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The Somali diaspora or Qurbajoogta refers to Somalis who were born in Greater Somalia and reside in areas of the world that they were not born in. The civil war in Somalia greatly increased the size of the Somali diaspora, as many Somalis moved from Greater Somalia primarily to Europe, North America, Oceania and South Africa.
A clan clash between Abudwak and Herale results in one of the worst incidents in recent years of the Somali Civil War, leaving over 50 people dead and more than 60 injured in the Galguduud region. [31] 10 June: At least 55 people are killed and 155 others are injured in fighting between the Dir and Marehan clans in central Somalia. [32]
O'odua Grand Alliance for Independence & Oodua People's Congress Ogafi.org [81] Status: Constitutional Force Majeure; Map of Nigeria numerically showing states typically considered part of the Niger Delta region: 1. Abia, 2. Akwa Ibom, 3. Bayelsa, 4. Cross River, 5. Delta, 6. Edo, 7.Imo, 8. Ondo, 9. Rivers. Niger Delta [82]
One of the al-Qaeda fighters present during the interview claimed to have personally slit the throats of three American soldiers in Somalia. [18] Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down, states the terrorist organization did train some of Aidid's men, but they were not personally part of the fight with US forces in the 1993 battle of Mogadishu. [19]
The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) will serve as the African Union's new peacekeeping and stabilization operation in Somalia. [1] Succeeding the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), that operated from 2022 to 2024, AUSSOM began on 1 January 2025 and is headed by Mohamed El Amine .
According to Necrometrics, around 500,000 people are estimated to have been killed in Somalia since the start of the civil war in 1991. [54] The Armed Conflict Location & Event Dataset estimates that 3,300 people were killed during the conflict in 2012, [203] with the number of fatalities dropping slightly in 2013 to 3,150. [203]
Ethiopian forces engaged in fierce clashes with al Shabaab fighters near the town of Rab Dhuure in western Somalia on Sunday morning, local residents said. At around 9 a.m. (0600 GMT) local ...
On 20 July 1961 and through a popular referendum, the people of Somalia ratified a new constitution, which was first drafted in 1960. The constitution was rejected by the people of Somaliland. [130] In 1967, Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal became Prime Minister, a position to which he was appointed by Shermarke.