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At least three killed in Mogadishu suicide bombing

AtleastthreepoliceofficershavebeenkilledinasuicidebombingintheSomalicapitalMogadishu,Reutersreportscitinganofficial.AccordingtothepoliceofficerMohamedHussein,th

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UAE aids 100 wounded blast victims and 300 orphans in Somalia

TheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)announcedWednesdaythatitwilltreat100peoplewoundedbythesuicidebombinginMogadishuandsendsmedicalsuppliestoSomalihospitals,theEmiratesNew

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World leaders condemn Somalia bombings as death toll climbs to 276

WorldleadersfromtheUnitedStates,Britain,CanadaandFranceonSundaystronglycondemnedtheweekendsuicidebombingsinSomalia,theworstattacksinthecountrytodatewithatleast2

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Ugandan troops to help fight Al-Shabaab in Somalia

Afreshbatchof2,000UgandantroopsisduetoarriveinSomaliatohelpAfricanUnionforcesfightAl-Shabaabmilitants.Kampalaiscurrentlythebiggestcontributortothemultinationalp

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China-donated security equipment handed to Somali army

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday handed over security equipment donated by China to the Somali National Army (SNA) to help enhance security operations in the country.

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Chinese embassy damaged in Mogadishu hotel blast, injuries reported

A hotel blast in the Somali capital on Sunday has killed 15 people and injured dozens of others, sources said, adding that the Chinese Embassy in Somalia was partially damaged and that Chinese nationals are among the injured.

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China's anti-pirate fleet returns from Somali waters

A Chinese navy flotilla that has been escorting commercial vessels in pirate-plagued Somali waters returned home on Friday, after its mission completed.

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Huge blast heard near Somali gov't building; casualties feared

​A huge car bomb explosion heard near a government compound in Mogadishu's Shibis district Sunday, local police said.

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At least 11 Al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia

​A joint security operation conducted by Africa Union troops and Somali military killed at least 11 Al-Shabaab fighters, and recovered explosive devices in Bulobarde town of the Hiran Region, central Somalia.

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Somalia refuses to hand over captured Al-Shabaab commander to Kenya

​Somali security agencies in Gedo region said they turned down a request from Kenyan defense forces to hand over the captured Al-Shabaab commander Zakariya Ismail Hersi.

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Somali forces, AU troops seize key coastal town from Al-Shabaab

​The Somali government and the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Sunday retook southern coastal town of Barawe, residents and officials said.

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Ugandan troops capture strategic town in Somalia

Ugandan troops have captured a strategic town from Somali militants Al Shaabab in the volatile Horn of Africa country, a top military official said here Wednesday.

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UN "appalled" by suicide bombings in Mogadishu

The UN Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that they are " appalled" by the suicide car bombings targeting a popular hotel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, calling the attacks "acts of terrorism."

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Death toll of Mogadishu explosions rises to 11

The death toll from the twin car- bomb explosions that targeted a hotel in Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 11 while dozens more were injured, Somali police and local media reports said.

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AU special representative condemns attack on international aid workers

The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Mahamet Saleh Annadif, has condemned the ambush attack in the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, which killed six people and injured two.

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UN chief slams deadly attacks on police station in Somalia

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday strongly condemned the deadly attacks on a police station in Somalia, saying that these terrorist acts "have caused tremendous suffering."

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Somali pirate to spend life in prison for death of 4 Americans

A Somali pirate will spend the rest of his life in a federal prison for his role in the 2011 hijacking of a sailboat off the coast of Africa that left four Americans dead, local report said Tuesday.