Somalia
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Jan- 2025 -14 JanuaryAfrica
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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11 JanuaryAfrica
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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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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3 JanuaryAfrica
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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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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24 DecemberAfrica
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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8 DecemberAfrica
Somalia Accuses Ethiopia of ‘Interference’
Somalia on Friday accused Ethiopia of interfering in its southern Jubaland region, the latest upset in a nearly year-long bitter dispute between the two nations.
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Oct- 2024 -30 OctoberAfrica
UN Agrees to Wind Down Somalia Mission Over Next Two Years
The UN Security Council voted to begin a two-year withdrawal of its political mission in Somalia, which has been in the east African country for more than a decade.
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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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