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Somali government forces ride in armoured vehicles during a patrol as residents gather following reported shelling in the Howl Wadaag district of Mogadishu, on 4 June 2026. [Getty]
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Somali military and opposition-allied militias trade fire

The violence flared up ahead of planned protests on Thursday over the president's plan to remain in office after his third term expired last month.

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04 June, 2026
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One killed as Somali forces break up protest: opposition

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10 May, 2026
Somalis vote directly in local elections for first time since 1969 (Photo by Abuukar Mohamed Muhidin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Somalia's capital votes in first step to restoring universal suffrage

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25 December, 2025
Ambulances and security forces are dispatched to the scene following a bomb attack organized against the President's convoy in Mogadishu, Somalia on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Abuukar Mohamed Muhidin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Huge blast and gunfire heard in central Mogadishu

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04 October, 2025
Doctors and nurses treat injuries at the Somali Sudanese Hospital in Mogadishu on May 18, 2025 after a deadly suicide bombing. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
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Suicide bomb kills several at Somali army camp: ministry

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 May, 2025
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Salutation Road: Immigration, life and an alternative existence

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22 January, 2025
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Roadside explosions in Somali capital Mogadishu kill 5

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 September, 2024
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Somalia: At least 32 killed in al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu

The New Arab Staff
03 August, 2024
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Somalia cafe attack kills nine, wounds 20 during Euro final

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 July, 2024
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Eight killed in shootout during failed jailbreak in Mogadishu

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 July, 2024
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Six civilians killed, 10 injured in Somalia hotel siege

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 June, 2023
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Somalia security forces end Al-Shabaab hotel attack

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 June, 2023
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Several wounded in al-Shabab attack on Mogadishu hotel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 June, 2023
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US conducts strike near site of Shabaab attack in Somalia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 May, 2023
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Al-Shabaab raid African Union army base in Somalia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 May, 2023
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Somali climate suffering 'unconscionable', UN chief says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 April, 2023
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Somalia: Wife of Islamic State leader jailed for 8 years

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 January, 2023
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Somalia: Blast heard near mayor's office in Mogadishu

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 January, 2023
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Somali leader urges people to flush out Al-Shabaab 'bedbugs'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 January, 2023
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Somalis search for loved ones in wreckage of Al Shabaab bomb

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 October, 2022
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Somalia suicide bombing kills one soldier, injures six

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 September, 2022