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MOGADISHU — At least five people were killed Wednesday and 10 wounded in a bomb attack in Somalia’s lower Shabelle region in the state of South West, according to officials. The attack involved an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that targeted a security checkpoint in the town of Afgoye, said Ibrahim Ali, a security official in …

MOGADISHU — At least eight people were killed and 19 injured as multiple explosions rocked Somalia’s capital on Tuesday. The blasts targeted several businesses at the Bakara market in Mogadishu — the biggest and the busiest open market in the country. Police spokesman Sadik Duudishe told Anadolu the attack involved …

MOGADISHU — Somali Police have launched a manhunt for a suspect who killed his pregnant wife in a gruesome murder in the capital Mogadishu. Authorities on Saturday issued a warrant of arrest on Sayid Ali Maalim Daud wanted for the killing of his wife in her house located in Dharkenley …

MOGADISHU — The Digfer Hospital in the city of Mogadishu recently confirmed the death of Luul Abdiasiis, a woman who was recently attacked by her husband at their residence in Mogadishu. Some members of Luul Cabdicasiis’ family confirmed the tragedy, stating that the deceased suffered severe fire burns inflicted by …

MOGADISHU —  Security forces in the Qoryooley district of Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region have detained a man accused of stabbing his wife to death. The incident, which occurred yesterday afternoon, is under investigation to determine the motive behind the fatal stabbing, which reportedly stemmed from a family dispute. According to …

MOGADISHU — Residents in Mogadishu’s Dharkeenley district are shaken by a tragic incident where a man is suspected of fatally burning his pregnant wife, police said. The victim, identified as Luul Abdiaziz, was locked in a room and set on fire, according to initial reports. Neighbours, alerted by the screams …

MOGADISHU — In an effort to address the welfare of inmates across the nation’s prisons, officials from the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) and the Somali Prison Force convened to deliberate on strategies for delivering aid to prisoners, with a primary focus on those incarcerated in Mogadishu Central Prison. The …

MOGADISHU — At least two civilians were killed and two wounded in a suicide attack Wednesday at a busy intersection in the Somali national capital of Mogadishu, according to police. The attack involved a lone bomber who detonated explosives vests near a petrol station 1 kilometer from Mogadishu’s soccer stadium, police …

BOSASO — At least three people were killed, and six others were wounded in a landmine explosion in the coastal town of Bosaso in the Bari region on Tuesday afternoon. According to residents, the incident occurred at a small tea shop in the Tuurta neighbourhood of Bosaso. Puntland security forces …

DHUSAMAREB — Four people were killed in a village, located under Dhusamareb, the administrative capital of Galmudug State, on Monday night, authorities and residents said. The killing in Fara-Goy, 20 km away from Dhusamareb was linked to the rising incidents of clan revenge, which have been on the increase in …