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UPDF helicopter crashes at Mogadishu – five deaths reported
Mi-24 helicopter detached to the African Union (AU) mission in Somalia crashed at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport on Wednesday 2 July with five fatalities. A UPDF statement has it the ...
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Somalia: Outcry in Mogadishu Over Alleged Plan to Sell Siinay Market Land
The Somali government is facing growing backlash following reports that it is planning to sell land occupied by Siinay Market in Wartanabadda District, Mogadishu. The move has triggered sharp ...
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Ugandan military helicopter crashes at Somalia's Mogadishu airport, three dead
MOGADISHU: An African Union helicopter operated by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent crash-landed just ...
Huge explosion rocks airport as helicopter crashes into ball of flames
Huge plumes of smoke can be seen from an international airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, after a peacekeeping helicopter started ...
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Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh to Hold High-Stakes Talks With Opposition Leaders in Mogadishu
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is scheduled to hold a highly anticipated and sensitive meeting today in Mogadishu with leaders from the Council of the Opposition Forum, headed by former ...
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BREAKING: DEADLY Military Plane CRASH in Mogadishu | TERRIFYING Footage, Multiple Casualties Feared
A military aircraft has crashed at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport, with several casualties feared. Horrifying ...
Airport panic as runway crash causes 'explosion' and sparks flight diversions
A Turkish Airlines flight has reportedly been forced to divert after a helicopter crashed close to an airport in Somalia. ...
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Somalia: Young Motorcycle Riders Protest in Mogadishu Over Alleged Harassment and Extortion
A group of young men who make a living riding "Fekon" motorcycles staged a protest on Wednesday at the busy KM4 intersection in Mogadishu, bringing traffic to a standstill as they decried alleged ...