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BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- China held a massive military parade in central Beijing on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of its victory in World War II, pledging the country's commitment to peaceful development in a world still fraught with turbulence and uncertainties.   Towering structures shaped like the Great Wall stood in Tian'anmen Square, symbolizing the Chinese nation's courage...

BOSASO, Somalia — Puntland forces claimed significant victories against the Islamic State in Somalia, following a series of intense military operations in the northeastern Cal Miskaad mountains, long considered the group’s main stronghold in the country.   According to a statement released by Puntland security officials on Wednesday, the latest offensives resulted in the deaths of at least 15 ISIS fighters...

BOOSAASO – Ciidamada Puntland ayaa bilooyinkii u dambeeyay si isdaba joog ah u qaadayay dagaallo culus oo ka dhan ah kooxda Daacish, kuwaas oo horseeday guulo waa weyn oo dhanka amniga ah.   War kasoo baxay maamulka Puntland ayaa lagu sheegay in ciidamada ay dileen tiro badan oo kamid ah dagaalyahanada Daacish, isla markaana ay la wareegeen deegaano istiraatiiji ah oo...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The new Commander of United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Dagvin Anderson, made his first official visit to Somalia, where he thanked leaders of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) for their continued partnership in countering the Al-Shabaab insurgency.   During his visit, Gen. Anderson held talks with Ambassador El-Hadj Ibrahima Diene, Deputy Force Commander Maj. Gen....

Muqdisho, Soomaaliya – Taliyaha cusub ee Taliska Ciidanka Mareykanka ee Afrika (AFRICOM), General Dagvin Anderson, ayaa booqashadiisii ugu horreysay ku yimid Soomaaliya, isagoo uga mahadceliyay madaxda AUSSOM iskaashiga ay la leeyihiin Mareykanka dhinaca la dagaalanka kooxda Al-Shabaab.   General Anderson ayaa kulammo la qaatay Danjire El-Hadj Ibrahima Diene, Ku-xigeenka Taliyaha Guud ee Awoodda Sareeye Guuto Pieter Muteti iyo Taliye Booliis Hillary...

Muqdisho – Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Itoobiya, Abiy Axmed, ayaa wareysi uu siiyay telefishinka qaranka Itoobiya (ETV) oo la baahiyay 1-da Sebteembar, ku sheegay in “khaladkii” Itoobiya ka gashay ka tanaasulka dekedda Casab ee Eritrea “la sixi doono berri.”   Abiy Axmed ayaa tilmaamay in Itoobiya muddo dheer ay ku guul darreysatay inay ka faa’iideysato Webiga Niil iyo adeegyada uu bixin lahaa, sidoo...

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Monday that his country will “correct” the “mistake” made when it relinquished access to Eritrea’s Assab port, a move that has fueled tensions between the neighbouring countries.   In an interview broadcast on Ethiopia’s national television station ETV on September 1, Abiy addressed Ethiopia’s long-standing quest for access to the Red Sea...

BELGRADE – Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Axmed Macallin Fiqi, ayaa Talaadadii booqasho rasmi ah ku tagay Machadka Farsamada Milatariga ee magaalada Belgrade, iyadoo booqashadu qeyb ka tahay dadaallada Soomaaliya ay ku xoojinayso awoodda ciidanka qalabka sida iyo iskaashiga caalamiga ah ee dhanka difaaca.   Wasiirka ayaa waxaa si diirran u soo dhaweeyay saraakiil sare oo ka tirsan Wasaaradda Difaaca ee...

BELGRADE – Somalia’s Minister of Defence, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, on Tuesday visited the Military Technical Institute in Belgrade, as part of ongoing efforts by the Federal Government of Somalia to strengthen the country’s defence capabilities through international cooperation.   Minister Fiqi was received by senior Serbian defence officials and taken on a tour of the facility, one of Serbia’s premier research...

MOGADISHU – Former Somali lawmaker Abdi Barre Jibril has praised ongoing consultations by opposition leaders in Mogadishu, describing them as crucial efforts to rescue the country from a deepening political crisis.   In an exclusive interview with Shabelle Media Network, Jibril expressed concern over the current political deadlock and commended the unity and dialogue among opposition figures under the so-called National...