Somalia
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Aug- 2018 -4 AugustAfrica
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 4 militants, Africom says
US forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 4 militants associated with the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, US Africa Command said
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Jul- 2018 -30 JulyAfrica
UN reverses plans to drawdown Somalia peacekeeping mission, extends mandate until 2019
The UN Security Council delayed a plan to draw down the peacekeeping mission in Somalia after finding Somali forces were not sufficiently trained to take over
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23 JulyAfrica
Al-Shabaab fighters storm military base in southern Somalia
Heavily-armed Al-Shabaab fighters stormed a military base in southern Somalia, leaving several dead, a local army official and witnesses said
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Jun- 2018 -13 JuneEurope
€10.5 billion EU peace fund could pay for weapons for Sahel countries
The EU wants to pay for military equipment, including lethal weaponry, for partner countries in crisis zones such as Africa's Sahel region as part of a €10.5 billion European Peace Facility
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8 JuneAfrica
US finds civilian casualty reports in Somalia raid not credible, Africom says
A review of a U.S.-Somalia joint raid last month on suspected al-Shabaab fighters in Bulcida found that civilian casualty allegations were not credible, U.S. Africa Command said.
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6 JuneAfrica
Five Kenyan police killed in roadside bomb blast near Somalia border
Five Kenyan paramilitary police officers were killed after their vehicle struck a homemade landmine in Liboi, close to the eastern border with Somalia, a government official said
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4 JuneAfrica
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 27 militants, Africom says
U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 27 militants associated with al-Shabaab, the Somali-led affiliate of al-Qaeda, U.S. Africa Command said
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1 JuneAfrica
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 12 militants, Africom says
U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 12 militants associated with al-Shabaab, the Somali-led affiliate of al-Qaeda, U.S. Africa Command said
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May- 2018 -24 MayAfrica
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 10 militants, Africom says
U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 10 militants associated with al-Shabaab, the Somali-led affiliate of al-Qaeda, U.S. Africa Command said
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15 MayAfrica
UN reauthorizes African Union Mission in Somalia until July
The UN Security Council unanimously reauthorized until July 31 the African Union Mission in Somalia to give additional time for consideration of an upcoming joint report
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