The United Nations has renewed its mandate for its peacekeeping mission in Somalia as heavy fighting broke out near Somalia’s border with Kenya, The U.N. Security Council Friday also called on the African Union to increase the number of troops in Somalia to the maximum of 12,000, up from the 9,000 now deployed. However, the […]
UN Renews Peacekeeping Mandate in Somalia
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Al-Shabab Fighters Attack Somali Border Town
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Heavy fighting broke out Friday near Somalia’s border with Kenya, as al-Shabab fighters attacked a town controlled by forces loyal to Somalia’s transitional government. The militant Islamist group carried out the attack on the southern Somali town of Dhobley, five kilometers from the border with Kenya. Witnesses say forces loyal to the government later regained […]
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Fighters Attack Southern Somali Border Town
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Al-Shabaab fighters have attacked a southern Somali border town controlled by forces loyal to Somalia’s transitional government. The militant Islamist group carried out the attack early Friday on the town of Dhobley, just five kilometers from the country’s border with Kenya. Heavy artillery fighting between the two sides was reported, but there were no immediate […]
Turkish Groups Award Scholarships to Hundreds of Somalis
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 3:28 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish organizations have granted scholarships to hundreds of Somali students, most of whom have been flown to Turkey to begin their studies. Somalia’s deputy education minister, Abdulqadir Mohamed Barreh, told VOA Wednesday that up to 600 Somali students will eventually receive scholarships under the program. Deputy Minister Barreh said the scholarship winners are from Somalia’s […]
Turkish Groups Award Scholarships to Hundreds of Somalis
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 2:09 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish organizations have granted scholarships to hundreds of Somali students, most of whom have been flown to Turkey to begin their studies. Turkey’s deputy education minister, Abdulqadir Mohamed Barreh, told VOA Wednesday his country is funding the students’ tuition fees and living expenses. The Turkish organizations paid for 300 of the students to fly from […]
AU: Burundi Peacekeepers Killed Journalist in Somalia
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 12:38 pm (UTC-5)
released a statement on Monday saying the soldiers killed television cameraman Noramfaizul Mohd Nor. Nor and a colleague were traveling in a car in the capital, Mogadishu, when they were shot on September 2. The colleague was wounded in the attack. The African Union said the four peacekeepers involved have been discharged from duty and […]
Alleged US Drone Crashes in Somalia
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
An alleged U.S. spy drone has crashed in the Somali city of Kismayo, which is controlled by the militant group al-Shabab. Witnesses in Kismayo told VOA that the unmanned drone crashed Sunday near the airport of the southern Somali city. An al-Shabab website says the drone belongs to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. It says […]
Al-Shabab Returning Somali Refugees to Famine Zones
Posted September 22nd, 2011 at 2:53 pm (UTC-5)
A traditional leader in southern Somalia says al-Shabab militants are returning families to famine zones they fled. Ugas Isaq Ibrahim Hassan told VOA the Islamist extremists began moving the families out of the al-Shabab-controlled town of Baidoa earlier this week. Hassan said the al-Qaida-linked group gave the families 100 kilograms of rice, flour, cooking oil […]
Somali Politician Killed in Breakaway Region
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:56 am (UTC-5)
Somali authorities say unidentified gunmen have killed a lawmaker in the semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland. Officials say Abdurahman Ahmed Haji, a member of parliament, was shot and killed by two pistol-wielding men as he was entering his house late Tuesday. The attack happened in the restive town of Galkayo, near Puntland’s border with the […]
Somalia’s Al-Shabab Gives Weapons Prize to Children
Posted September 20th, 2011 at 10:41 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s al-Shabab Islamist group has awarded assault rifles and hand grenades to the winners of a children’s Koran recital competition. Andalus radio, which is run by the al-Qaida linked group, says the award ceremony was held in the town of Elasha, about 20 kilometers from the capital, Mogadishu. Andalus says the first prize winner of […]
