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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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Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the airstrikes killing?
ByMark Townsend June 16, 2026

Washington has been stepping up its airstrikes in the campaign against al-Shabaab, but the militants make continued gains and civilians are increasingly the victimsRead more on this story Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become …

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Trump targeting immigrants from countries hit most by climate shocks
ByOliver Milman June 10, 2026

A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugeesDonald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting pe…

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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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Far from the fighting: Eid celebrations in Mogadishu – in pictures
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian May 29, 2026

Photographer Mohamed Gabobe captured the city’s lively enjoyment of the Islamic festival away from the conflict and drought endured by much of Somalia Continue reading…

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‘It’s like we went bankrupt overnight’: poorest Somalis suffer as piles of worthless shillings mount up
ByMohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu May 11, 2026

Banknotes are now so tattered that even buses refuse to accept them, as a dollarised economy and mobile phone payments push up the cost of essentialsAs US troops withdrew from Somalia in the spring of 1994, a teenaged Muse Omar Jama began working as an…

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Guardian reporter and colleagues detained and beaten by Somali police
BySarah Johnson May 9, 2026

Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prisonA journalist who covered the case of a woman who said she was being tortured in prison was detained and beaten with pistols by Somali authorities, along…

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Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’
BySarah Johnson and Mohamed Bulbul May 7, 2026

In an exclusive interview from prison, Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, tells of her treatment after being arrested for demonstrating against the governmentA woman being held in prison in Somalia for taking part in peaceful protests has…

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Oil Tanker Hijacking Stokes Fear of Links Between Houthi Rebels and Somali Pirates
ByPranav Baskar May 3, 2026May 3, 2026

The location and timing of the attack fueled concerns about collaboration between Somali pirates and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen under the cover of Mideast turmoil.

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Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
ByRebecca Root April 29, 2026

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulne…

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