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Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somali extremist group al-Shabab said its fighters have attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, where a loud explosion and gunfire were heard Thursday night. Al-Shabab said on its Telegram channel that its fighters managed to penetrate the SYL...
EU maritime force says it is shadowing a Bangladesh-flagged ship seized by pirates off Somali coast
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The 23 crew members of a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship boarded by pirates off Somalia this week have been taken hostage, and a European Union vessel is tracking the ship as it heads toward the coast, the EU's maritime security force said Wednesday. The...
British military reports a suspected piracy attack off the coast of Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Several people boarded and took control of a vessel in a suspected pirate attack in the Indian Ocean nearly 700 miles (1,100 kilometers) east of Somalia's coastal capital Mogadishu, the British military reported Tuesday. The vessel was boarded by several...
US to build 5 new military bases for Somali army, which faces a rebellion by an extremist group
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The U.S. will build up to five military bases for the Somali army in a project that seeks to bolster the Somalian national army's capabilities amid ongoing threats from an extremist group. Somalia’s defense minister and the U.S. charge d’affaires...
Al-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 4 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini officer
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, authorities said Sunday. The attack Saturday targeted...
Rescue of Marine helicopter with 5 aboard is challenged by snowy California mountains
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rescuers were battling heavy snow Wednesday to reach a Marine Corps helicopter carrying five troops that went down in the mountains outside San Diego. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter — the largest helicopter in the military, designed to fly in harsh...
Somalia's intelligence agency says it blocks WhatsApp groups used by al-Qaida-linked militants
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency said Tuesday it has for the first time managed to shut down 20 WhatsApp groups allegedly operated by the extremist group al-Shabab for extortion and intimidation. NISA in a statement said its cyber...
