VOAs Somali Service

Militants Burn Down School, Kill Teacher In Kenya

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Suspected al-Shabab militants killed a teacher and abducted another as they burned down a school late Wednesday in northeastern Kenya. The Kenyan MP from the region Musfafe Abdirashid told VOA’s Somali Service a number of militants entered Fafi village, about 90 kilometers east of Garissa town, and created havoc. “They killed one local teacher and … Read more

Inter-Ethnic Clashes Claim 6 Lives In Somalia

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At least 6 people were killed and nine others injured when rival clans clashed in Central Somalia, local elders said on Saturday. An online media outlet, Allafrica, revealed that militiamen belonging to the Air and Duduble sub-clans started fighting early Saturday morning in Labi-Aano village, 45 km east of Dhuusamareeb. The fight is over a … Read more