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Somalia Seasonal Monitor: December 24, 2020 Format FEWS NET publishes a Seasonal Monitor for Somalia every 10 days (dekad) through the end of the current October to December deyr rainy season. The purpose of this document is to provide updated information on the progress of the deyrseason to facilitate contingency and response planning. This Somalia Seasonal Monitor is valid through December 31, 2020, and is produced in collaboration with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Food Security and Nut...

English By Harun Maruf Share on Facebook Print this page The Pentagon has sent several naval vessels and a marine expeditionary unit to the coast of Somalia to support an operation repositioning hundreds of U.S. troops to bases elsewhere in East Africa.  The USS Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit reached Somali waters on Monday. It joined the USS Hershel Woody Williams, an expeditionary sea base that ar...

December 23, 2020 Share The Pentagon has sent several naval vessels and a marine expeditionary unit to the coast of Somalia to support an operation repositioning hundreds of U.S. troops to bases elsewhere in East Africa. The USS Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit reached Somali waters on Monday. It joined the USS Hershel Woody Williams, an expeditionary sea base that arrived on December 16, according to the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). The vesse...

 December 21, 2020: The United States has confirmed that it is moving most of its 700 troops in Somalia to other parts of East Africa. The departing troops who will be missed the most are Special Forces operators training and advising their Somali counterparts. The troops in Somalia also handle intelligence collection and monitoring things in general. This will continue as will the use of American UAVs to search for Islamic terrorists and carry out airst...

AFRICOM Sends Warning to Al-Shabaab as US Troops Begin Withdrawing from Somalia In this Feb. 13, 2012 file photo, an armed member of the militant group al-Shabab attends a rally in support of the merger of the Somali militant group al-Shabab with al-Qaida, on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia. U.S. military forces targeted the Islamic extremist al-Shabab network in an operation, Sept. 1, 2014 in Somalia, the Pentagon said. (AP Photo/File) 21 Dec 2020 The U.S. announced a plan over the weeken...

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Attacks in Somalia The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack that took place in Galkayo on 18 December, which resulted in many casualties. He extends his deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured. He hopes that the perpetrators of this attack will be brought to justice. Th...

2020-12-19 22:06:03 GMT2020-12-20 06:06:03(Beijing Time) Xinhua English UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the attack that took place in Galkayo on Friday, which resulted in heavy casualties. Through a statement attributable to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief extended his deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to those who were injured...

Somalia: United Nations Condemns in Strongest Terms Attack at Galkaayo Stadium 19 December, 2020 - 16:10 Country: Somalia Source: UN Assistance Mission in Somalia Mogadishu – The United Nations in Somalia condemns in the strongest terms the attack today at Galkaayos stadium, which reportedly killed and injured many people who had gathered ahead of a visit by the country’s prime minister. “This reprehensible act is an attack against all the people and leaders of North an...

Dec 19, 2020 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A suicide bomber attacked a stadium in Somalia’s central city of Galkayo Friday, killing 15 people shortly before the arrival of the country’s new prime minister, according to police. Ali Hassan, a police officer in Galkayo, said others were injured in the blast, which occurred at the entrance to the sports stadium. Some high-ranking members of the Somali army were among those killed in the explosion, according to local reports. The bombing has been ...

At least 16 killed in Somalia suicide bombing 19 Dec 2020 Gulf Today Report At least 16 people were killed on Friday in Somalia including three senior military officials when a suicide bomber attacked a stadium in Galkayo ahead of the planned arrival of the countrys prime minister, police said. The militant group Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place as a crowd waited for Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble to speak — but he had not yet arrived. Prime...