Somali forces step up fight against al-Shabaab in south
Somalia’s Danab commandos killed over 37 al-Shabaab terrorists in a successful raid west of Buulo Xaaji in Lower Jubba.
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Somali forces kill 20 al-Shabaab militants in Hiraan
Somali army and militias repelled an al-Shabaab assault in Hiraan killing 20 militants as pursuit operations continue in the area.
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Ugandan soldiers killed in Al-Shabaab fight
Ugandan peacekeepers died in Somalia fighting Al-Shabaab as the African Union mission faces troop shortages and funding challenges
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Suicide blast in Mogadishu targets army camp, kills many
A suicide bombing targeting army recruits in Mogadishu killed at least 11 people and wounded 20, with al-Shabaab claiming responsibility.
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Bomb blast in Somalia’s Barawe town kills two and injures four
A bomb explosion at Barawe town’s airport gate in Somalia killed two and wounded four civilians amid ongoing regional insecurity.
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Somali officer gunned down by suspected infiltrator
Lt. Colonel Nuur Farey, commander of the 14th October Brigade, was killed by a gunman in Lower Shabelle, Somalia while addressing soldiers.
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Six Kenyan police officers killed in suspected Al-Shabaab raid
Suspected Al-Shabaab militants attacked a Kenyan police station, killing six officers and injuring four in Garissa County near the Somalia border.
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Somalia hotel siege death toll rises to 10, police say
The militant group, which is linked to al-Qaida, targeted the hotel in Beledweyne on Tuesday, detonating a car bomb before gunmen stormed the building
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Gunmen storm hotel in central Somalia, al Shabaab claims attack
Al Shabaab, the militant Islamist group, claimed responsibility for the assault in a statement, asserting that its fighters had killed more than ten people
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Suspected al Shabaab militants abduct 5 chiefs in Kenya
Kenyan police spokesperson Michael Nyaga has yet to comment on the incident
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