Somalia
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Feb- 2020 -4 FebruaryAfrica
US airstrikes cover Somalia military operations against al-Shabaab stronghold
A string of US airstrikes in late January targeted Shabaab fighters in Somalia's south in support of local National Army forces, AFRICOM said
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Jan- 2020 -8 JanuaryAfrica
Car bomb explodes near Somalia’s parliament
At least four people were killed and 10 wounded when a car bomb exploded close to a checkpoint near Somalia's parliament in Mogadishu on Wednesday
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3 JanuaryAfrica
AFRICOM responds to al-Shabaab ambush on Somalia troops with airstrike
AFRICOM carried out an airstrike against suspected al-Shabaab militants who attacked Somali government troops west of Mogadishu
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Dec- 2019 -28 DecemberAfrica
Somalia: Dozens killed in massive car bomb in Mogadishu
A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of Mogadishu, leaving at least 76 people dead, many of them university students
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16 DecemberAfrica
Somalia conducts airstrike on al-Shabaab ‘operative’ near Dujumma
Somalia's government conducted an airstrike with the US military against a suspected al-Shabaab operative near Dujumma
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12 DecemberAfrica
Al-Shabaab attacks Somali army base in Hilweyne, killing 5
Four civilians and a Somali Army soldier were killed when al-Shabaab attacked an army base in Hilweyne, north of the capital
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10 DecemberAfrica
VIDEO: Somali security forces retake Mogadishu hotel from Shabaab militants, at least 10 dead
Gunmen opened fire outside a hotel near Mogadishu's presidential palace on Tuesday night, as police fought back the attackers
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Oct- 2019 -13 OctoberAfrica
Kenyan police killed by roadside bomb in Garissa near Somalia border
A number of Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Garissa near the Somali border
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Sep- 2019 -30 SeptemberAfrica
Al Shabaab attacks US and European troops in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region
Al-Shabaab militants attacked a US base in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia with EU troops hit in a separate bombing near Mogadishu
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Aug- 2019 -14 AugustAfrica
Al-Shabaab attacks Somalia army base near Mogadishu
An army base in southern Somalia was struck by car bombs and gunfire in an attack claimed by Al-Shabaab
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