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Hamza Abdi Barre - 1 Siad Barre - 1 ” - 1 Mohamud Abdirahim - 1 Khadro Ali - 1 “ - 1 Ali Abdi Mohamed - 1 Mohamed Barre - 1
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MOGADISHU Somalia Mogadishu East Africa Shabab Jubbaland South West Puntland
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soccer - 1 East - 1 Hirshabelle - 1 Ethiopian - 1 African Union - 1 Somali Football Federation - 1

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☆ Civil War Turned Somalia's Main Soccer Stadium Into an Army Camp. Now It's Hosting Games Again
  + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Associated Press | Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +3 min
Somali authorities have spent years working to restore the national stadium in Mogadishu, and on Dec. 29 Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre inaugurated the national soccer tournament. Now, the air crackles with anticipation as thousands pour into the stadium each afternoon. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesBut many Somalis are willing to brave the stadium, which has a heavy security presence. Most recently, between 2012 and 2018, the stadium was a base for African Union peacekeepers. “When this stadium was used as a military camp, it was a source of agony and pain.
Persons: Hamza Abdi Barre, Siad Barre, ”, Mohamud Abdirahim, Khadro Ali, “, Ali Abdi Mohamed, Mohamed Barre Organizations: soccer, East, Hirshabelle, Ethiopian, African Union, Somali Football Federation Locations: MOGADISHU, Somalia, Mogadishu, East Africa, Shabab, Jubbaland, South West, Puntland, Somaliland, al
☆ Somalia blast hits Kismayu hotel, gunfire heard - police
  + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
The state-run Somali National Television said on Twitter security forces were dealing with a "terrorist incident" at the hotel, which al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab has taken responsibility for. "There is a blast at Tawakal hotel and there is gunfire being heard," Mohamed Nur, a police captain, told Reuters from Kismayu. "The security forces have besieged the scene," Farah Ali, a shopkeeper in Kismayu, told Reuters. Kismayu is the commercial capital of Jubbaland, a region of southern Somalia still partly controlled by al Shabaab. Al Shabaab was driven out of Kismayu in 2012.
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