MOGADISHU — Ethiopian troops in battle tanks thrust into rebel-held Somalia regions Tuesday, sparking heavy fighting as they advanced towards the major Shebab stronghold of Baidoa, witnesses said. The latest unrest erupted just two days before world powers meet at a London conference on the Horn of Africa nation, which is beset by a litany […]
TORONTO— The armed Islamist group Al-Shabab is increasingly recruiting Somali children, some as young as 10, forcing them to become fighters and wives, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Tuesday. Its ranks dwindling following a spike in fighting, the al-Qaeda-affiliated group has turned to children to bolster its numbers, said the study, based […]
Returning to Somalia in 2011 after 19 years, and hearing the UN declare famine was heart-wrenching. We could see the evidence all around us in Dollow, which had become a transition post for Somalis en route to Ethiopia. The women we spoke to referred repeatedly to gaajo (hunger). The local district commissioner urged us to […]
TABDA, Somalia — An 80-year-old Somali woman fondly recalled her younger days. There was peace in Somalia then, and people in this town of Tabda in the arid scrublands of the country’s south did not rely on the mercy of others for food. Khadra Muhamud Aden says food supplies to the area are running low […]
The World’s biggest refugee camp, Dadaab, in northeastern Kenya marks its 20th anniversary this year. The camp, which was set up to host 90,000 people, now shelters nearly one-half million refugees. This United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) video presents a collage of photos and archive footage of Dadaab over the past 20 years. Early images […]
Hargeysa Feb 22,2012(qurbejoog.com)-Munaasibad ay soo agaasimeen maamulka Jaamacada Golis ayay ku shaaciyeen inay ka dhaafeen Lacagtii ama Fiigii Jaamacadda Laba iyo Labaatankii arday ee ugu sareeyay qaybaha kala duwan ee Jaamacadaasi ka kooban tahay. Munaasibadaasi oo lagu qabtay huteelka Maansoor ee Magaalada Hargaysa ayaa waxaa hadal ka soo jeediyay Gudoomiyaha Jaamacada Golis Dr Siciid Axmed […]
(February 21, 2012) The Transitional Federal Government of Somalia is committed to bringing peace and stability to Somalia and will intensify the “Operation to Restore Peace and Stability across Somalia” that started on 31st December 2011 in collaboration with neighboring countries and support from International Community. “The Operation to Restore Peace and Stability has […]
MOMBASA, Kenya — A lawyer for a British man held in Kenya over alleged links to Somalia’s Islamist insurgency and possession of explosives says his client was beaten in prison to extract a confession. Chacha Mwita says his client Jermaine Grant and another suspect were beaten after their arrest in December. Mwita also says Grant, […]
Brussels Feb 21,2012(qurbejoog.com)-Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Prof Abdiweli Mohamed Ali oo booqasho rasmi ah ku jooga Brussels si uu kulamo ula qaato mas’uuliyiinta Midowga Yurub ayaa Isniintii kulamo kala duwan la qaatay ma’uuliyiin ka tirsan dalka Belgium, Kooxda Caalamiga ah ee Africa, Caribbean iyo Pacific (ACP) isla markaana kormeer ku tagey Safaarada Soomaalida ee Belgium iyo […]
London Feb 21,2012(qurbejoog.com)-Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyada Jabuuti Md Ismaciil Cumar Geelle ayaa dhawaan gaari doona magaalada London si uu uga qeybgalo shirka Britain u qabaneyso Soomaalida todobaadkan. Jaaliyada reer Jabuuti ee London ayaa qorsheynayaa soo dhaweynta madaxweyne Geelle kolka uu halkaa gaadho maalmaha ina soo haya. Mucaaridka iyo Muxaafidka ayaa qorsheynayaa soo dhaweyn kala duwan oo mudici […]