Somalia
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Feb- 2021 -10 FebruaryAfrica
Growing Desperation Over Al Shabaab Threat in Kenya’s North
In the vast, arid northern corner of Kenya, frustration is boiling over due to the growing strength of the Al-Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab jihadist group in the region.
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8 FebruaryAfrica
8 Soldiers Dead in Somalia Bombing Claimed by Al Shabaab
At least eight soldiers were killed Sunday in a roadside bombing in Somalia claimed by Al Shabaab, military officials and witnesses said.
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1 FebruaryAfrica
At Least Five Killed in Shabaab Raid on Mogadishu Hotel
At least five people were killed in an hours-long Al Shabaab attack on a Mogadishu hotel which ended around midnight on Sunday, Somali police said.
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Dec- 2020 -23 DecemberAfrica
Al Shabaab Claims Beheading of Local Chief in Kenya
Al Shabaab abducted and beheaded the chief of a clutch of villages in northeastern Kenya near the border with Somalia, the Islamists and local police sources said Wednesday.
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23 DecemberAfrica
US Navy Ships Arrive in Somalia for Withdrawal
The US military has deployed a group of navy ships off the coast of Somalia to support the withdrawal of some 700 personnel from the country.
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11 DecemberAfrica
US Strikes Shabaab in Somalia After Withdrawal Announcement
The United States on Thursday carried out two air strikes in Somalia against what it said were explosives experts for Al Shabaab.
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Nov- 2020 -27 NovemberAfrica
CIA Officer Killed in Somalia: US Media
A CIA officer was killed in combat in Somalia in recent days, US media said Thursday without releasing details of how the agent died.
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17 NovemberAfrica
Five Killed in Somalia Restaurant Suicide Attack
Five people, some of them police, were killed and more than 10 injured Tuesday when a suicide bomber attacked a restaurant in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, police said.
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16 NovemberMiddle East
Questions Over Al-Qaeda Future After Leaders’ Reported Deaths
The reported deaths of Al-Qaeda's top two leaders in recent months have raised questions about the future strategy and strength of the terror network, already a shadow of the global force it was two decades ago.
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Oct- 2020 -16 OctoberAfrica
More Than 10 Somali Soldiers Killed in Shabaab Ambush
At least 10 Somali soldiers were killed and an unknown number wounded when Al-Shabaab Islamist fighters ambushed them near a southern village, a military official and family member said Thursday.
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