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African Union soldiers take position after an attack by al Shabaab militants in Mogadishu, March 28, 2015. (Reuters)
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Chinese sailors stand on the deck of the flagship missile frigate Ma’Anshan, which saw action against pirates off Somalia’s coast in 2010. (AFP)
Djibouti Hosts First Chinese Overseas Mission
China officially opened on Tuesday its first overseas mission, the same day as the country’s army marked its 90th anniversary, state media said. China is building the military base in the Horn of Africa’s Djibouti. Chinese military personnel, officials and guests...Caption:
Vehicles burn at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, July 30, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Somalia: Car Explosion Injures Nine in Port City of Kismayo
A car bomb explosion in the southern Somali town of Kismayo wounded at least 10 people on Tuesday, police said. “We believe it was a car bomb parked here in this busy street. So far we know 10 civilians were injured,” said Mohamud, a police officer who...Caption:
A Saudi security personnel stands next to a truck loaded with aid offered by King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid to be sent to the Yemeni people, in Riyadh April 17, 2016. (REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser)
KSrelief Repatriates 316 Stranded Somalis
Aden- King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSrelief) has continued to repatriate stranded Somalis to their country, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The 11th batch, representing 316 stranded Somalis, left Yemen on Wednesday heading for Somalia, under a...Caption:
In this file photo from Thursday, October 21, 2010, Al-Shabaab fighters display weapons as they conduct military exercises in northern Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh-FILE)