Obama Somalia

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  Barack Obama Vows to Keep Up Pressure on Somalia's Shebab

  US President Barack Obama today praised recent advances by Somali and African Union troops against Shebab militants, but said it was important to keep up the pressure.

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  Nearly 60% of Americans Back Drone Strikes Overseas

  Nearly 60 per cent of Americans approve of drone strikes that target extremists in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen despite concerns that they endanger innocent civilians, a new poll found Thursday.

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  Barack Obama Withdraws Nomination of Ambassador to Somalia

  US President Barack Obama on Monday withdrew the nomination of America's first ambassador to Somalia in 24 years, the White House said

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  John Kerry Says Kenya Has Role in Resolving Somalia, South Sudan Conflicts

  US Secretary of State John Kerry told Kenya on Monday it had an important role in helping resolve conflicts in South Sudan and Somalia and pledged $45 million in new aid to help it deal with 600,000 refugees.

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  Barack Obama Nominates First US Ambassador to Somalia Since 1991

  US President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated America's first ambassador to Somalia since 1991, when ties soured as rival warlords took over the African nation.

• Somalia Extremist Group Names New Leader

  Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, named Abu Ubeid Ahmed Omar to be their new leader following the killing of previous leader by a US airstrike, said a commander of the group.

• Rising Islamist Violence in Focus at Obama-Hosted Africa Summit

  Rising violence from brutal Islamist groups in Africa will be a key issue at an Africa summit US President Barack Obama is hosting in Washington this week.

• Barack Obama to Name First US Envoy to Somalia in 20 Years

  Turning a new page in their troubled ties, President Barack Obama is set to name the first American ambassador to Somalia since the civil war erupted over 20 years ago, a US diplomat said on Tuesday.

• US broke international law by killing civilians with drones, claims human rights groups

  Human rights groups has accused the United States of breaking international law and perhaps committing war crimes by killing civilians in missile and drone strikes that were intended to hit militants in Pakistan and Yemen.

• Barack Obama approved operation to nab Al Qaeda operative al-Libi

  The operation to capture top Al Qaeda operative Abu Anas al-Libi, detained in a secure location outside Libya, was approved by US President Barack Obama, the Pentagon said today.

• Kenya launches probe as Shabaab leader confirms mall attack

  US, British and Israeli agencies are helping Kenya investigate an attack claimed by Somali Islamist militants on a Nairobi shopping mall that killed at least 72 people and destroyed part of the complex, officials said on Wednesday.

• Militants say they are 'holding out' in Kenya mall

  Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group said today its militants were still holed up in a Kenyan shopping mall they attacked at the weekend and there were "countless dead bodies", raising fears the death toll could be higher than 62.

• Kenya mall siege: Barack Obama pledges US support

  US President Barack Obama called the attack in a Nairobi mall a "terrible outrage" on Monday and said the United States would provide law enforcement support to Kenya.

• Blast shakes Nairobi mall, smoke pours from building

  A loud explosion sent thick smoke billowing from the Nairobi mall where militants from Somalia's Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group threatened to kill hostages on the third day of a raid in which at least 59 have already died.

• Barack Obama plans shift on drone strikes and Guantanamo Bay

  President Barack Obama plans to open a new phase in the nation's long struggle with terrorism on Thursday by restricting the use of unmanned drone strikes that have been at the heart of his national security strategy and shifting control of them away from the CIA to the military.