Somalia
Somali officials say US struck where al Shabaab were meeting
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September 2, 2014
Somali officials say US struck where al Shabaab were meeting
An air strike by US military forces struck an area where leaders of Somalia's al Qaeda-linked militants were meeting, intelligence…
Gunmen kill at least 29 in two attacks on Kenyan coast
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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…
Several killed as suicide car bomb explodes near Somali parliament
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July 5, 2014
Several killed as suicide car bomb explodes near Somali parliament
Several people were killed when a powerful suicide car bomb exploded near Somalia's parliament in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday,…
Islamist gunmen kill at least 49 in Kenya attack
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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’
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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
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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…
Al Shabaab car bomb hits UN convoy, killing seven Somalis
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February 13, 2014
Al Shabaab car bomb hits UN convoy, killing seven Somalis
At least seven Somalis were killed when a remote-controlled bomb aimed at a United Nations convoy tore through cars and…
Trial of Kenya Westgate mall massacre suspects begins
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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…
Mogadishu hotel targeted by bombs, at least 11 killed
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January 2, 2014
Mogadishu hotel targeted by bombs, at least 11 killed
Three bombs exploded within an hour outside a hotel frequented by government officials in a heavily fortified district of the…
Somalia gunmen kill three Syrians, three local doctors
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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…