Somalia
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Apr- 2025 -17 AprilTerrorism
Al-Shabaab Advance in Key Central Somali Town: Sources
The Islamist group Al-Shabaab launched a major dawn raid on a central Somali government-controlled town and military hub on Wednesday, army officials said.
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11 AprilWar
Spike in Wounded in Somalia as Fighting Intensifies: ICRC
Hospitals in parts of Somalia are struggling with rising numbers of wounded after a sharp increase in fighting since the beginning of the year.
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6 AprilAfrica
Al-Shabaab Launches Mortar Attacks Near Somalia’s Main Airport
Al-Shabaab militants fired multiple mortar rounds near Mogadishu’s airport on Sunday morning, disrupting international flights to Somalia.
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Mar- 2025 -30 MarchAmericas
US Carries Out Strike Against IS in Somalia
The US military carried out an air strike against Islamic State in the Puntland region of Somalia, killing several IS operatives, Africa Command said.
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27 MarchAfrica
US Conducts Strikes Against IS in Somalia
The United States and Somalia have conducted air strikes targeting the Islamic State (IS) group in northern Somalia, the country's federal government and the US military said Wednesday.
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12 MarchAfrica
Al-Shabaab Storms Somalia Hotel Killing Nine
Al-Shabaab fighters stormed a hotel in central Somalia hosting a meeting on countering the Islamist group in the region, killing nine civilians, security and police said.
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Feb- 2025 -26 FebruaryAfrica
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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13 FebruaryTerrorism
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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1 FebruaryAfrica
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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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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