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Swedish Citizens Get 11 Years In US Prison For Al Shabaab Support
Two Swedish citizens who US prosecutors said fought alongside the Islamist militant group al Shabaab in Somalia in battles to take control of the country's capital of Mogadishu were sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday.
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Kenya Charges 4 Women With Recruiting For Islamist Militants
Three Kenyan women and one Tanzanian have been charged with conspiring to recruit Kenyans for the ISIS al Shabaab, a charge sheet issued by a courthouse in Mombasa showed today.
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US Citizen Who Fought for Islamist Group Surrenders in Somalia: Official
A U.S. citizen who fought for the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab surrendered to authorities in the Horn of Africa country after he defected from the militants, a Somali official said on Monday.
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Pope Francis Adds Kenya, Scene of Attacks on Christians, to Africa Trip
Pope Francis will visit Kenya in November, the Vatican said on Thursday, a country where Christians have recently been targeted by Islamist militants.
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Al Shabaab Militants Seize 2 Towns in Southern Somalia
Islamist militants al Shabaab seized control of two towns over two days in southwestern Somalia, a spokesman for the group and local officials said today, less than a week after its fighters attacked an African Union base in the same area.
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Somali Islamists Warn Against 'Immoral Culture' at Hotels, Beaches
Islamist militants al Shabaab issued a warning against Somalis who frequent hotels, beaches and nightclubs in the capital Mogadishu, saying it will target men and women who engage in "immoral culture."
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Al Shabaab Attack on Somali Hotel Kills At Least 13
The Somali militant Islamist group Al Shabaab attacked a Mogadishu hotel today, driving a car packed with explosives through the hotel gate and killing at least 13 people, a first responder and the rebel group said.
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Scarred by Islamist Attacks, Kenya Set to Re-Open Westgate Mall
Kenya's trendy Westgate shopping mall will reopen on Saturday, nearly two years after gunmen from the Somali militant group al Shabaab massacred at least 67 people inside and held out for four days as security forces laid siege to the complex.
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Al Shabaab Attacks Hotels in Somali Capital, 6 Civilians Killed
At least six civilians and four militants were killed when al Shabaab Islamists attacked two hotels in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, police said.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry Makes Surprise Visit to Somali Capital
John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Somalia on Tuesday, the first US Secretary of State to visit the Horn of Africa nation that is struggling to rebuild after two decades of war and battling an Islamist insurgency by al Shabaab militants.
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Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Government Building, at Least 10 Dead
Al Shabaab Islamist militants attacked a government building housing two ministries in the Somali capital on Tuesday, setting off two big blasts before gunmen stormed inside, killing at least 10 people, police and the rebels said.
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Shock, Defiance in Kenya After Shebab Massacre 148 at University
The bodies of the 148 students and security officers massacred by Somalia's Shebab Islamists in a Kenyan university were flown Friday to Nairobi where their desperate and grieving loved ones were waiting.
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At Least 147 Killed in Shebab Attack on Kenyan University: Official Toll
At least 147 students were massacred when Somalia's Shebab Islamist group attacked a Kenyan university on Thursday, the national disaster operations centre said after the deadliest attack in the country since US embassy bombings in 1998.
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6 Somali Policemen Killed in Islamist Attack on Central City, Says Police
Six Somali policemen were killed today when al Shabaab Islamist militants detonated a car bomb outside a regional government headquarters in the central city of Baidoa and then stormed into the compound, police said.
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Fertile Ground for Militancy in Hometown of Jihadi John
With the news that Emwazi is one of the most notorious members of the Islamic State that loose group of young men has emerged as the latest example of a breeding ground for Islamic radicals in Europe.
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Swedish Citizens Get 11 Years In US Prison For Al Shabaab Support
Two Swedish citizens who US prosecutors said fought alongside the Islamist militant group al Shabaab in Somalia in battles to take control of the country's capital of Mogadishu were sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday.
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Kenya Charges 4 Women With Recruiting For Islamist Militants
Three Kenyan women and one Tanzanian have been charged with conspiring to recruit Kenyans for the ISIS al Shabaab, a charge sheet issued by a courthouse in Mombasa showed today.
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US Citizen Who Fought for Islamist Group Surrenders in Somalia: Official
A U.S. citizen who fought for the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab surrendered to authorities in the Horn of Africa country after he defected from the militants, a Somali official said on Monday.
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Pope Francis Adds Kenya, Scene of Attacks on Christians, to Africa Trip
Pope Francis will visit Kenya in November, the Vatican said on Thursday, a country where Christians have recently been targeted by Islamist militants.
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Al Shabaab Militants Seize 2 Towns in Southern Somalia
Islamist militants al Shabaab seized control of two towns over two days in southwestern Somalia, a spokesman for the group and local officials said today, less than a week after its fighters attacked an African Union base in the same area.
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Somali Islamists Warn Against 'Immoral Culture' at Hotels, Beaches
Islamist militants al Shabaab issued a warning against Somalis who frequent hotels, beaches and nightclubs in the capital Mogadishu, saying it will target men and women who engage in "immoral culture."
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Al Shabaab Attack on Somali Hotel Kills At Least 13
The Somali militant Islamist group Al Shabaab attacked a Mogadishu hotel today, driving a car packed with explosives through the hotel gate and killing at least 13 people, a first responder and the rebel group said.
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Scarred by Islamist Attacks, Kenya Set to Re-Open Westgate Mall
Kenya's trendy Westgate shopping mall will reopen on Saturday, nearly two years after gunmen from the Somali militant group al Shabaab massacred at least 67 people inside and held out for four days as security forces laid siege to the complex.
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Al Shabaab Attacks Hotels in Somali Capital, 6 Civilians Killed
At least six civilians and four militants were killed when al Shabaab Islamists attacked two hotels in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, police said.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry Makes Surprise Visit to Somali Capital
John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Somalia on Tuesday, the first US Secretary of State to visit the Horn of Africa nation that is struggling to rebuild after two decades of war and battling an Islamist insurgency by al Shabaab militants.
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Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Government Building, at Least 10 Dead
Al Shabaab Islamist militants attacked a government building housing two ministries in the Somali capital on Tuesday, setting off two big blasts before gunmen stormed inside, killing at least 10 people, police and the rebels said.
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Shock, Defiance in Kenya After Shebab Massacre 148 at University
The bodies of the 148 students and security officers massacred by Somalia's Shebab Islamists in a Kenyan university were flown Friday to Nairobi where their desperate and grieving loved ones were waiting.
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At Least 147 Killed in Shebab Attack on Kenyan University: Official Toll
At least 147 students were massacred when Somalia's Shebab Islamist group attacked a Kenyan university on Thursday, the national disaster operations centre said after the deadliest attack in the country since US embassy bombings in 1998.
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6 Somali Policemen Killed in Islamist Attack on Central City, Says Police
Six Somali policemen were killed today when al Shabaab Islamist militants detonated a car bomb outside a regional government headquarters in the central city of Baidoa and then stormed into the compound, police said.
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Fertile Ground for Militancy in Hometown of Jihadi John
With the news that Emwazi is one of the most notorious members of the Islamic State that loose group of young men has emerged as the latest example of a breeding ground for Islamic radicals in Europe.
