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Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (AFP/File Photo)

May 16th, 2018 - 01:00 GMT

Qatar Pledges to Continue Support for Stability and Sovereignty of Somalia

Qatar has pledged to continue support for the stability and sovereignty of Somalia amid heightened tensions between the East African country and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a party to the Saudi-led quartet of Doha’s boycotters.

Peacekeepers of the African Union mission in Somalia (AFP/File Photo)

April 2nd, 2018 - 05:00 GMT

Al Shabaab Militants Attack African Union Peacekeepers in Somalia

People gather prior to a food distribution at the Internally displaced person camp (IDP) of Farburo in Gode, near Kebri Dahar, southeastern Ethiopia, on Jan. 27, 2018. The camp recently hosted Somali families fleeing conflict between Somali and Oromo communities in Ethiopia (YONAS TADESSE / AFP)

January 29th, 2018 - 08:17 GMT

'Forced Evictions' Left Thousands Homeless in Somalia: HRW

The militant group has been wreaking havoc in the Horn of Africa region (AFP/File)

January 15th, 2018 - 09:23 GMT

Al-Shabaab Is Forcibly Recruiting Somali Children, Some as Young as 8: HRW

Two U.S. airstrikes targeted the Islamic State in Somalia for the first time, killing "several" militants, the U.S. military said Friday (AFP)

November 4th, 2017 - 08:28 GMT

US Airstrikes Target ISIS in Somalia for the First Time

A man and woman look at the damages on the site of the explosion of a truck bomb in the centre of Mogadishu, on October 14, 2017 (Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP)

October 21st, 2017 - 07:59 GMT

Somalia to Declare ‘State of War’ on Al-Shabab Days After Devastating Attack

Located south of Mogadishu, the training facility had been under construction for the last two years (AFP/File Photo)

October 1st, 2017 - 06:45 GMT

Turkey Opens its Largest Overseas Military Academy in Somalia

An African Union soldier from Uganda looks out over Mogadishu's harbor. [AFP]

March 21st, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Turkey steps up fight in Somalia with its biggest ever military base abroad

A Somali soldier stands guard on June 26, 2016 on the scene of the attack on a hotel in Mogadishu that killed 15 people the day before and was claimed by al-Shabaab militants. (AFP/Mohamed Abdiwahab)

June 30th, 2016 - 10:30 GMT

Somalia roadside bomb kills at least 18 near Mogadishu

Residents in Beledweyne, Somalia, walk through the flood waters. (Twitter)

June 23rd, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Turkey, Qatar collaborate on Somalia aid project for flood victims

Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia. (AFP/File)

April 5th, 2016 - 01:30 GMT

Six senior al-Shabaab members killed in Somalia

Somali Prime Minister Omar Sharmarke with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in October. (AFP/Kena Betancur)

November 10th, 2015 - 11:00 GMT

UN supports Somalia against potential Daesh, al-Shabaab collaboration in Yemen

Al Shabaab militants have been driven from Mogadishu, Afgooye, Baidoa, Jowhar, Merca and Barawe. (Mohamed Sheikh Nor)

September 6th, 2015 - 10:12 GMT

Al Shabaab militants retake two towns in southern Somalia following AMISOM troop withdrawal