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Why President believes he can pull Somalia back on track
Hassan Mohamud was shocked to inherit a ‘broke’ government but is confident of change By Malkhadir M Muhumed Only a day after Somalia’s President Hassan ...
Turkey to lobby for Somalia’s security
President Gül (L) welcomes his Somalian counterpart Mohamud with ceremony. The president says Turkey will lobby for funds to establish security forces. DAILY NEWS photo, ...
Scientists build robot that can crawl, camouflage itself and hide
WASHINGTON — Scientists in the US say they have devised a rubbery robot, inspired by the squid and octopus, which can crawl, camouflage itself and ...
IN PICTURES: Somalia promises to rebuild faded SNA
Members of the Somali National Army (SNA) manoeuvre in formation during a house-clearing exercise as part of a passing-out parade at an African Union Mission ...
Enough is enough; it is time to withdraw from Somalia
A Somalia-bound Ugandan attack helicopter is pictured at Mount Kenya, August 13, 2012. REUTERS/Peter Greste When last year’s verbal war broke out between State House ...
Somaliland to pull back troops from Buhodle after peace deal
BURAO — Somaliland government forces are expected to pull back from parts of the district of Sool-Jogto in Buhodle under a peace treaty with rebels. ...
Somalia: UAE delegation arrives in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — The UAE participated in the international meeting held in Somalian capital Mogadishu to discuss ways to enhance support provided by the global community ...
US plans to give Kenya drones in Shabaab war
A U.S. military Shadow drone used for surveillance and reconnaissance is pictured in flight. U.S. officials are in the process of expanding regulations to allow ...
IN PICTURES: 40 Ethiopian and Somaliland cadets graduate together from military college
ADDIS ABABA — 40 cadets from Ethiopia and Somaliland this week graduated together from a military college in Africa’s second most populous nation. The service ...
SOMALILAND: 12 military cadets graduate from Ethiopian military institute
ADDIS ABABA — Twelve cadets with special military engineering skills will join the Somaliland national armed forces this week after graduating from a defense college ...
SOMALIA: Turkey accepts 60 police recruits
MOGADISHU — The transitional federal government of Somalia sent its first unit of police recruits to Turkey on Friday in a move likely to bolster ...
Somalia: US drone attacks kill 29 in eastern Somalia
MOGADISHU — US assassination drone strikes have claimed the lives of at least 29 people in eastern Somalia, Dozens more have been injured in the ...
NATO envoys to meet Tuesday over downed Turkish jet
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (R) leaves a meeting focused on Syria with army generals and other officials on Syria, in Ankara, on June 23, ...
Turkey threatens action after Syria downs jet
ANKARA — Syria said Saturday it shot down a Turkish reconnaissance plane because the plane entered its airspace, insisting it was “not an attack” as ...
Ethiopian military to remain in war-torn Somalia until government formed
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian forces will stay in Somalia until an elected government is set up and takes over from the interim administration, State Communications ...
Kenyan Warships Shell on Al-Shabab Stronghold in Somalia
NAIROBI — Kenya’s military says its warships have shelled the port of Kismayo in Somalia, the largest town still held by al-Shabab militants. Witnesses told ...
Ninety six Yemeni soldiers killed in suicide bombing
SANAA — A Yemeni soldier who detonated a bomb hidden in his uniform during a rehearsal for a military parade has killed 96 fellow soldiers ...
Paris signs new defense agreement with Djibouti
PARIS — Nicolas Sarkozy and the President of Djibouti Ismael Omar Guelleh signed in Paris on Wednesday a new treaty for cooperation in defense matters ...
China beefing up military presence in Indian Ocean
NAIROBI — In the past three weeks Beijing has committed to supporting Ugandan forces operating in Somalia and to helping the Seychelles fight piracy. “It ...
Kenyan government slaughtered 3,000 people in crackdown on ethnic Somalis
Some were impaled to the ground with bayonets Others were shot in the back while trying to escape WASHINGTON — Human rights groups say the ...
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