Day: 4 February 2022

Dila Massacre 1991

The Dila Massacre, the focal atrocity, involved a series of clan-based mass executions carried out by rebels of the Somali National Movement (SNM), dominated by the Isaaq clan, against the townspeople just after the collapse of the Somali government in early February 1991.

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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 18h ago

The president of the breakaway region of Somaliland visited Israel & just signed far-reaching deals in Jerusalem with Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the ICC. The federal gov't simply issued a press release calling on Israel to "respect the sovereignty & territorial integrity of Somalia."

Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 4d ago

Yvan Baker, Canadian MP, introduced a bill to officially designate July as "Somali Heritage Month" in #Canada. The proposed legislation, co-sponsored by high-profile Somali-Canadian MP Ahmed Hussen, aims to celebrate the history, culture & contributions of Canadians of Somali descent.

Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 4d ago

Fleeing war and instability, they sought peace in #Belfast. Instead, they found themselves hunted in the streets, their homes set ablaze by a mob fueled by social media algorithms and xenophobic rage.
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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social 6d ago

Omar Artan, FIFA-appointed World Cup referee and African Referee of the Year, was deemed undesirable by US authorities, but welcomed as a hero in his native Somalia, where thousands of young Somalis waved the nation's flag.
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Kormeeraha Magazine @kormeeraha.bsky.social June 6, 2026

#Türkiye, enticed by the promise of lucrative resource deals and strategic influence, now finds itself deeply entangled in a #Somali quagmire of its own making.
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