Al-Shabab assassinates Somali MP

Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab kills a prominent MP and his bodyguard in a drive-by shooting in the capital, Mogadishu.

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

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Al-Shabab gunmen kill Somali MP

A Somali member of parliament is shot dead by al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu as lawmakers gather to vote on a new cabinet.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Somali PM: 'Al-Shabab amnesty working'

Somalia's prime minister says members of the Somali militant Islamist group al-Shabab are responding to a government amnesty and have defected from the organisation.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Somali town captured from al-Shabab

A key stronghold of al-Shabab Islamists has been captured by Somali government troops backed by African Union forces, local officials say.

 

10 years ago

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Al-Shabab attacks Somali military base

Al-Shabab militants kill at least five soldiers in an overnight attack on an army base in the southern Somali port of Kismayo, local officials tell the BBC.

 

11 years ago

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Somali pop idol offers escape to Somali youth

Does reality TV mean Mogadishu is now 'normal'?

 

9 years ago

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19 Dec

'Several killed' in Somali blast

Several people are killed by a car bomb on a busy street in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, reports say.

 

11 years ago

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Explosion near Somali parliament

A powerful blast and shots are reported near Somalia's parliament while MPs are in session.

 

11 years ago

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Somali 'killed for not wearing veil'

Militant Islamists in Somalia shoot dead a Muslim woman for refusing to wear a veil, her relatives say.

 

10 years ago

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Somali pirates 'fight over ransom'

At least five people die in Somalia in clashes between pirates fighting over a ransom paid for a recently released hostage, sources tell the BBC.

 

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