab retakes #Fiidow in central #Somalia peacefully after Somali army and #AMISOM forces withdrew from the town - Residents

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Top #Alshabaab commander, a pro-#ISIL killed along with other 8 fighters in infighting near #Sakow town. #Somalia

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#BREAKING: Lower Shabelle region governor Abdulkadir Sidii, who led an offensive to push #Alshabaab out of the region was sacked. #Somalia

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Somali military court sentences two soldiers to death for killing colleagues, court judge said. #Somaia