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Mar 15 2024
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Cumberland County man sentenced for threatening to assassinate President Biden, former President Trump
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – A Cumberland County man was sentenced to three years in prison for threatening to assassinate President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. According to the Department of Justice, Mohamed Farah, a Somalian citizen, threatened to assassinate the president in January 2022. The Justice Department says Farah also admitted to threatening the life of former
ABC 27 WHTMSep 02 2014
News
US reportedly targets leader of al-Shabaab with Somalia drone strike
A U.S. drone reportedly targeted the leader of the Al Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab group in a strike in southern Somalia Monday.
Fox News (Online News)Sep 25 2013
Opinion
Scahill: Nairobi Mall Rampage Tied to "Disastrous" U.S. Meddling in Somalia
Kenya has begun three days of mourning for at least 67 people killed in the siege of the Westgate Mall in Nairobi. The death count could still rise if more bodies are found in the rubble of the mall’s three floors. The Somali militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack, calling it retaliation for Kenyan military intervention in Somalia. We’re joined by independent
Democracy Now!Sep 02 2014
Headline Roundup
US Drone Strikes Somalia
HuffPost Christian Science Monitor Fox News (Online News)Feb 01 2024
Analysis
What Rep. Ilhan Omar actually said in viral speech
Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing scrutiny and criticism from Republicans based on a flawed translation of a speech she made at a gathering to commemorate recent elections in Somalia.
Republicans led by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, also from Minnesota, have criticized an alleged translation of a speech to a room full of Somali supporters in Minneapolis last weekend, with Emmer calling it
Star TribuneFeb 01 2024
Analysis
Can Ilhan Omar Be Deported? Republicans Call for Her Removal
Conservative calls to deport Representative Ilhan Omar over comments she purportedly made about Somalia have no legal merit, experts tell Newsweek.
The progressive Democrat, a Somali American and Muslim, has been under fire for remarks she allegedly made to Somali American constituents that have been viewed over 7 million times on X. Omar, a Somali American and Muslim, seemed to address
NewsweekFeb 01 2024
Headline Roundup
Ilhan Omar's Somalia Comments Spark Calls for Deportation
A speech from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) this week led some Republicans to call for her deportation.
Different Translations: Omar, a native of Somalia, delivered the speech in Arabic to a group of her constituents. One translation of her comments seen over 7 million times on X suggested Omar said she is "here to protect the interest of Somalia from inside the U.S. system." Other
Fox News (Online News) Newsweek Star TribuneJan 23 2024
News
US Navy SEAL fell into Arabian Sea and another died trying to save him, officials confirm
• Members of the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team 3 conducted a raid off the coast of Somalia to intercept a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen. • During the operation, Navy SEAL Nathan Gage Ingram slipped and fell into the sea while climbing aboard. • Navy SEAL Christopher J. Chambers jumped in to save him, but both drowned due to their heavy gear, officials say. Under the darkness of
Fox News (Online News)Jan 21 2024
News
Navy SEALs who went missing in Arabian Sea now presumed dead
Two Navy SEALs who went missing off the coast of Somalia are now presumed dead by U.S. Central Command. The search for the two unnamed sailors was called off after a ten-day search. Both were involved in a mission to stop a ship containing the parts for medium-range Iranian ballistic missiles, which was en route to Somalia. They tried to board the ship to take it over, which concluded in a
Washington ExaminerJan 15 2024
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Ships and aircraft search for 2 Navy SEALs missing after mission to confiscate Iranian missile parts
U.S. Navy ships and aircraft combed areas of the Gulf of Aden for two missing U.S. Navy SEALs on Monday as details emerged about their mission to board and take over a vessel carrying components for medium-range Iranian ballistic missiles headed for Somalia, a U.S. defense official said Monday.
The official said crew on the dhow, which did not have a country flag, were planning to
Associated Press