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Nine Kenyans Beheaded By Somali Al-Shabaab Terrorists

Al-Shabaab extremists from neighbouring Somalia beheaded nine civilians in an attack on a village in Kenya, officials...

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US Conducts Air Strikes On Shabaab Militants In Somalia

The US military conducted an airstrike against a group of Shabaab militants in Somalia early Wednesday, officials said,...

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Mogadishu Restaurants Attacks Records 17 Deaths and 26 Injured

Gunmen attacked two restaurants in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday night, killing at least 17 people and...

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U.S Conducts Strike On Al Shabaab, Destroy Training Base

The Pentagon on Sunday said it had carried out an air strike on al Shabaab in Somalia , and Somalia said its special...

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US Forces Conduct Strike Against Somalia’s Al-Shabaab

US forces carried out a strike in conjunction with Somali special forces Sunday against Al-Shabaab approximately 185...

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Four Kenyan Police, Civilian Killed By IED

Four police officers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in southeastern Kenya, a week after 14 others...

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Inter-Ethnic Clashes Claim 6 Lives In Somalia

At least 6 people were killed and nine others injured when rival clans clashed in Central Somalia, local elders said on...

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London Conference Aims For Stable Somalia Under New Chief

International leaders are gathering in London on Thursday to thrash out agreements with Somalia aimed at stabilising...

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US Soldier Killed, Two Wounded In Fight With Shabaab In Somalia

An American soldier was shot dead and two others wounded in Somalia during a joint operation with Somali forces against...

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Somalia Sacks Senior Official Over Minister’s Shooting

The Somali government sacked the country's auditor-general on Friday, after his bodyguards were accused of shooting...

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US Defense Secretary Mattis Visits Strategic Djibouti

US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived Sunday for a short visit to Djibouti, a strategically important country on...

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Several Dead In Attack On Mogadishu Army Camp

A suicide bomber detonated his vest inside a military training camp in Mogadishu on Monday, a day after an attack on...

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Five Suspected Al Shabaab Militants Executed In Somalia For Killing Officials

The court said the accused were members of the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militant group Somalia’s semi-autonomous...

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Death Toll In Somali Military Base Bomb Attack Rises To At Least 15

At least 15 people were killed when a car bomb exploded outside a military base in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on...

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Somaliland Court Jails Journalist Two Years For

National Union of Somali Journalists said the ruling was a threat to independent media A court in Somalia’s breakaway...

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Somali President Declares New War On Shabaab, Offers Amnesty

Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Thursday declared war against Shabaab extremists, offering amnesty...

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US Beefs Up Muscle In Somalia Fight

The US provides military support to Somalia in its fight against al-Shabab President Donald Trump has given the US...

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Trump Boosts US Military Authority For In Somalia Fighting

President Donald Trump has boosted the US military's authority to step up air strikes in the fight against Islamist...

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Somali President Pleads To UN For Aid To Avert Famine

Somalia's new president appealed to the international community Thursday for more aid to avert a famine threatening his...