Mogadishu, May 15 (IANS) The Somali National Army (SNA) killed 50 al-Shabaab fighters and wounded others during a coordinated military operation on the outskirts of Baidoa in Southwest State, authorities said on Friday.The Ministry of Defence said the forces destroyed multiple technical battle vehicles, weapons caches, and operational equipment used by the militant group during the assault on Thursday.The ministry also accused armed militia loyal to the former Southwest State leader Abdiaziz Has…
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Mogadishu, April 4 (IANS) Somali security forces, backed by international partners, killed nine al-Shabaab militants during coordinated operations in southern Somalia, officials said Saturday.The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said the operations in the town of Kunyo Barrow and the Tugarey area of the Lower Shabelle region also destroyed six generators that the militants were using to make mines and explosives.”Such planned operations are part of ongoing efforts to destroy terr…
United Nations, Dec 23 (IANS) Drought is affecting an estimated more than 4.6 million people in Somalia, around a quarter of the population, a UN spokesperson said.UN partners indicate that at least 120,000 people were displaced between September and December, as water prices soar, food becomes increasingly scarce, livestock die, and livelihoods collapse, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, at a daily briefing on Monday.He said education has also been severely affe…
Mogadishu, Dec 22 (IANS) The drought emergency in Somalia has significantly deepened, with authorities estimating that 4.61 million people have been affected by prolonged dry conditions across the country, the United Nations (UN) relief agency said Monday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the drought emergency follows the poor performance of the two main rainy seasons and is compounded by funding shortfalls for assistance, further worsening Somalia’s already…