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Al Shabaab Terrorists Capture UN Helicopter Carrying "Several Foreigners"
Al Shabaab operatives captured a United Nations helicopter carrying two Somali men and several foreigners when it made an emergency landing in an area controlled by the Islamist group, a military official said on Wednesday.
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100 Killed In Twin Car Blasts In Somalia
At least 100 people were killed and 300 injured in two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday, the country's president said in a statement early on Sunday.
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Somali Forces End Deadly Hotel Siege: Report
Somali forces have ended a deadly siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu that lasted about 30 hours, a security commander told AFP around midnight Saturday.
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8 Civilians Dead In Siege At Somalian Hotel By Al-Shabaab Terrorists
At least eight civilians have been confirmed dead in an attack by Islamist terrorists on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, an official said Saturday, as security forces continued to battle gunmen holed up inside.
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Al Qaeda Ally Claims Responsibility For Somalia Blast That Killed 90
Islamist group al Shabaab on Monday claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in Mogadishu that killed at least 90 people over the weekend while Somalia said a foreign government that it did not identify helped plan the attack.
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More Than 200 People Killed In Somalia Bombing
More than 200 people were killed in near simultaneous bombings in the Somali capital and more than 250 people were injured, officials said on Sunday, marking the most deadly such attack by Somalia's al Shabaab insurgency.
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Kenyan Army Denies Al Shabaab's Claim Of Killing Troops In Raid On Thursday
The terror group al Shabaab said on Friday its fighters killed dozens of Kenyan troops when they attacked a remote military base in Somalia on Thursday, a claim the Kenyan army denied.
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Ahead Of Presidential Polls, Al Shabaab Terrorists Kill Military Prosecutor In Somalia
A military prosecutor was shot dead by Al Shabaab terrorists in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in Somalia on Sunday, officials said.
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Thirsty Somalis Trek 40 Miles For Water As Drought And Conflict Bite
A second poor rainy season in Somalia has pushed livestock herders in the drought-hit Puntland region to trek an average of 60 km (40 miles) to fetch drinking water, aid agencies said on Monday, calling for rapid action to prevent renewed famine.
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Al Shabaab Claims Fatal Car Bomb Attack Near Somali Parliament In Mogadishu
Two Somali soldiers died and five others were injured when a car bomb claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab exploded on Saturday near the parliament in the capital Mogadishu, police said.
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Al Shabaab Attacks Somali Town Near Kenyan Border, Kill 7 Troops
Somalia's Islamist terrorist group al Shabaab attacked a town in a region near Kenya's border, killing at least seven Somali soldiers, the group and Somali officials said.
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Al Shabaab Car Bomber Strikes Hotel In Somali Capital, At Least 15 Dead
A suicide car bomber crashed into a gate outside a hotel frequented by lawmakers in the centre of the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday and the attack was followed by gunfire, killing 15 people, police said.
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US Targets Al Shabaab Leader With Drone Strike In Somalia: Pentagon
A US air strike last week targeted a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, but the Pentagon was still assessing the drone strike operation's results, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Al Shabaab Car Bomber Targets Hotel In Somali Capital, At Least 10 Dead
A suicide car bomber crashed his vehicle into a gate outside a hotel frequented by lawmakers in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday and the attack was followed by gunfire, killing at least 10 people, police said.
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US Air Strike In Somalia Killed Senior Al Shabaab Leader: Pentagon
A US air strike last week killed a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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Al Shabaab Terrorists Capture UN Helicopter Carrying "Several Foreigners"
Al Shabaab operatives captured a United Nations helicopter carrying two Somali men and several foreigners when it made an emergency landing in an area controlled by the Islamist group, a military official said on Wednesday.
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100 Killed In Twin Car Blasts In Somalia
At least 100 people were killed and 300 injured in two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday, the country's president said in a statement early on Sunday.
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Somali Forces End Deadly Hotel Siege: Report
Somali forces have ended a deadly siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu that lasted about 30 hours, a security commander told AFP around midnight Saturday.
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8 Civilians Dead In Siege At Somalian Hotel By Al-Shabaab Terrorists
At least eight civilians have been confirmed dead in an attack by Islamist terrorists on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, an official said Saturday, as security forces continued to battle gunmen holed up inside.
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Al Qaeda Ally Claims Responsibility For Somalia Blast That Killed 90
Islamist group al Shabaab on Monday claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in Mogadishu that killed at least 90 people over the weekend while Somalia said a foreign government that it did not identify helped plan the attack.
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More Than 200 People Killed In Somalia Bombing
More than 200 people were killed in near simultaneous bombings in the Somali capital and more than 250 people were injured, officials said on Sunday, marking the most deadly such attack by Somalia's al Shabaab insurgency.
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Kenyan Army Denies Al Shabaab's Claim Of Killing Troops In Raid On Thursday
The terror group al Shabaab said on Friday its fighters killed dozens of Kenyan troops when they attacked a remote military base in Somalia on Thursday, a claim the Kenyan army denied.
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Ahead Of Presidential Polls, Al Shabaab Terrorists Kill Military Prosecutor In Somalia
A military prosecutor was shot dead by Al Shabaab terrorists in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in Somalia on Sunday, officials said.
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Thirsty Somalis Trek 40 Miles For Water As Drought And Conflict Bite
A second poor rainy season in Somalia has pushed livestock herders in the drought-hit Puntland region to trek an average of 60 km (40 miles) to fetch drinking water, aid agencies said on Monday, calling for rapid action to prevent renewed famine.
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Al Shabaab Claims Fatal Car Bomb Attack Near Somali Parliament In Mogadishu
Two Somali soldiers died and five others were injured when a car bomb claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab exploded on Saturday near the parliament in the capital Mogadishu, police said.
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Al Shabaab Attacks Somali Town Near Kenyan Border, Kill 7 Troops
Somalia's Islamist terrorist group al Shabaab attacked a town in a region near Kenya's border, killing at least seven Somali soldiers, the group and Somali officials said.
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Al Shabaab Car Bomber Strikes Hotel In Somali Capital, At Least 15 Dead
A suicide car bomber crashed into a gate outside a hotel frequented by lawmakers in the centre of the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday and the attack was followed by gunfire, killing 15 people, police said.
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US Targets Al Shabaab Leader With Drone Strike In Somalia: Pentagon
A US air strike last week targeted a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, but the Pentagon was still assessing the drone strike operation's results, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Al Shabaab Car Bomber Targets Hotel In Somali Capital, At Least 10 Dead
A suicide car bomber crashed his vehicle into a gate outside a hotel frequented by lawmakers in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday and the attack was followed by gunfire, killing at least 10 people, police said.
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US Air Strike In Somalia Killed Senior Al Shabaab Leader: Pentagon
A US air strike last week killed a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, the Pentagon said on Monday.
