Somalia

Somali officials say US struck where al Shabaab were meeting
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Somali officials say US struck where al Shabaab were meeting

An air strike by US military forces struck an area where leaders of Somalia's al Qaeda-linked militants were meeting, intelligence…
Gunmen kill at least 29 in two attacks on Kenyan coast
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Gunmen kill at least 29 in two attacks on Kenyan coast

Gunmen killed at least 29 people in raids on two separate areas on the Kenyan coast, the interior ministry said…
Several killed as suicide car bomb explodes near Somali parliament
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Several killed as suicide car bomb explodes near Somali parliament

Several people were killed when a powerful suicide car bomb exploded near Somalia's parliament in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday,…
Islamist gunmen kill at least 49 in Kenya attack
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Islamist gunmen kill at least 49 in Kenya attack

At least 49 people were killed when suspected Shebab militants from Somalia stormed into a Kenyan coastal town and launched…
Somalia’s Shebab chief say war ‘shifting to Kenya’
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Somalia’s Shebab chief say war ‘shifting to Kenya’

Somalia's Al-Qaeda linked Shebab vowed Thursday to move their war to neighbouring Kenya, one of the top commanders said in…
At least seven killed in Mogadishu bombing
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At least seven killed in Mogadishu bombing

At least seven people were killed Saturday in a huge explosion believed to be from a roadside bomb in the…
Al Shabaab car bomb hits UN convoy, killing seven Somalis
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Al Shabaab car bomb hits UN convoy, killing seven Somalis

At least seven Somalis were killed when a remote-controlled bomb aimed at a United Nations convoy tore through cars and…
Trial of Kenya Westgate mall massacre suspects begins
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Trial of Kenya Westgate mall massacre suspects begins

The trial of four men charged in connection with Kenya's Westgate mall massacre opened Wednesday, an attack claimed by Somalia's…
Mogadishu hotel targeted by bombs, at least 11 killed
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Mogadishu hotel targeted by bombs, at least 11 killed

Three bombs exploded within an hour outside a hotel frequented by government officials in a heavily fortified district of the…
Somalia gunmen kill three Syrians, three local doctors
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Somalia gunmen kill three Syrians, three local doctors

Fighters in Somalia shot dead three Syrian doctors and their three Somali colleagues Wednesday as they travelled to a hospital…
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