Somalia
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Nov- 2020 -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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Sep- 2020 -8 SeptemberAfrica
Car Bomb Kills 5 Somali Troops, Wounds US Adviser: Officials
A suicide bomber killed five Somali soldiers and seriously wounded an American military adviser in Somalia on Monday in an attack claimed by the Al-Shabaab group.
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Aug- 2020 -17 AugustAfrica
11 Killed in Somali Hotel Attack Claimed by Al-Shabaab
Ten civilians and a police officer were killed in a gun and bomb attack by Al-Shabaab fighters on Sunday at an upscale beachfront hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
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Jul- 2020 -22 JulyAfrica
US Says Airstrike Killed Seven Jihadists in Somalia
A US airstrike targeting the Islamic State group in Somalia killed seven jihadists, the American military said Wednesday.
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Jun- 2020 -10 JuneAfrica
Three Civilians Dead in AU Firefight With Al Shabaab in Somalia
The African Union said that three civilians were killed and two others injured during a firefight between its forces in Somalia and Islamists from the Al Shabaab group.
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Apr- 2020 -27 AprilAfrica
In rare admission, US Africa Command says it killed 2 civilians in Somalia airstrike
The US military said it inadvertently killed two civilians over a year ago in an airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia
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10 AprilAfrica
US airstrike targets al-Shabaab near Kismayo, covering Somali troops
A US airstrike is said to have killed 10 al-Shabaab militants in defense of Somali National Army troops near Kobon in the country's south
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7 AprilAfrica
US airstrike kills Al Shabaab leader in Somalia, AFRICOM says
A US airstrike near the Somali capital Mogadishu killed top al-Shabaab leader Yusuf Jiis, Africa Command said
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