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Abdirisak M Tuuryare

Published by Abdirisak Mohamed Tuuryare who is a senior Somali Journalist and worked with different media organisations including Aljazeera English website as correspondents in Mogadishu.
Tuuryare@mareeg.com
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Somalia’s Jubaland parliament to elect new President

Abdirisak M Tuuryare Aug 22, 2019

MOGADISHU – Somalia’s international partners have called for the fair and credible presidential election of the semi-autonomous region of Jubaland. In a statement seen by Mareeg Online said the international partners have engaged all…

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UN envoy says Somalia security remains a concern

Abdirisak M Tuuryare Aug 22, 2019

Despite “encouraging” developments, insecurity across Somalia remains a serious concern, James Swan, head of the UN Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), warned the Security Council, in his first briefing to the world body since taking…

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UK Minister of State for Africa arrives in Somalia

Abdirisak M Tuuryare Aug 21, 2019

MOGADISHU – Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has received a high-level delegation led by UK Minister of State for Africa Andrew Stephenson in the capital, Mogadishu. Mr. Khaire and Stephenson held talks, discussing on a wide range…

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Somalia: Curfew imposed in Kismayo ahead of election

Abdirisak M Tuuryare Aug 21, 2019

MOGADISHU – Somalia’s Jubaland state police imposed a curfew in Kismayo town, ahead of Thursday’s vote to elect a president of the semi-autonomous region. The measures include closing Jubaland state's borders, ordering the closure of the…

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Somali army rescue 20 people held by Al-Shabaab

Abdirisak M Tuuryare Aug 21, 2019

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali army forces have freed 20 people held by Al-Shabaab after an operation carried out north of Kismayo, some 500km south of the capital, Mogadishu. The rescue operation was executed in villages within the…

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Somalia’s Jubaland closes airport in Kismayo

Abdirisak M Tuuryare Aug 20, 2019

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s Jubbaland state has closed its main airport in the port town of Kismayo, some 500km south of the capital, Mogadishu, ahead of the regional presidential leadership election. The move comes a day after Kenyan…

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US strike kills al Shabaab fighter in Somalia

Abdirisak M Tuuryare Aug 20, 2019

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The US military says it has carried out a drone strike targeting al Shabaab, killing a fighter near Qunyo Barrow town in the southwest of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. The strike was conducted on Tuesday in…

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UN Security Council releases new report on Somalia

Abdirisak M Tuuryare Aug 20, 2019

NEWYORK, US—The present report, submitted pursuant to paragraph 22 of Security Council resolution 2461 (2019) and paragraph 55 of resolution 2431 (2018), provides information on the implementation of those resolutions, including on the…

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Somali Police foils bomb attack in Bosaso town

Abdirisak M Tuuryare Aug 20, 2019

MOGADISHU, Somalia –Somali police soldiers have foiled improvised explosive devices (IED) attack in Bosaso, a town in the northeastern semi-autonomous region of Puntland. In a statement released by the police said, the soldiers had…

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Qatar to build Hobyo port in Somalia

Abdirisak M Tuuryare Aug 19, 2019

MOGADISHU, Somalia – A high-level delegation led by Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrived in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. The Qatari delegation was welcomed by country’s prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire…

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