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1 Killed in Mortar Barrage on Somali Presidential Compound
Insurgents in Somalia's capital fired a barrage of mortar rounds today targeting the highly fortified presidential palace and main government compound, killing a guard, security officials said.
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Al Shabaab Leader Killed in US Air Strike in Mogadishu
A leader of the Somali militant group al Shabaab was killed by a US air strike in Somalia, US and Somali officials said today.
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Al Shabaab Insurgents Assassinate Ex-Somalian Lawmaker, Wound Another
Somalia's Al Shabaab insurgents said they had assassinated a former lawmaker and his bodyguard and wounded another MP in a drive-by shooting in Mogadishu today to show the government they remained a threat.
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Kenya mall attack: Foreigners 'legitimate target', says Al Shabab
Al-Shabab, the armed Somali Islamic extremist group that attacked a shopping mall in Kenya, said Wednesday that foreigners were a "legitimate target" and confirmed witness accounts that gunmen tried to let Muslims go free while killing or taking the others captive.
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Bombs and gun battles kill at least 19 in Somali capital
At least 19 people were killed in the Somali capital on Sunday in suicide bombings and assaults by al Shabaab militants linked to al Qaeda, breaking a fragile return to peace in Mogadishu.
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At least 26 killed in Somali clan battles: Reports
Fierce fighting between heavily armed rival clans in war-torn Somalia has killed at least 26 people in a dispute over grazing land and water, officials said on Sunday.
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Somali Shebab supporters kill 14 in double suicide attack
Supporters of Somalia's Al Qaeda linked Shebab killed 14 people and wounded 20 more in a double suicide attack in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday, in one of most deadly attacks for several months.
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Somali rebels shell peacekeepers, at least 9 dead
Islamist rebels armed with mortars and machine guns attacked African Union forces in Somalia's capital Mogadishu overnight, sparking a battle that killed at least nine people, officials and residents said on Tuesday. The al Shabaab militants, who are allied to al Qaeda, were forced out of most of the city last year but have kept up sporadic bomb an...
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Al Qaeda's East Africa chief killed in Mogadishu: Kenya police
The presumed head of Al Qaeda in east Africa, Fazul Abdullah Muhammad, was killed on Wednesday in Mogadishu, Kenya's police chief said today, confirming a report from Somali Islamist Shebab rebels.Fazul Abdullah, 38, is thought to have planned the massive US embassy truck bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam in 1998 and had a USD 5 million bounty ...
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1 Killed in Mortar Barrage on Somali Presidential Compound
Insurgents in Somalia's capital fired a barrage of mortar rounds today targeting the highly fortified presidential palace and main government compound, killing a guard, security officials said.
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Al Shabaab Leader Killed in US Air Strike in Mogadishu
A leader of the Somali militant group al Shabaab was killed by a US air strike in Somalia, US and Somali officials said today.
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Al Shabaab Insurgents Assassinate Ex-Somalian Lawmaker, Wound Another
Somalia's Al Shabaab insurgents said they had assassinated a former lawmaker and his bodyguard and wounded another MP in a drive-by shooting in Mogadishu today to show the government they remained a threat.
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Kenya mall attack: Foreigners 'legitimate target', says Al Shabab
Al-Shabab, the armed Somali Islamic extremist group that attacked a shopping mall in Kenya, said Wednesday that foreigners were a "legitimate target" and confirmed witness accounts that gunmen tried to let Muslims go free while killing or taking the others captive.
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Bombs and gun battles kill at least 19 in Somali capital
At least 19 people were killed in the Somali capital on Sunday in suicide bombings and assaults by al Shabaab militants linked to al Qaeda, breaking a fragile return to peace in Mogadishu.
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At least 26 killed in Somali clan battles: Reports
Fierce fighting between heavily armed rival clans in war-torn Somalia has killed at least 26 people in a dispute over grazing land and water, officials said on Sunday.
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Somali Shebab supporters kill 14 in double suicide attack
Supporters of Somalia's Al Qaeda linked Shebab killed 14 people and wounded 20 more in a double suicide attack in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday, in one of most deadly attacks for several months.
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Somali rebels shell peacekeepers, at least 9 dead
Islamist rebels armed with mortars and machine guns attacked African Union forces in Somalia's capital Mogadishu overnight, sparking a battle that killed at least nine people, officials and residents said on Tuesday. The al Shabaab militants, who are allied to al Qaeda, were forced out of most of the city last year but have kept up sporadic bomb an...
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Al Qaeda's East Africa chief killed in Mogadishu: Kenya police
The presumed head of Al Qaeda in east Africa, Fazul Abdullah Muhammad, was killed on Wednesday in Mogadishu, Kenya's police chief said today, confirming a report from Somali Islamist Shebab rebels.Fazul Abdullah, 38, is thought to have planned the massive US embassy truck bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam in 1998 and had a USD 5 million bounty ...
