Somalia

Somali Govt Claims 70 Al-Shabaab Killed in Military Operation

More than 70 members of the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab were killed during an army operation with local forces in Somalia, the information ministry said on Tuesday.

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Scores of IS Fighters Killed in Northern Somalia: Security Forces

Security forces in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said they had killed scores of fighters linked to the Islamic State group in heavy fighting in the mountains.

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US Conducted Air Strikes on IS Targets in Somalia, Trump Says

The United States military conducted air strikes on Islamic State group targets in Somalia, President Donald Trump announced.

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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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Several IS Fighters Killed in Somalia’s Puntland State

Somali security forces said they killed several Islamic State fighters and seized eight jihadist outposts during ongoing military operations in the semi-autonomous Puntland region.

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Somalia President to Visit Ethiopia in Latest Peace Push

Somalia's president will visit Ethiopia, his office said, as the two countries look to build on a recent peace deal that aims to defuse mounting tensions in the Horn of Africa.

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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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Ethiopia Backs New Peacekeeping Force in Somalia

Ethiopia announced that it will collaborate with a new African Union force against Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, which is set to deploy later this month.

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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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Somalia, Ethiopia Forces in Deadly Clash Days After Deal

Somalia accused Ethiopia of a deadly attack on its troops in a border region days after the two countries signed an accord to solve tensions.

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