Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, is bolstering its defenses against al-Shabab with increased security measures. Led by Colonel ...

Mogadishu’s first line of defense against the next militant attack on Somalia’s capital ranges from machine gunners in ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Mogadishu is losing a label it never wanted in the first place: The World's Most Dangerous City. The seaside Somali capital is enjoying a peace that, except for the ...

(Recasts with UNHCR comment) By Sahal Abdulle MOGADISHU, April 25 (Reuters) - The Somali capital Mogadishu is becoming a "ghost city" as residents flee a government offensive to crush Islamist ...

Somalia, situated on the Horn of Africa, continues to be one of the most dangerous terrorist havens in the world as the Islamic State and al Qaeda terrorist affiliates continue to kill and extort the ...

Friday is beach day in Mogadishu. Early in the day before Friday prayers and before the sun gets too hot, people flock to Liido Beach on the eastern side of the city. "This is a very important place," ...

For the first time in two years, there are signs that Somalis displaced in some of the worst fighting in the capital, Mogadishu, are beginning to return to their devastated neighbourhoods. Over 16,000 ...

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