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Al Shabaab attacks African Union base in Somalia

IslamistinsurgentsbattledforhoursonSundaywithAfricanUniontroopsafterexplodingacarbomboutsidetheirbase,Somalipolice,militaryandthemilitantssaid.AlShabaabmilitant

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Mortar attack in Mogadishu kills three people - peacekeepers

AmortarattackintheSomalicapitalMogadishu,claimedbyIslamistgroupalShabaab,killedthreeciviliansandinjuredtwoothersonThursday,theAfricanUnionpeacekeepingforceAMISO

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Update | Suicide bomber kills at least 15 in Somali capital

AsuicidebomberdisguisedasapolicemanblewhimselfupinsideapolicetrainingcampinSomalia’scapitalMogadishuonThursdayandkilledatleast15officers,officialssaid.Policespo

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U.S. military kills over 100 Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia

TheUnitedStatesspecialforcesonTuesdayconductedanairstrikeinSomaliaagainstAl-Shabaab,killingmorethan100militants,theU.S.militarysaid.TheU.S.AfricaCommand(Africom

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U.S airstrike kills Al-Shabaab militant in Somalia

AtleastoneAl-ShabaabmilitantwaskilledwhentheU.S.militarycarriedoutanotherairstrikeagainsttheAl-QaidaalliedinsurgentgroupinSomalialateSaturday.Theoperationoccurr

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US military kills several Al-Shabaab militants in airstrikes in Somalia

SeveralAl-ShabaabterroristswerekilledinairstrikesconductedonThursdayeveningbytheUnitedStatesandSomalimilitaryforcesincentralregionoftheHornofAfricanation.TheU.S

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'Hellish gunfire' in hotel as blasts hit Somali capital Mogadishu

A"hellish"gunbattleistakingplaceatahotelintheSomalicapitalMogadishuaftermilitantsrammedacarbombintothegatesandstormedthebuilding.Asecondcarbombtargetedtheformer

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4 killed in central Somalia in suspected Al-Shabaab attack

SuspectedAl-ShabaabmilitantskilledfourpeopleatacheckpointincentralSomaliaonearlySundaymorning,promptingfierceretaliationfromgovernmentforces,alocalofficialsaid.

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U.S. air strike in Somalia killed senior al Shabaab leader - Pentagon

A U.S. air strike last week killed a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, the Pentagon said on Monday.

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Somali: US airstrike killed al-Shabaab commander

TheUSmilitarysaidonMondayitcarriedoutadronestrikeinSomaliathatkilledamemberoftheal-Shabaabextremistgroup,whileSomalia’sgovernmentsaiditbelievesthestrikekilledah

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U.S. military kills Al-Shabaab fighter in southern Somalia

TheU.S.militarysaidMondayitcarriedoutadronestrikeinsouthernSomaliaonSaturdayevening,killingAl-Shabaabfighter.TheU.S.AfricaCommand(Africom)saidthesuccessfulkinet

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Ugandan troops to help fight Al-Shabaab in Somalia

Afreshbatchof2,000UgandantroopsisduetoarriveinSomaliatohelpAfricanUnionforcesfightAl-Shabaabmilitants.Kampalaiscurrentlythebiggestcontributortothemultinationalp

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Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for deadly Mogadishu attack

Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu, where 31 people, mostly civilians, were killed. Wednesday’s blast was one of the deadliest to hit the city in recent times.

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Al-Shabaab kills 38 in Somalia's Puntland, says military

AlShabaabmilitantskilled38people,mostlysoldiers,inanattackonamilitarybaseinSomalia'ssemi-autonomousPuntlandregiononThursday,anarmyofficersaid.Thekillingstookpla

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Death toll from Somalia hotel attack rises to 16, state minister killed

​Death toll from Saturday's attack by Al-Shabaab militants on a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu has risen to 16 and a state minister was among those killed, an official said Sunday.

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Burundi says EU's cut in AMISOM funding "unfair"

​Burundi has said the European Union's move to cut funding for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is "unfair".

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Al-Shabaab car bomber strikes hotel in Somali capital, at least 15 dead

A suicide car bomber crashed into a gate outside a hotel frequented by lawmakers in the centre of the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday and the attack was followed by gunfire, killing 15 people, police said.