Abdi Guled

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Somalis push a wounded civilian on a stretcher into a hospital following clashes between Somali troops and militiamen loyal to a Somali warlord in Mogadishu, Somalia Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. The sounds of warfare rattled Mogadishu residents from their beds early Friday as government troops launched a dawn attack on a house belonging to a former warlord as part of a disarmament campaign. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

7 dead as battle erupts in Somali capital

Abdi Guled · August 15, 2014 3:30 pm

In this photo taken Sunday, July 27, 2014, African Union (AU) peacekeepers stand near a cache of weapons recovered from a garage in Mogadishu, Somalia. An official says that Somalia's government has launched a new disarmament campaign, that has netted some 500 guns during four raids, which is being carried out because officials fear that weapons could fall into the hands of al-Qaeda-linked fighters. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

500 guns seized: Somalia tries to disarm Mogadishu

Abdi Guled · August 14, 2014 4:09 pm

Somalis find new option on airwaves: sports radio

Abdi Guled · August 3, 2014 2:56 pm

In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, Saado Ali Warsame, a Somali member of parliament is seen during a parliament session to endorse Somali prime minister in Mogadishu, Somalia. Gunmen killed a Somali lawmaker, Wednesday, July 23, 2014, in a drive-by shooting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, a police official said. Lawmaker Saado Ali Warsame, who also was a popular singer of Somali folk music, was shot dead by gunmen who pulled up near her car as she was being driven to a hotel, said Somali police Capt. Mohamed Hussein. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Somali lawmaker shot dead in drive-by shooting

Abdi Guled · July 23, 2014 2:15 pm

Somali soldiers patrol near the wreckage of a car bomb that was detonated at the main gate of the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July, 9, 2014. Somali troops retook the presidential palace in the capital of Mogadishu after militants forced their way in and exchanged heavy gunfire with troops and guards Tuesday, the latest attack underscoring the threat posed by Islamic extremist group al-Shabab in east Africa. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Somali leader fires police, intelligence chiefs

Abdi Guled · July 9, 2014 12:36 pm

Troops retake stormed Somali presidential palace

Abdi Guled · July 8, 2014 9:28 pm

Somali soldiers stand near the wreckage of a suicide car bomb near the Somali parliament in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 5, 2014. A Somali police officer says troops have thwarted an attack by a suicide bomber outside the heavily guarded parliament headquarters. Capt. Mohamed Hussein, a senior Somali police officer says troops stopped a suicide car bomber who detonated his explosive-laden car at a checkpoint near the entrance to Somalia's parliament. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

4 killed in car bomb attack in Somalia

Abdi Guled · July 5, 2014 5:15 pm

Gunmen kill Somali lawmaker and his bodyguard

Abdi Guled · July 3, 2014 10:18 am

3 dead in Somalia after militants attack hotel

Abdi Guled · June 26, 2014 11:54 am

In Somalia, a wives’ tale delays measles treatment

Abdi Guled · June 11, 2014 3:46 pm

Mother of stowaway Somali teen fears for life

Abdi Guled · June 9, 2014 2:44 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 20, 2014 file photo, Mohamed Aden, a malnourished two-year-old boy, sits on his mother's lap at Banadir maternal hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia. Residents and officials say that severe hunger is spreading in southern Somalia where Islamic militants have encircled several towns in the control of African Union forces, preventing food deliveries, and deaths from malnutrition and hunger have been reported. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

Hunger spreads in Somalia as militants block towns

Abdi Guled · June 6, 2014 3:27 pm