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Casualties feared in Mogadishu suicide car bombing
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): An unknown number of people are feared dead and others injured after a suicide bomber drove into a checkpoint in the Somali capital here early Saturday, police and witnesses said.
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10 killed in central Somalia blast
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): At least ten Somali soldiers, including intelligence commander were killed Sunday in a blast on the outskirts of Dhusamareb town in the central region of Somalia, an official confirmed.
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UN agencies urge Somalia to pass law prohibiting female genital mutilation
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], February 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Two UN agencies on Saturday called on the Somali government to commit to ending female genital mutilation (FGM) by passing a law that eliminates the practice.
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7 people killed in roadside mine blast in Somalia
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): At least seven people died as a result of a roadside mine detonating in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, Somalia radio Daslan reported on Thursday.
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Virander Kumar Paul appointed next Ambassador to Somalia
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Virander Kumar Paul on Wednesday has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Somalia, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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3 killed in Somalia blast targeting Turkish engineers near Mogadishu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Somali terror group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing near the capital Mogadishu that killed at least three people, media reported Saturday.
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Somalia cuts off diplomatic relations with Kenya
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], December 15 (ANI): Somalia on Tuesday severed diplomatic ties with Kenya, accusing it of meddling in its internal political affairs weeks before a crucial general election, The New York Times reported.
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Trump orders repositioning nearly all US troops out of Somalia
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 5 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has ordered moving almost all US troops out of Somalia, the Department of Defense (DOD) said in a statement.
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At least 6 people killed in suicide terror attack near Mogadishu Airport
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somali], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): At least six people have been killed and 12 more injured as a result of a powerful explosion staged by a suicide attacker near the airport of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, Somalia's media reported.
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CIA officer killed in Somalia last weekend: Reports
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): A Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer has died from an injury sustained during a mission in Somalia last weekend, CNN reported citing a former senior US administration official familiar with the matter.
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Hyderabad woman harassed by husband in Somalia, family appeals to GOI for
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 5 (ANI): The family of a woman from Hyderabad has appealed to the government of India to help bring back their daughter from Somalia after she was allegedly taken and harassed there by her husband, a Somali national.
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India working with Somalian authorities for return of 33 nationals stuck i
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Indian High Commission in Kenya are working for the return of 33 Indians stuck in Mogadishu, Somalia, said Union Minister S Jaishankar on Friday.
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