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Senior al-Shabaab commander killed in US strike: Report
A senior al-Shabaab commander was killed in a recent US air strike in Somalia, the director of US African Command (Africom) said on Sunday. ... World News -
US military says killed militant leader behind attack on base in Kenya
A US airstrike over the weekend in Somalia killed an extremist militant who helped plan last month’s attack on a military base in Kenya in which ... World News -
Somali militants kill 12 soldiers in attack on base, say officials
Al Shabaab militants killed at least 12 Somali soldiers and briefly captured a military base southwest of the capital on Wednesday, officials said, ... World News -
Al-Shabab militants kill three teachers in Kenya, abduct one
Al-Shabab extremists killed three people in an attack in eastern Kenya, police said Monday. The militants from neighboring Somalia attacked Kamuthe ... North Africa -
Four Kenyan civilians killed in al Shabab attack on telecom mast
Four Kenyan civilians were killed in a gunfight early on Tuesday when police engaged al Shabab militants from neighboring Somalia who targeted a ... Middle East -
Al-Shabab militants claim huge Mogadishu bomb attack
Al-Shabab militants on Monday claimed responsibility for Saturday’s massive car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu that killed 81 people, ... World News -
Somalia says unnamed country behind blast that killed 90 people
Somalia said an unnamed country helped plan Saturday’s bomb explosion in Mogadishu that killed at least 90 people, and added it would ... World News -
US strikes against al-Shabaab kill four militants in Somalia
The US military launched airstrikes against the al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia on Sunday, US Africa Command said, killing four “terrorists ... Middle East -
Suicide bomb outside Somali hotel kills at least seven - military
A car bomb went off on Saturday outside a hotel in the Somali town of Galkayo in the Mudug region, killing at least seven civilians, a local military ... World News -
UN: Al-Shabab remains ‘potent threat’ in Somalia and region
UN experts say al-Shabab extremists in Somalia remain “a potent threat” to regional peace and are manufacturing home-made explosives, ... Middle East -
At least 10 Kenyan police killed by bomb near Somali border
At least ten Kenyan police were killed when their vehicle struck a homemade bomb near the border with Somalia on Saturday, according to a police ... World News -
Ten al-Shabaab militants killed after Somalia attack, says US military
The US military said on Monday that US and partnered forces had killed 10 militants and destroyed a vehicle after Somali insurgents mounted an ... World News -
Ethiopia says detains suspected militants planning attacks
Ethiopia said on Saturday it had arrested an unspecified number of militant members of the Somali group al Shabaab and ISIS who were planning to carry ... Middle East -
Car bombs hit government military base in southern Somalia
A government military base in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia was struck by car bombs and gunfire on Wednesday, residents said, and the ... News -
US airstrike kills suspected ISIS coordinator in Somalia
A US airstrike killed a facilitator for an ISIS-aligned militia in northern Somalia, a statement from the American military's Africa Command said on ... World News -
Iran test-fires medium-range ballistic missile: CNN
Iran has test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile, according to a report by CNN, citing a US official. The Shabaab-3 missile was fired on late ... Gulf -
Deaths as bomber detonates in Mogadishu mayor’s office
A suicide bomber walked into the office of Mogadishu’s mayor and detonated explosives strapped to his waist, killing six people and badly ... World News -
Six killed in blast at Mogadishu Mayor’s office
Six people were killed and the mayor of Mogadishu was among six wounded in a bomb attack targeting the mayoral offices in the Somali capital, the ... World News -
Kenya: 3 militants killed, 2 officers wounded in attack
Kenya police say three suspected extremists were killed by border police whose vehicle was blown up by an improvised bomb.A senior police official ... World News -
Somalia security forces end militant attack on hotel that killed 26
Somalia’s security forces on Saturday ended an overnight attack by the al Shabaab militant group on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayu ... World News -
At least 10 killed in bomb, gun attack on Somalia hotel
At least 10 people, including two journalists, were killed in an extremist attack on Friday on a hotel in the port city of Kismayo, a Somali official ... World News -
Somali journalists’ group slams police ‘threats’
A Somali journalists’ association Sunday slammed the actions of police who it said threatened to shoot reporters trying to access the scene of a ... Print -
US air strike kills 13 ISIS terrorists in Somalia
A US air strike killed 13 ISIS terrorists in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Wednesday, the US military said, days after another ... North Africa -
Four killed in Mogadishu car bomb
Four people were killed and five injured when a car loaded with explosives detonated on a busy road in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, police said ... Middle East -
At least 11 wounded in Somalia attack claimed by al-Shabaab
At least 11 people were wounded when gunmen set off explosions and stormed government ministries in Somalia's capital Saturday in an attack claimed by ... World News -
Four dead in Somali capital car bombing, says police
Four people were killed and nine wounded when a car bomb exploded near a restaurant in central Mogadishu on Thursday, police said, as the Al-Shabaab ... Middle East -
At least 19 killed in Somalia gun battle
At least 19 people have been killed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, ambulance workers said Friday, as security forces fought to end a nearly ... Middle East -
US military says airstrike in central Somalia kills 26 al-Shabab extremists
The United States military says it has killed 26 fighters from al-Shabab extremist group with an airstrike in central Somalia, after a pair of strikes ... Middle East -
US says air strike killed 20 militants in Somalia
A US air strike in central Somalia on Monday killed 20 al-Shabaab fighters, the US Africa Command said on Tuesday. The United States carries out ... Middle East -
US general says strikes in Somalia won’t stop Shabaab
The US military’s air campaign against al-Shabaab in Somalia will not stop the militants, a top US general said Thursday as he called on the ... North Africa
