Mogadishu

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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Somali troops still vulnerable to al-Shabaab outside Mogadishu, Pentagon says

A US-backed Somali operation to secure areas south of Mogadishu from Islamist al-Shabaab militants has made little progress in recent months

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Car bomb explodes near Somalia’s parliament

At least four people were killed and 10 wounded when a car bomb exploded close to a checkpoint near Somalia's parliament in Mogadishu on Wednesday

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VIDEO: Somali security forces retake Mogadishu hotel from Shabaab militants, at least 10 dead

Gunmen opened fire outside a hotel near Mogadishu's presidential palace on Tuesday night, as police fought back the attackers

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Somalia: More than a dozen killed in Mogadishu car bomb explosion

Dozens of people were killed and injured when a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint on the road to the airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

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Kenya police killed in IED explosion near Somalia border

At least eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was struck by an IED during a patrol in Wajir County near the border with Somalia

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Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims car bomb that exploded near Mogadishu checkpoint

A car bomb exploded near a checkpoint in Somalia capital Mogadishu, in an attack claimed by the militant group Al Shabaab

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Car bomb in Mogadishu kills 4 despite heavy security following Al-Shabaab attacks

Four people were killed and five injured when a car loaded with explosives detonated on a busy road in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

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Somalia: At least 11 killed in suspected car bombing in downtown Mogadishu

At least 11 people died when a bomb exploded on a busy street and ripped into a nearby restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

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Al Shabaab claims car bombing that killed 4 in Somalia capital

Four people were killed and nine wounded by a car bomb near a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia police said, for which Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility

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