WIRE โ€” MOGADISHU โ€“ Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud joined a national flag-raising ceremony in Mogadishu at midnight on Tuesday to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the independence of the countrys southern regions and their union with the north, which established the Somali Republic. Addressing the ceremony marking July 1, the president congratulated Somalis on what

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