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6 Civilians Killed, 10 Injured In Somalia Hotel Attack
Six civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a six-hour siege by Islamist Al-Shabaab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said Saturday.
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Suicide Bomber Strikes While Hugging Official In Somalia's Puntland
An Islamist militant suicide bomber put his arms around a local official as if in a hug and blew both of them up in the autonomous Somali region of Puntland today, officials said.
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19 Dead In Somalia Shebab Restaurant Attack: Police
Somalia's Islamist Shebab militants killed at least 19 people when five gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside restaurant in the capital Mogadishu, police said today.
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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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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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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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British Jihadist Thomas Evans Believed Killed in Kenya
A British jihadist fighting for Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliate, the Shebab, is believed to have been killed in a thwarted attack on a Kenyan army base on Sunday, a Kenyan defence spokesman said.
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Islamist Shebab Gunmen Storm Kenya Village: Government
Islamist gunmen raided a village in northeastern Kenya, the interior ministry said Friday, the latest in a string of brazen attacks by the Somali-led, Al-Qaeda affiliated insurgents.
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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza Appears in Capital, Warns of Islamist Threat
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Sunday made his first public appearance in the capital Bujumbura since an attempted coup last week failed to oust him, warning of a threat posed by Islamist militants from Somalia.
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Somali Shebab Kill 3 African Union Troops: African Union
Somalia's Shebab militants killed three soldiers from the African Union force fighting them in Somalia today, the AU said, condemning the latest in a series of attacks by the Islamists.
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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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Kenyan Airstrikes Target Al Shebab After University Massacre
Kenyan fighter jets pounded Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgent camps in southern Somalia today, the army said, days after the Islamists killed 148 people in their worst ever massacre in Kenya.
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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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Somali Islamists Kill 147 as Troops End Kenya University Massacre: Official
At least 147 students were massacred when Somalia's Shebab Islamist group attacked a Kenyan university on Thursday, the government said, after the deadliest attack in the country since US embassy bombings in 1998.
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6 Civilians Killed, 10 Injured In Somalia Hotel Attack
Six civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a six-hour siege by Islamist Al-Shabaab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said Saturday.
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Suicide Bomber Strikes While Hugging Official In Somalia's Puntland
An Islamist militant suicide bomber put his arms around a local official as if in a hug and blew both of them up in the autonomous Somali region of Puntland today, officials said.
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19 Dead In Somalia Shebab Restaurant Attack: Police
Somalia's Islamist Shebab militants killed at least 19 people when five gunmen detonated a bomb before storming a popular seaside restaurant in the capital Mogadishu, police said today.
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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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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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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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British Jihadist Thomas Evans Believed Killed in Kenya
A British jihadist fighting for Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliate, the Shebab, is believed to have been killed in a thwarted attack on a Kenyan army base on Sunday, a Kenyan defence spokesman said.
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Islamist Shebab Gunmen Storm Kenya Village: Government
Islamist gunmen raided a village in northeastern Kenya, the interior ministry said Friday, the latest in a string of brazen attacks by the Somali-led, Al-Qaeda affiliated insurgents.
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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza Appears in Capital, Warns of Islamist Threat
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Sunday made his first public appearance in the capital Bujumbura since an attempted coup last week failed to oust him, warning of a threat posed by Islamist militants from Somalia.
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Somali Shebab Kill 3 African Union Troops: African Union
Somalia's Shebab militants killed three soldiers from the African Union force fighting them in Somalia today, the AU said, condemning the latest in a series of attacks by the Islamists.
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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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Kenyan Airstrikes Target Al Shebab After University Massacre
Kenyan fighter jets pounded Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgent camps in southern Somalia today, the army said, days after the Islamists killed 148 people in their worst ever massacre in Kenya.
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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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Somali Islamists Kill 147 as Troops End Kenya University Massacre: Official
At least 147 students were massacred when Somalia's Shebab Islamist group attacked a Kenyan university on Thursday, the government said, after the deadliest attack in the country since US embassy bombings in 1998.
