Feisal Omar
Photojournalist at Reuters
World press photo Award-winning /Photographer at Thomson Reuters Mogadishu Somalia. Email: [email protected]
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1 month ago |
businesslive.co.za | Abdi Sheikh |Feisal Omar
At least 10 people were killed on Sunday after a suicide bomber targeted a queue of young recruits registering at the Damanyo military base in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses said. Teenagers were lining up at the base’s gate when the attacker detonated their explosives, they said. A military captain who gave his name as Suleiman described the attack as he had seen it unfold. “I was on the other side of the road.
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Mar 11, 2025 |
azdailysun.com | Abdi Sheikh |Feisal Omar
By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal OmarMOGADISHU (Reuters) -Al Shabaab gunmen killed at least seven people in an attack on Tuesday at a hotel in a central Somali town where local elders and government officials were meeting to discuss how to act against the Islamist militant group, an elder said. The al Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for the attack in Beledweyne and said it had killed over 10 people.
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Mar 11, 2025 |
streetinsider.com | Abdi Sheikh |Feisal Omar
1. SPY2. RKLB3. ETN4. MX5. NVDA6. ADBE7. INTC8. AAL9. FERG10. PATH Tweet Share E-mail0 sharesBy Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Al Shabaab gunmen killed at least seven people in an attack on Tuesday at a hotel in a central Somali town where local elders and government officials were meeting to discuss how to act against the Islamist militant group, an elder said. The al Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for the attack in Beledweyne and said it had killed over 10 people.
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Feb 20, 2025 |
sightmagazine.com.au | Feisal Omar |Abdi Sheikh |David Adams
Mogadishu, Somalia ReutersSomalia said on Thursday its army and allied clan militias have fought off coordinated raids on villages by the Islamist al-Shabaab armed group in the country’s south, killing more than 130 attackers. The al Qaeda-linked militant group has conducted a bloody insurgency in southern and central Somalia since 2007, killing thousands of people in a campaign that has been marked by deadly bombings in the capital Mogadishu.
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Feb 11, 2025 |
timeslive.co.za | Feisal Omar
The Islamic State (IS) armed group attacked military bases in Somalia's northeastern Puntland state overnight with suicide car and motorbike bombs, a military official said on Tuesday. Puntland announced a major offensive against Islamic State and a rival Islamist group, the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab, in December and claims to have since killed dozens of foreign fighters, captured several IS bases and forced a senior commander to surrender.
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Muslim children play at a funfair inside Banadir Mall after prayers marking the Eid al-Adha celebrations in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 6, 2025. REUTERS/Feisal Omar https://t.co/nTmMcP8Aqp
Muslims perform their prayer during the Eid al-Adha celebrations at the Ali Jim'ale Mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia June 6, 2025. REUTERS/Feisal Omar https://t.co/7gXTVib2r4
Residents check a goat at the Dayniile livestock market ahead of the Muslim festival of sacrifice Eid al-Adha in Mogadishu, Somalia June 4, 2025. REUTERS/Feisal Omar https://t.co/CfjXypppvt