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Al Qaeda claims responsibility for attack on U.N. base in Mali
World
February 6, 2016
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for attack on U.N. base in Mali
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for Friday's deadly attack on a U.N. police base in the…
Somali, AU troops retake key port from Shebab: army and witnesses
World
February 6, 2016
Somali, AU troops retake key port from Shebab: army and witnesses
Somali government troops and African Union peacekeepers on Saturday recaptured the key port of Merka from Shebab insurgents, just one…
Gunmen kill at least 29 in two attacks on Kenyan coast
World
July 6, 2014
Gunmen kill at least 29 in two attacks on Kenyan coast
Gunmen killed at least 29 people in raids on two separate areas on the Kenyan coast, the interior ministry said…
Islamist gunmen kill at least 49 in Kenya attack
World
June 16, 2014
Islamist gunmen kill at least 49 in Kenya attack
At least 49 people were killed when suspected Shebab militants from Somalia stormed into a Kenyan coastal town and launched…
Somalia’s Shebab chief say war ‘shifting to Kenya’
World
May 22, 2014
Somalia’s Shebab chief say war ‘shifting to Kenya’
Somalia's Al-Qaeda linked Shebab vowed Thursday to move their war to neighbouring Kenya, one of the top commanders said in…
At least seven killed in Mogadishu bombing
World
May 3, 2014
At least seven killed in Mogadishu bombing
At least seven people were killed Saturday in a huge explosion believed to be from a roadside bomb in the…
Trial of Kenya Westgate mall massacre suspects begins
World
January 15, 2014
Trial of Kenya Westgate mall massacre suspects begins
The trial of four men charged in connection with Kenya's Westgate mall massacre opened Wednesday, an attack claimed by Somalia's…
Somalia gunmen kill three Syrians, three local doctors
World
December 18, 2013
Somalia gunmen kill three Syrians, three local doctors
Fighters in Somalia shot dead three Syrian doctors and their three Somali colleagues Wednesday as they travelled to a hospital…
Somali Al-Shabaab vow terror campaign against Kenya
World
October 2, 2013
Somali Al-Shabaab vow terror campaign against Kenya
Somalia's Al-Shabaab Islamists threatened Wednesday to step up militant attacks against Kenya, after Nairobi refused to pull its troops out…
Kenya mall siege ‘over’ but death toll unclear
World
September 25, 2013
Kenya mall siege ‘over’ but death toll unclear
As Kenya began three days of mourning on Wednesday for at least 67 people killed in the siege of a…