Africa
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Apr- 2020 -7 April
US airstrike kills Al Shabaab leader in Somalia, AFRICOM says
A US airstrike near the Somali capital Mogadishu killed top al-Shabaab leader Yusuf Jiis, Africa Command said
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6 April
US targets al-Shabaab with 3 airstrikes near Mubaraak, Somalia
The US conducted three airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab militants in the Lower Shabelle region of southern Somalia, AFRICOM said
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6 April
Sudan finalizes deal with USS Cole victims’ families
Sudan's justice ministry said it finalized a settlement with families of the victims of the USS Cole bombing, ending long-running litigation in US courts
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1 April
New evidence US airstrike killed teenage girl in Somalia, report says
An Amnesty International investigation revealed further evidence that a US airstrike in Somalia killed a teenage girl, despite military's denial
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Mar- 2020 -31 March
Promising transparency, US Africa Command to begin reporting civilian casualty claims
US AFRICOM unveiled a new policy, promising to regularly report on allegations of civilian casualties in its operations
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30 March
Somalia: Puntland governor killed in Al-Shabaab suicide attack
A governor in Somalia's Puntland was seriously wounded in a suicide bomb attack claimed by the jihadist group al-Shabaab
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17 March
AFRICOM cancels North Africa multinational training exercise Phoenix Express over COVID-19 concerns
US Africa Command cancelled the Phoenix Express joint naval security exercise as a precaution to limit the spread of COVID-19
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17 March
Somali National Army launches action to oust al-Shabaab from Janaale
The Somali National Army and elite Danab forces launched an operation to capture the town of Janaale from al-Shabaab militants
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16 March
Sweden’s government proposes to send 150 troops and helicopters to Mali for Task Force Takuba
The Swedish government plans to send 150 special forces personnel and helicopters to join the new France-led Task Force Takuba in Mali
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14 March
UN Mali peacekeepers find Canadian and Italian kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018
A Canadian woman and her Italian partner kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 were found alive in the northwest of Mali by UN Minusma peacekeepers
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