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Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?
ByMark Townsend and Mohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu June 16, 2026

Six months ago, at least 12 people, including eight children, died during a US attack. The US has never admitted the civilian deaths. Here, the Guardian pieces together what happened that dayExplainer: Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the ai…

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Drought and floods drove them from their homes. But hunger and poverty have followed them to a Mogadishu camp
ByMoulid Hujale in Burhakaba June 6, 2026

More than 6.5 million Somalis have been pushed to the brink of severe hunger as the climate crisis, fighting and cuts in aid leave a trail of despairFor three years, Zeynab Ibrahim watched as her little town shrivelled up and died. The rains never came…

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‘The fear was immense’: al-Shabaab exploits fragmented politics to reclaim land in Somalia
ByMohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu and Jason Burke October 4, 2025

With Islamist militant group 40km from Mogadishu, a ‘strategic stalemate’ has been reached, but some fear worst is yet to comeOne night in early July, Maryan Abdikadir Geedi decided it was finally time to abandon her small shop in the town of Moqokori …

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‘The fear was immense’: al-Shabaab exploits fragmented politics to reclaim land in Somalia
ByMohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu and Jason Burke October 4, 2025

With Islamist militant group 40km from Mogadishu, a ‘strategic stalemate’ has been reached, but some fear worst is yet to comeOne night in early July, Maryan Abdikadir Geedi decided it was finally time to abandon her small shop in the town of Moqokori …

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