Somalia
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71,000 deaths related to Somalia’s 2022 drought: Report
Mogadishu: An estimated 71,000 people may have died between January 2022 and June 2024 due to the devastating drought that affected large parts of Somalia in 2022, according to a report released…
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9 pirates caught off Somalia coast by Navy brought to India
Mumbai: The Mumbai police arrested nine pirates who were brought to India on Wednesday, days after the Navy caught them for hijacking an Iranian fishing vessel with 23 Pakistani crew members on…
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Indian Navy rescues 23 Pakistanis from Somali pirates in Arabian Sea
New Delhi: At least 23 Pakistani nationals were rescued from the clutches of Somali pirates during a daring 12-hour-long operation in the Arabian Sea, said the Indian Navy. The dramatic rescue unfolded…
- India
Indian Navy’s daring Arabian Sea op: 35 pirates surrender, 17 crew freed
New Delhi: The Indian warship INS Kolkata successfully cornered and coerced all 35 pirates to surrender on Saturday, ensuring the safe evacuation of 17 crew members from the pirate vessel without any…
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Photos: Indian Navy foils piracy attempt in Somalia
New Delhi: An Iranian-flagged vessel FV Omari after being intercepted by Indian Navys INS Sharda. The Indian Navy foiled a piracy attempt on the vessel with a crew of 11 Iranian and…
- India
Indian Navy foils piracy attempt along east coast of Somalia
New Delhi: The Indian Navy foiled a piracy attempt on an Iranian-flagged, fishing vessel along the East coast of Somalia, officials said on Friday. Indian warship INS Sharda came to the rescue…
- Middle East
UN launches Rs 13,296 crore humanitarian plan for Somalia
United Nations: The UN has launched the 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, seeking 1.6 billion dollars (Rs 1,32,96,40,00,000) to aid 5.2 million Somalians in need, a spokesman said. The world body…
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Two US Navy SEALs missing in operation near Somalia
Washington: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that two Navy SEALs were missing in a recent operation conducted by the American military near the coast of Somalia to seize what it said…
- Middle East
Cargo ship with 15 Indians on board hijacked near Somalia
New Delhi: A cargo ship, ‘MV LILA NORFOLK’ has been hijacked late last evening near the coast of Somalia and is being closely watched by the Indian Navy which has rushed a…
- Middle East
UN vows to help Somalia promote human rights
Mogadishu: The United Nations has reaffirmed its resolute support to Somalia in the full realisation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Catriona Laing, said on…
- Middle East
UN lifts arms embargo on Somalia
United Nations: UN Security Council adopted two separate resolutions to renew the sanctions regime on Somalia-based Al-Shabaab and to lift the arms embargo on the Somali government. Resolution 2713 decides to renew…
- Middle East
UN rehabilitates Somali airport to ease air travel
Mogadishu: The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), in partnership with the administration of Somalia’s Southwest State, has rehabilitated an airport to improve air travel and movements of people in the…
- Middle East
Somalia says army killed 1,650 al-Shabab militants in 2 months
Mogadishu: The Somali National Army (SNA) has killed 1,650 al-Shabab militants and injured more than 550 others during military offensives in Galmudug and Hirshabelle states in central Somalia in the last two…
- Middle East
At least 20 killed in suicide car bombing in Somalia
Mogadishu: At least 20 people, most of them civilians, were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in Beledweyne town in Somalia, local officials said. According to Beledweyne District Commissioner Omar Alasow,…
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US operation in Somalia kills senior IS leader
Washington: A US military operation in Somalia has killed a number of Islamic State (IS) members, including a key leader of the terror group, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced. “On January 25,…
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