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Somali militants seize small port in Puntland region

Somali al Shabaab fighters have seized a small port in the semi-autonomous Puntland region, the latest sign of a resurgence in activity by...

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US Security Chief Warns Shoppers After Al-Shabaab Terror Threat

US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has urged people to be vigilant following a terror threat to Western shopping centres, including ...

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Blast Hits Troop Convoy In Somalia's Kismayu

A remote-controlled bomb hit a vehicle in a troop convoy in the southern Somali port city of Kismayu, killing at least three soldiers, polic...

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Somalia's Shabaab Praise Charlie Hebdo Killers

Somalia's Shabaab militants, al-Qaeda's main affiliate in Africa, on Friday praised the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo satirical week...

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Somalia's Al-Shabab Kills 'CIA And Ethiopian Spies'

Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab has killed by firing squad four men accused of spying for the CIA and other intelligence age...

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Somalia Violence: Deadly Car Bomb Near Mogadishu Airport

A suicide car bomb attack by Islamist group al-Shabab has killed four people in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials say. Witnesses s...

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U.S. Airstrike Kills Al Shabab Intelligence Chief Abdishakur, Somalia Says

A U.S. airstrike killed the intelligence chief of the Somali terror group Al Shabab, Somalia’s intelligence service said Tuesday. Abdish...

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Al-Shabaab Plays Down Surrender Of Wanted Official

Somalia's Shabaab militia on Monday played down the surrender and arrest of a senior militant figure, saying the official had left the m...

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US Air Strike In Somalia Targets Al-Shabab Leader

The US says it has conducted an air strike against the Islamist insurgent group al-Shabab in Somalia. Its target was a "senior lead...

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Somali Islamist Zakariya Ahmed Ismail With $3 mln U.S. Bounty On Head Surrenders

A leader of Somali Islamist group al Shabaab, who has a $3 million U.S. bounty on his head, has surrendered, a Somali government official an...

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SOMALIA: African Union Troops Killed In Al-Shabab Attack

The African Union (AU) force in Somalia says three of its peacekeepers and a civilian contractor have been killed in an attack on its headqu...

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7 Somali Women Killed In 'Barbaric' Attacks

At least seven women have been killed in "barbaric" attacks in Somalia after Shabaab insurgents beheaded a soldier's wife, pro...

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Kenyan Military Warplane Crashes In Somalia, Islamists Claim Shot Down

A Kenya military plane crashed Thursday in war-torn southern Somalia, the army said, blaming "technical problems", while the Al-Sh...

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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 shoo...

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Kenyan President Fires Minister After Islamists Kill 36 Non-Muslims

Islamist extremists killed 36 non-Muslim quarry workers in northern Kenya early on Tuesday, prompting Kenya's president to announce a se...

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Kenya Bus Attack: Military 'Kills 100 Al-Shabab Militants'

The Kenyan military has killed more than 100 al-Shabab militants linked to a deadly attack on a bus, Kenya's deputy president says. ...

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'Al Shabaab Aim To Wage Religious War In Kenya'

In wake of the “heinous” attack staged by the al Shabaab fighters on a bus in Kenya, a senior official has said that the extremists aim to c...

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Somali Al-Shabab Court 'Stones Teenager To Death'

An Islamic court has stoned a teenager to death in southern Somalia after convicting him of raping a woman, a pro-Islamist news site reports...

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Uganda Police Seize 'Explosives From Al-Shabab Cell'

Police in Uganda say they have seized large amounts of explosives during raids on suspected Al-Shabab militants. Authorities said the te...

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U.S. Warns Americans Of Uganda Terror Plot

The U.S. Embassy in Uganda warned American citizens in the country Saturday to stay at home overnight as Ugandan authorities attempt to foil...

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