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Mogadishu

Shukri Abasheikh, owner of Mogadishu Store, helps customer Gracia Mbula with a purchase in her store in Lewiston, Maine, on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.
Violence
Lewiston mass shooting rattles local Somalis who came to Maine looking for safety 
A woman holds her hand over her face and clutches the arm of a man next to her as they walk through the destroyed shopping district in Mogadishu.
Conflict
Minnesota’s Somali immigrants feel ‘holes’ left after deadly Mogadishu attack
A Somali soldier patrols a street following a suicide car bomb and gun attack.
Books
The death of a Navy SEAL reveals US mission creep in Somalia
Actor Ben Schnetzer plays photojournalist Dan Eldon in the bio-pic The Journey is the Destination.
Arts
A mother who lost her son in Somalia brings his journals to life in a film
Culture
One woman challenges perceptions of Somalia one Instagram post at a time
Somali troops march against Al Shabaab
Conflict
Al-Shabaab’s ‘water terrorism’ is yielding results and tragedy in Somalia’s civil war
Ras Kamboni brigade soldiers
Development & Education
This guy discovered that dry cleaning could prevent terrorism in Somalia
Dan Eldon surrounded by Somali children.
Arts, Culture & Media
A mother finds meaning in a Mogadishu nightmare
A Kenyan police officer tries to secure an area inside the Westgate Shopping Centre after a militant siege.
Conflict & Justice
The urban guerrilla comes of age
Conflict & Justice
Fears of Backlash in Kenya’s ‘Little Mogadishu’
Conflict & Justice
Combating Rape in Somalia: Women at a Crossroads
Conflict & Justice
Mogadishu Camps For Displaced People Still Packed
Conflict & Justice
Somali Family and Friends Cheer On Olympic Champion Mo Farah
Lifestyle & Belief
Mogadishu Approaches a ‘Tipping Point’
Global Politics
Suicide Attack at Somalia’s National Theatre Seen as Setback to Civil Society
Arts, Culture & Media
Somalia’s National Theater Reopens after 20 Years
Conflict & Justice
Somalia: Providing Humanitarian Aid on al-Shabab’s Turf
Lifestyle & Belief
An Author’s Quest to Understand the Mind of Terrorists
A man talks into a microphone
Arts, Culture & Media
A Somali American’s journey to the US and back to his home country comes full circle
Conflict & Justice
Amid famine, Somali government regains control of capital
Environment
Famine Victims Crowd Somali Capital
Environment
Somalia famine made worse by militants blocking aid
Global Politics
Somalia: The World’s Worst Famine in a Generation
Business, Economics and Jobs
Rape Hotline Reaches out to Women in Somalia
Lifestyle & Belief
Somalian town falls to Islamist militia in ongoing struggles
Lifestyle & Belief
Geo answer
Conflict & Justice
Humanitarian crisis in Mogadishu
Global Hit
Global Hit – Saba