Minnesota's Somali leaders condemn stabbing as report identifies suspect

The Somali American community in St Cloud, Minnesota, condemned on Sunday the mass stabbing attack at a mall the night before, as the immigrant population confronted longstanding tensions and unconfirmed reports emerged of the suspect's identity.

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Somali general, 7 bodyguards killed in car bomb attack in the capital

A Somali National Army general and at least seven of his bodyguards were killed when a car bomb targeting their convoy detonated, a police colonel said.

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Kenya: Involuntary Refugee Returns to Somalia Camp Closure Threat Triggers Thousands Returning to Danger (Nairobi, September 15, 2016) – Kenya's repatriation program for Somali refugees, fueled by fear and misinformation, does not meet international standards for voluntary refugee return,

Human Rights Watch said today. Many refugees living in Kenya's sprawling Dadaab camp, home to at least 263,000 Somalis, say they have agreed to return home because they fear Kenya will force them out if they stay. In May 2016, the Kenyan government announced plans to speed up the

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Al-Shabab Militants Capture Key Somali Town

Al-Shabab militants have captured a key Somali town near with the border with Kenya, according to witnesses. Residents in El Wak told VOA's Somali service that heavily armed Shabab fighters attacked the town from two directions late Friday and now control it.

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Trump proposes disarming Clinton guards: 'Let's see what happens to her'

Donald Trump on Friday called for disarming the bodyguards who protect his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, and mused about the consequences of such a move by saying "Let's see what happens to her."

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Four Somali soldiers killed as Al-Shabaab captures town

Ads By Google At least four Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers were killed and another was injured in heavy fighting in which Al-Shabaab militant group captured El-Wak town in Gedo region in southern Somalia, officials said Saturday.

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Twin blasts target Kenyan police officers along Somali border

Mandera County Commissioner Fredrick Shisia told journalists that the twin blasts targeted border patrol police officers who have been manning the porous border with Somalia.

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Undercover officer infiltrated pro-Isis Britons heading for Syria, court told

Group tried to smuggle themselves out of UK in back of lorry to offer their services to Islamic State, Old Bailey jury hears

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Kenya says repatriation of Somali refugees on course

Regional government official Mohamud Saleh said that the verification exercise of the refugees in the Dadaab refugee camp is going as planned and will be concluded within the time frame.

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Hajj 2016: More than a million Muslims head to Mecca

Worshippers from more than 150 countries began gathering on Friday in the city, one of the holiest sites in Islam, to prepare for the five-day

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Somalia Plans To Coordinate Stabilization Activities

08 September - Source: Xinhua - 262 Words The Somali government and its partners have agreed to harmonize all stabilization programs or activities in areas recently liberated from Al-Shabaab militants in the Horn of Africa nation, officials said on Thursday.

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Miraa ban stokes up Kiraitu, Munya rivalry for top office

The miraa ban by Somalia has created a new issue and fuelled a vicious political duel between Meru Senator Kiraitu Murungi and Governor Peter Munya. Meru residents and politicians believe miraa farmers' tribulations have been exploited by the two influential politicians.

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MPs plead with government to solve miraa ban with Somalia

Meru County Woman Representative Florence Kajuju has called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to initiate talks with the government of Somalia over the ban on miraa. Speaking on the sidelines of an inspection tour of the Lunga Lunga one stop boarder post by the parliamentary committee on regional integration…

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Minneapolis man is charged with threatening to blow up mosque

FBI says it will not tolerate such threats and intimidation.

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WHO strengthens Zika safe sex guidance

Men and women returning from any area where the Zika virus is circulating should practise safe sex for at least six months to avoid the risk of spreading the disease, says the World Health Organization.

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Somali Premier Ali Sharmarke to vie for presidency in October polls

MOGADISHU Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke on Tuesday announced his candidature for the October presidential elections.

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Museveni Expected In Somalia For IGAD Summit

06 September - Source: Eagle Online - 416 Words Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is one of the leaders expected to attend the 53rd Summit of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in the Somalia capital Mogadishu over the weekend.

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Somalia bans Kenya miraa planes from its airspace

Somalia has stopped the entry of Kenya's miraa planes into its airspace effective Tuesday, spelling doom for the sector. Aviation minister Ali Ahmed said this on Monday without giving reasons for the decision that will stand until further notice.

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Dubai's DP World says wins 30 year concession for port project in Somaliland

Dubai's DP World has won a 30 year concession to manage and develop a port in the breakaway Somalia region of Somaliland that will require an investment of $442 million, the ports operator said in a stocks exchange statement on Monday.

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Italy rescues 500 boat migrants, six bodies off Libya

The Italian navy rescued nearly 500 boat migrants off the coast of Libya on Monday and recovered the bodies of six people who fell out of a leaking rubber vessel.

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