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US forces conducted 47 airstrikes in Somalia during 2018, killing between 326 and 338 people [123] [124] January 2; Airstrike killed two al-Shabaab militants and destroyed one vehicle-borne explosive 50 kilometers West of Mogadishu. January 18; Airstrike killed four al-Shabaab militants 50 kilometers Northwest of Kismayo. February 19
[157] [158] UN Special Representative for Somalia Nicholas Kay described the military advance as the most significant and geographically extensive offensive since AU troops began operations in 2007. [159] In August 2014, the Somali government-led Operation Indian Ocean was launched, aiming to reduce insurgent-held areas along the coastline. [160]
[2] [3] According to a regional Somali government, some Eritrean soldiers were also sighted working with Arab and al-Qaeda fighters against the Somali government, and the foreign alliance attacked government positions. [4] In 2007 there were reports that the Eritrean government is sheltering the leadership of the insurgency in Somalia. [5]
Today's re-established Republic of Somaliland functions as a de facto independent state and regards itself as the legal successor to the State of Somaliland. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] However, unlike the former State of Somaliland, it has not gained widespread diplomatic recognition as a country, instead being treated as an autonomous region within Somalia.
The Somali Civil War (2009–present) (Somali: Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya ilaa 2009kii; Arabic: الحرب الأهلية الصومالية منذ عام ٢٠٠٩ al-ḥarb al-’ahliyya aṣ-ṣūmāliyya mundh 'eam 2009) is the ongoing phase of the Somali Civil War which is concentrated in southern and central Somalia. [1]
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Eritrea in recent years to avoid involuntary conscription and political persecution. ‘Fleeing into the Unkown’ by Huffington Post Fleeing into the Unkown
Today's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade may be Hoda Kotb's last time hosting. In September, she announced she would be stepping down from the Today show in January 2025. After celebrating her 60th ...
In Dodge City, Kansas several Somali men were the victims of hate crimes ranging from racial slurs to serious bodily injury in 2016. [10] Due to the high concentration of Somali-Americans in Minnesota , anti-immigration sentiment has been used as a campaign talking point, including by candidate Donald Trump during his 2024 presidential campaign .