
Alert: Somali Army Colonel Assassinated in Lower Shabelle Region
A senior Somali National Army officer was shot dead on Saturday in the Lower Shabelle region, military sources said, in an attack highlighting the persistent security challenges facing Somalia amid its fight against Islamist insurgents. Colonel Nuur Farey, commander of the army’s 14th October Brigade, was killed near the town of Afgoye, approximately 30 km…