Al-Shabaab News
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Tiny Djibouti aiming to be global military, shipping center
Tiny Djibouti aiming to be global military, shipping center _ with strong help from China
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Bomb blast at packed Somalia stadium kills 5 football fans
Bomb blast at packed Somalia stadium kills 5 football fans as al-Shabab claims responsibility
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Bomb blast at packed Somalia stadium kills 5 football fans as al-Shabab claims responsibility
Bomb blast at packed Somalia stadium kills 5 football fans as al-Shabab claims responsibility
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US pushes prosecution of ISIS fighters despite allies' reservations, internal dissent, and budget constraints
As the fight against ISIS evolves into the next phase, the Trump administration is turning to law enforcement across the world to combat the terror group, but its efforts to prosecute terrorists in court are facing pushback from allies, disagreement within the administration, and the prospect of
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US military orders new investigation after report that special operations killed Somali civilians
Two weeks after a media report alleging that U.S. special operations were involved in the killing of unarmed civilians in Somalia , the head of U.S. Africa Command has ordered a new probe into the operation. "After subsequent media reports alleged misconduct by U.S. personnel who participated in
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War, hunger, extremism will intensify in 2018: Report
War, hunger and extremist violence around the world will intensify next year, a Geneva-based think-tank predicted in a new report. The report published Thursday by ACAPS, a nonprofit that supports the global humanitarian sector with daily monitoring and analysis of 150 nations, examined the current
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US airstrike kills over 100 al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia , Pentagon says
A U.S. airstrike inside Somalia killed "more than 100" al-Shabaab militants on Tuesday, the U.S. military said. The strike occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. local time 125 miles northwest of the country's capital of Mogadishu. "Al-Shabaab has pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda and is dedicated to
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US airstrike kills 'several' al-Shabab militants in Somalia
The U.S. military said it killed "several militants" while conducting an airstrike in Somalia on Thursday against al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group al Shabab . The strike targeting al-Shabab occurred at approximately 3 p.m. local time in the Bay Region, about 100 miles west of Somalia's capital,
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US conducts 1st airstrikes against ISIS in Somalia
The United States military has conducted its first airstrikes against ISIS in Somalia , where the U.S. typically strikes against the al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab, according to a U.S. official. "In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted two separate airstrikes