Omar Faruk

A van drives through floodwater following a heavy downpour in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

At least seven people die as heavy rains leave waist-high floodwaters in Somalia’s capital

May 10, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

At least seven people have died and major roads were cut off after heavy rains led to flooding in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on Friday night due to an overwhelmed drainage...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia

February 1, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term.

Iran to open Somali embassy, Turkey rebuilds parliament

August 23, 2021 at 10:41 p.m.

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Iran said it would set up an embassy in Mogadishu and Turkey promised to rebuild Somalia's parliament building, as the two neighbors, at odds over Syria, vied...

Iran to open Somali embassy, Turkey rebuilds parliament

August 22, 2019 at 11:55 a.m.

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Iran said it would set up an embassy in Mogadishu and Turkey promised to rebuild Somalia's parliament building, as the two neighbors, at odds over Syria, vied...

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