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Seven-year-old Abdiqadir was hit in a US airstrike. Without a $750 operation, he may lose ...

The Guardian 17 Jun 2026
Abdiqadir Salah was pierced by shrapnel in a bombing that killed 12 in Somalia ... Read more. Killed walking home from school ... ....
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IOM launches housing scheme for 600 displaced families in Mogadishu

Xinhua 14 Jun 2026
MOGADISHU, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, said Sunday that it has completed Somalia's Garasbaley housing project, providing improved shelter for 600 vulnerable households.
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Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to U.S. Returns Home to Hero’s Welcome

New York Times 10 Jun 2026
Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who is widely admired in his home country, would have been the first Somali to referee a World Cup game ... .
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Drought and floods drove them from their homes. But hunger and poverty have followed them to a Mogadishu camp

The Observer 07 Jun 2026
Unfortunately, there was nothing left, so we had no choice but to escape to save our children,” she says, sitting in front of her shelter in a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in the Kahda district of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.
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Somalia declares order restored after two days of fighting in Mogadishu

Al Jazeera 05 Jun 2026
Mogadishu, SomaliaFighting between government forces and opposition fighters that paralysed parts of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, for more than two days has eased, with the federal government declaring that it has restored order.
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Why Mogadishu clashes are deepening Somalia’s political crisis again

Al Jazeera 05 Jun 2026
Mogadishu, SomaliaMustafa, 33, dreads election time in Somalia ... The sudden eruption of violence ended a period of improving security in Mogadishu, shattering the perception that the city had begun turning a corner.
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Clashes erupt in Somalia's capital ahead of a planned anti-government rally

Newsday 05 Jun 2026
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's opposition supporters and security forces clashed in the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday for a second day ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration.
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Civilians flee Mogadishu as Somali troops and opposition-allied militias trade fire

The Guardian 04 Jun 2026
Government troops and militias allied with the opposition have exchanged fire in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, ...
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Fighting in Somalia’s Capital, Mogadishu: What’s Happening and Why It Matters

New York Times 04 Jun 2026
Gun battles erupted on Thursday, as armed groups loyal to rival politicians clashed. Residents said it was the worst fighting in years ... .
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