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Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. [17] Somalia has an estimated population of 18.1 million, [18] [19] [20] of which 2.7 million live in the capital and largest city, Mogadishu. Around 85% of Somalia's residents are ethnic Somalis; the official languages of the country are Somali and Arabic, though Somali is the primary ...
The Sudanese government and Al-Qaeda feared the Americans intended to use US led United Nations operation in Somalia as a springboard to overthrow Khartoum. [26] Osama claimed to have sent 250 men to Somalia, but according the Sudanese intelligence the figure was "only a handful". The men reportedly provided training to those opposing UNOSOM II ...
The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, [2] [3] [4] is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa. [5] Located on the easternmost part of the African mainland, it is the fourth largest peninsula in the world and is composed of the four countries Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Eritrea.
This is a list of articles holding galleries of maps of present-day countries and dependencies. The list includes all countries listed in the List of countries , the French overseas departments, the Spanish and Portuguese overseas regions and inhabited overseas dependencies.
Sudan South Sudan: Both Sudan and South Sudan have claimed the area after the civil war that led to South Sudan's independence. Heglig was controlled by South Sudan in mid-April 2012, but retaken by Sudan. Banc du Geyser France Comoros Madagascar: Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, a district of the French Southern Territories.
The fact that Somalia was the target of America's first major military operation under the new administration surprised many in the country who feared the US was planning to abandon them.
Somalia maintains an embassy in Washington, D.C. [18] Between July and December 2014, the diplomatic mission was led by Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, who served as Somalia's first Ambassador to the United States since 1991. [19] As of April 2015, Fatuma Abdullahi Insaniya is the Ambassador of Somalia to the United States. [20]
US forces conducted 47 airstrikes in Somalia during 2018, killing between 326 and 338 people [115] [116] January 2 Airstrike killed two al-Shabaab militants and destroyed one vehicle-borne explosive 50 kilometers West of Mogadishu.