Al-Shabaab
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Crime Africa
Al-Shabaab turns 18: Why has the Somalia terror group refused to die?
The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted on 15 August 2024 to extend the mandate of the 12,626 men and…
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News Africa
Six Kenyans killed in Somalia in suspected Al Shabaab attack
Six Kenyans have been killed in Dhobley, Somalia by suspected Al Shabaab militants, Liboi Deputy County Commissioner Ali Manduku has…
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News Africa
107 Al Shabaab fighters surrender to Somali government
Some 107 Al Shabab fighters have surrendered to the government forces of Somalia between July and August, the country’s counterterrorism…
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News Africa
Once their favourite targets, Al Shabaab now turn to women to dodge crackdown
On August 8, Somalia’s military court, which usually tries high-level criminal suspects, witnessed a spectacle: four women, all married, were…
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Crime Africa
Al-Shabaab militants kill nine in hotel siege in Somalia’s capital
Six civilians and three security force members were killed in a late-night attack by militant fighters on a beachside hotel…
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News Africa
Region rallies to Somalia’s defence in fight with Al-Shabaab
Somalia has received another round of endorsement from neighbours to pursue Al-Shabaab after leaders met in Kampala, where President Yoweri…
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Crime Africa
Somalia seizes key port town from Al Shabaab
Somalia government troops, local state forces and militia have captured an Al-Shabaab stronghold, a former pirates’ haven along the Indian…
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Crime Africa
Two killed in twin Al-Shabaab attacks in Somalia
Al-Shabaab militants launched simultaneous attacks on police stations around Somalia’s capital Mogadishu overnight, killing two girls and wounding over a…
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