NAIROBI (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Eritrea said it has received reports of gunfire in several parts of the capital, Asmara, after protests erupted in one of Africa’s most secretive nations. “The embassy advises U.S. citizens to avoid the downtown area where protests appear to be more prevalent,” it said in a statement late...
June 17, 2026
Author: WDN
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Deadly Somalia Bombings Highlight Failed Bid to Quash Al-Shabaab
By Mike Cohen, Bloomberg Three deadly bomb attacks in Somalia’s capital this month have highlighted the failings of a decade-long international effort to quash an al-Qaeda-linked insurgency in one of the world’s poorest countries. While African Union troops helped the federal government drive the Islamist group known as al-Shabaab out of Mogadishu in 2011, the group...
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Qarax ka dhacay magaalada Boosaaso: Warka Radiyo Wardheer
Warka Radiyo Wardheer ee aan idiin heyno waxaa ka mid ah: Qarax ka dhacay magaalada Boosaaso iyo Ciidanka Ammaanka Puntland oo sheegay in ay fashiliyeen, Wiil Soomaali ah oo lagu dilay Qaahira ee Dalka Masar iyo warar kale. Fadlan hoos ka dhegeyso Warka Raadiyo Wardheer:
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Siilaanyo and Galaydh’s Dastardly Deal in Ainabo
By Osman Hassan A little town in northern Somalia called Ainabo has acquired a shameful place in Somali history, not all of its choosing. It is here that Siilaanyo, the leader of the one-clan secessionist enclave calling itself Somaliland, and Ali Khalif Galaydh, the deposed former head of Khatumo, held a meeting on 19 October...
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Al Shabaab oo dib u qabsatay deegaan ay isaga baxeen ciidanka Amisom: Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Warka Raadiyo Wardheer ee aan idiin heyno waxaa ka mid ah: Al shabaab oo dib u qabsatay deegaan ay isaga baxeen ciidanka Amisom iyo warar kale. Fadlan hoos ka dhegeyso Warka Raadiyo Wardheer:
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The Business of Fear in Boomtown Mogadishu
By Fritz Schaap and Christian Werner (Photos) The first courses had just been served when the war came to the country club in Mogadishu. Fifty guests, including businesspeople and government officials, were sitting at long tables laden with bowls of camel stew, goat meat, lobster and swordfish. When a van filled with explosives detonated in...
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Somalia’s capital restricts movement of trucks, tankers after attacks
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali authorities imposed a daytime ban on Monday on the movement of large trucks and road tankers inside the capital Mogadishu in an attempt to improve security following a wave of devastating attacks by militants. The move followed twin truck bombings on Oct. 15 that killed more than 350...
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Gumaadka inagu socda innagaa isu geysanay
W/Q Sh. Axmed Cabdisamad Qarax baa Xamar ka dhacay. Dad baa ku dhintay, dad kalena waa ku dhaawacmeen, dadna waa ku cayroobeen. Alshabaab baa sheegtay inay ka dambeeyeen. Dowladda iyo dowladgoboleedyada ayaa iskhilaafay ama baarlamaanka iyo golaha wasiirada ayaa is-haya ama madaxweynaha iyo wasiirka koowaad baa kala taagan. Mayee doorashaa soo dhow oo loo diyaargaroobayaa,...
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Sanbalooshe iyo Saacid oo xilkii laga qaaday
Muqdisho( WDN) Warar soo gaadhay wardheerNews, ayaa sheegaya in golaha Wasiiradda Soomaaliya oo shir degdeg ah ku yeeshay maanta magaalda Muqdisho, lagu go’aamiyay in xilka laga qaaday: 1)Taliyaha Ciidanka Nabad-sugidda Soomaaliyeed (NISA) Cabdullaahi Sanbalooshe 2) Taliyaha Ciidanka Boolislka Soomaaliyeed: Cabdixakiim Daahir Saacid. Xil ka qaadista ayaa lagu wadaa in ay sabab u tahay, iyaga oo...
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Somali terrorists promising ‘shortcut to heaven.’
By Ali Musa Abdi The massive bomb attack in the Somali capital of Mogadishu was the work of the Shabab militant organisation but the terrorist network opted not to claim responsibility due to the unspeakable civilian toll. Despite more than a quarter century of relentless civil war, all suicide attacks committed by Somalis, with no...