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Presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, center, casts his vote inside a polling station during the presidential election in Hargeisa, Somaliland, Wednesday, Nov. 13,2024. (AP Photo/Abdirahman Aleeli)

Somaliland opposition leader wins presidential election

By Omar Faruk - Associated Press

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, center, casts his vote inside a polling station during the presidential election in Hargeisa, Somaliland, Wednesday, Nov. 13,2024. (AP Photo/Abdirahman Aleeli)

Voting underway for presidential election in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland

By Omar Faruk - Associated Press

Armed al-Shabab fighters ride on pickup trucks as they prepare to travel into the city, just outside the capital Mogadishu, in Somalia on Dec. 8, 2008. The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, authorities said Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.(AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

Next president’s problem: ‘Forever wars’ a simmering issue with big stakes for Harris or Trump

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi gestures during a joint news conference in Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool, File)

Somalia says it welcomes Egypt’s offer to deploy peacekeepers there

By Omar Faruk - Associated Press

An army officer gesture to people on the beach following an attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday Aug. 3, 2024. Police in Somalia said Saturday that many people died and several others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, the previous evening. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Hundreds gather at Somalia beach to condemn attack that killed 37 and demand stronger security

By Omar Faruk - Associated Press

Adam Alcodray stands outside Dearborn High School on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 in Dearborn Mich. Alcodray, 14, is a 9th grader at the school which makes certain allowances for students observing Ramadan. Alcodray says Ramadan carries more significance this year given the plight of people in Gaza. “When you look at what the children are eating in Gaza, you appreciate what your mom makes,” he said. “When you’re having a bad day, realize what they are going through.”

Fasting at school? More Muslim students in the U.S. are getting support during Ramadan

Associated Press

FILE - Somali security forces guard the entrance to the SYL hotel which was attacked by al-Shabab Islamic extremist rebels on Tuesday night, in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. The Somali extremist group al-Shabab says on Thursday, March 14, 2024, its fighters have attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, where a loud explosion and gunfire have been heard. Al-Shabab said on its Telegram channel that its fighters managed to penetrate the SYL hotel, which is located not far from the presidential palace in a normally secure part of Mogadishu. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital

By Omar Faruk - Associated Press

Armed al-Shabab fighters ride on pickup trucks as they prepare to travel into the city, just outside the capital Mogadishu, in Somalia on Dec. 8, 2008. The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, authorities said Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.(AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

Biden has few options for floundering war on al-Shabab, with echoes of Afghanistan

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Armed al-Shabab fighters ride on pickup trucks as they prepare to travel into the city, just outside the capital Mogadishu, in Somalia on Dec. 8, 2008. The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, authorities said Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.(AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

Al-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 4 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini officer

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., talks during a press conference to call for a cease-fire in Israel and Gaza on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

Emmer calls for ethics investigation into Omar after Somalia comments

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference by the Congressional Progressive Caucus on the threat of default, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Somaliland official slams Rep. Ilhan Omar for ‘ethno-racist rhetoric’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

A donkey with injuries is seen after an improvised explosive device (IED) blew up in Mandera County, Kenya, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. Authorities in Kenya say a donkey cart carrying a suspected improvised bomb has blown up at a checkpoint on the Kenya-Somalia border, killing one Kenyan police officer and critically wounding four others. A police report says the cart pulled by two donkeys and ridden by one man passed the Somali checkpoint of Bula Hawa and entered Kenya territory Thursday. (AP Photo)

Donkey cart loaded with explosives kills a police officer and critically injures 4 others in Kenya

By Tom Odula - Associated Press

Mesut Ceki, center, a courier rights association member and colleague of Turkish motorcycle courier Yunus Emre Gocer, talks to journalist outside the Justice court in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. A court in Istanbul on Tuesday convicted the son of Somalia's president over the death of a motorcycle courier and sentenced him to two years and six months in prison. The sentence, however, was immediately commuted to a fine. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Turkish court convicts Somalia president’s son over motorcyclist’s death, commutes sentence to fine

By Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud welcomed Saturday, Dec. 2, the U.N. Security Council vote to lift an arms embargo imposed on the Horn of Africa nation more than 30 years ago.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Somalia president hails lifting of arms embargo as government vows to wipe out al-Shabab militants

By Omar Faruk - Associated Press

In this image made from video, flooded streets are seen from the air in the town of Beledweyne, in Somalia, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. First, some families fled drought and violence. Now they say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall exacerbated by the weather phenomenon El Nino pummels large parts of Somalia. (AP Photo)

El Nino-worsened flooding has Somalia in a state of emergency. Residents of one town are desperate

By Omar Faruk - Associated Press

FILE - Djiboutian forces walk inline during their arrival in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Dec. 20, 2011. The United Nations Security Council on Thursday Nov. 9, 2023 suspended for a period of three months the pullout of African Union troop from Somalia, where fighting rages with al-Qaida’s affiliate in East Africa. The decision follows a request by the Horn of Africa nation for the forces to remain in the country to help in the fight against the al-Shabab extremists. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

United Nations suspends pullout of African Union troops from Somalia as battles with militants rage

By Emmanuel Igunza - Associated Press

In this grab taken from video, smoke billows after an explosion in Beledweyne, Somalia, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. An explosives-laden vehicle has detonated at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne. Authorities say at least 15 people were killed and 40 others were wounded in Saturday's attack. A state health official confirmed the deaths and says half of the wounded are in critical condition and need to be airlifted to Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, for advanced medical treatment. (AP)

A bombing at a checkpoint in Somalia killed at least 15 people, authorities say

By Omar Faruk - Associated Press

Burundian soldiers, part of the African Union troops, march at their base in Mogadishu, Somalia, Jan. 24, 2011. The second phase of the African Union troop withdrawal from Somalia has started, the bloc said Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. The pullout follows a timeline for the handover of security to the country's authorities, which are fighting al-Qaida’s affiliate in East Africa — the Somalia-based al-Shabab. (AP Photos Farah Abdi Warsameh)

African Union says its 2nd phase of troop withdrawal from Somalia has begun

By Omar Faruk - Associated Press

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right and Somalia's Foreign Minister Abshir Omar Huruse attend a signing ceremony following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 26, 2023. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP)

Russia offers support to Somalian army in fight against terrorist groups

Associated Press

Nunay Mohamed, 25, who fled the drought-stricken Lower Shabelle area, holds her one-year old malnourished child at a makeshift camp for the displaced on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia on June 30, 2022. Humanitarian agencies are calling for the full funding of the U.N. Horn of Africa $7 billion appeal during a pledging conference scheduled for Wednesday, May 24, 2023, citing a growing crisis and need for urgent lifesaving intervention. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

U.S. announces $524M for Horn of Africa drought, climate crisis while Germany, UK also make pledges

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press