Somali forces kill 12 al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu
Somali security forces said on Thursday they have killed 12 senior fighters of al-Shabab, a terror group, in a sting operation conducted in Mogadishu.
Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was re-elected as the 10th President of Somalia, defeating incumbent President Mohamed Farmajo in the third round of votes held in the capital Mogadishu.
Mohamud was re-elected as President after the third round of voting on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Farmajo, who was seeking re-election for the third term in office, conceded the defeat and shook hands with the new President.
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The 67-year-old Mohamud, who was previously the President from 2012-2017, becomes the first head of state to be elected twice in the history of Somalia.
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