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Ilhan Omar hit with ethics complaint over appearance with ex-Somali š“PM
July 3, 2024 | 12:13pmA conservative watchdog group slapped an ethics complaint against "Squad" Rep. Ilhan Omar over an event she participated in over the weekend šwith former Somalia Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire.
US may have killed ISIS' global leader in Somalia airstrike in May: report
June 15, 2024 | 3:29pmAbdulqadir Mumin, the global leader of ISIS, was targeted in aā May airstrikāe in Somalia that killed three of the terror group's militants.
At least 49 migrants dead, 140 missing after boat š capsizes off Yemen coast
June 11, 2024 | 10:56amThe boat was carrying about 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast ofĀ SomaliaĀ on the 320-kilometer (200-mile) journey across the Gulf of Aden when it sank Monday off of Yemenās.Ü«..
6 Somali pirates nabbed in tanker hijack attempt ošff North African coast
May 11, 2024 | 3:01pmSix suspected pirates were captured after shooting at an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden along the coastlineź¦æ of Somalia, according to officials, raising concerns about a rising number...
Somali refugee allegedly strangles pregnant Swedāish girlfriend in honor killing
April 4, 2024 | 1:24pmA Somalian refugee has been charged with murder for allegedly škilling his seven-months pregnant Swedish girlfriend rather than face the shame of introducing her to his Muslim family.
Rep. Omar faces calls to āšresign in disgraceā over speech in support of Somalia
January 29, 2024 | 7:33pmOmar claims the translation of her speech was "not onlyā slanted, but completely off."
2 Navy Seals missing after harsh wavą¼ŗes knock them overboard off the coast of Somalia
January 13, 2024 | 5:14pmThe two Seals, whose names were not publicly released, were climbingź¦ up a vessel in the Gulf of Aden when they got knocked off by waves. ą“
NJ man inspired by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack busted trying to join Islamist terror group in Kenya for 'mission of death and destruction'
December 29, 2023 | 5:45pmā "Nasr was prepared to kill and be killed to supportź©² the jihadist cause, and in his own words, he described America as 'evil' and the 'head of the snake,'" he...
Here are the safest ā and most dangerš¤”ous ā countries for traveā¦l in 2024
December 13, 2023 | 5:56pmA flurry of colder countries have been named most secure in an annual study conducted by risk assessment firmš International SOS.
Iran-backed Houthis fire on US Navy ship answering ź¦distress call from Israel-linked tanker
November 27, 2023 | 5:14pmIran-backed forces in Yemen fired two ballistic missiles āØat a US warship early Monday after the Navy responded to a distress call from an Israel-linked commercial tanker that had been...
At least 96 dead after extreme fšloodingš puts Somalia into a state of emergency
November 23, 2023 | 2:24pmš¦ Families say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall exacerbated by theĀ weather phenomenon El NiƱoĀ pummels large parts of Somalš ia.
Country's sports boss quickly punished after 'slowest-ever' sprinter goes viral
August 3, 2023 | 1:03pmThe faāllout of Somaliaās runner scandal has been āā ironically āā fast.Ā
Somalia runner sparks controversy after posting 'slowest-ever' 100m in a global contest
August 2, 2023 | 2:26pmSomaliaās sprinter stuck out ą¼ŗfor all the wrong reasons.Ā
Plane veers off runway, crashes after landinź§g at international airport
July 12, 2023 | 10:23amSurveillance footage from the ordeal showed the aircraft crashing through a fence just off the runway as debris flew through the air. š
š· House rejects Gaetz resolution što pull US troops out of Somalia
April 27, 2023 | 8:16pmHouse lawmakers on Thursdą± ay rejected a resolutioš¹n sponsored by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) that would have forced President Biden to withdraw US troops deployed to Somalia. Gaetzās War Powers Resolution,...
US takes out 7 al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia 'self-defense strike'
February 22, 2023 | 10:00pmAFRICOM revealed the attack on Wednesday and said iš°t came at the request of the Somali government and āin support of Somali National Army engagements against al-Shabaab.āĀ
US takes out ISIS terrorists in Somalia strike, including 'key facilitator'
January 26, 2023 | 5:40pmThe US militšary eliminated "a number of ISIS members" ā including one of the terrorist group's top operatives ā in a Wednesday strike in northern Somalia, the Pentagon announced. š
At least 100 dead in cš¦¹ar bombings, Somali president says
October 30, 2022 | 6:24amš³ Somaliaās prš°esident says at least 100 people were killed in SaturdayāsĀ two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital.
US wipes out al-Shabaab terror leą·“ader in Somalia strike
October 3, 2022 | 2:16pmš The strike, which happened near the southwestern city of Jilib, took out the unnamed leader of the group known as the ālargest and most kinetically active al Qaeda network in...
Somź¦ali forces regain control of hotel where militį©į©į©į©į©į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©š±į©į©į©ants killed 21 people
August 21, 2022 | 8:54amSomali autāhorities on Sunday regained control of a hotel in Mogadishu where gunmen killed 21 people and wounded dozens more, after a more than 30 hour stand-off. š¬