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Jan- 2025 -25 JanuaryTerrorism
Somalia’s Puntland Army Takes IS ‘Strategic Mountain Base’
The army of the semi-autonomous Puntland region in Somalia said Friday they had taken control of a "strategic mountain command base" of the Islamic State group.
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8 JanuaryAfrica
US Says Kills 10 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Somalia Air Strike
The US conducted an air strike in southern Somalia, killing 10 members of the Al-Shabaab jihadist group, US military authorities said Tuesday.
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Dec- 2024 -28 DecemberAfrica
UN Approves New AU Force to Take on Al-Shabaab in Somalia
The UN Security Council has green-lighted a new African Union force in Somalia that is meant to take on the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab.
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Oct- 2024 -17 OctoberAfrica
Somalia Suicide Attack Kills Seven Near Police Academy
A suicide bomber blew himself up near a police academy in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least seven people including civilians, police said.
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Sep- 2024 -26 SeptemberAfrica
Rising Somalia-Ethiopia Tensions Threaten Horn of Africa
Growing tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia risk destabilizing the fragile Horn of Africa and creating opportunities for Al-Shabaab, experts say.
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Aug- 2024 -5 AugustAfrica
Death Toll Hits 37 After Al-Shabaab Attacks Mogadishu Beach
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu killing 37 people and wounding scores more, officials said.
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Jul- 2024 -23 JulyAfrica
Scores of Somali Fighters Killed in Raids Claimed by Al-Shabaab
Somali government officials and Al-Shabaab militants each claimed to have inflicted heavy losses on the other following raids by the Islamist group on military bases in the south of the country.
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15 JulyAfrica
Somalia Cafe Attack Toll Climbs to Nine: Security Sources
The death toll from a blast at a cafe in Somalia's capital Mogadishu has climbed to nine after a car bomb struck the venue packed with football fans watching the Euro 2024 final.
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Jun- 2024 -10 JuneAfrica
Somalia Says 5 Soldiers Killed in Battle That Killed 50 Jihadists
Somalia's government said five soldiers died in a battle in which they killed nearly 50 fighters from the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab.
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May- 2024 -7 MayAfrica
Amnesty Says Somali Strikes With Turkish Drones Killed Civilians
Twin airstrikes by Somalia's military using Turkish drones killed 23 civilians, including 14 children, in March, rights watchdog Amnesty International said.
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