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IS Kills Five In First Suicide Attack In Somalia

The Islamic State group has claimed its first suicide attack in Somalia, which police said Wednesday killed five people...

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Roadside Bomb Kills Six Soldiers In Somalia’s Puntland

A military vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Sunday, killing at least six...

International

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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Somali Pirates Release Captured Oil Tanker, Hostages

Somali pirates handed over on Thursday an oil tanker and eight Sri Lankan hostages just days after capturing the...

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Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012

An oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports say, the first such hijacking in...

International

Al Shabaab Militants Shoot Prosecutor Dead In Somalia’s Puntland

Al Shabaab Islamist militants shot dead a military prosecutor in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Sunday,...

International

US ‘admits Somalia Air Strike Killed Allies, Not Al-Shabab’

An airstrike in Somalia that the US said had targeted al-Shabab actually killed 10 members of an allied local militia,...

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Somali States Clash Kills Dozens Again

Clashes erupted in the central Somali town of Galkayo between two rival federal state forces on Sunday, killing 24...

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Nov. 7 World News Summary At 0030 GMT

WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey on Sunday informed the U. S. House members that FBI has not changed its July...