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Somalia: AU Peacekeepers Hit By Roadside Bomb in Southern Somalia
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 6 months ago
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Eyewitnesses told Shabelle Media that the blast had caused serious damage to an AU convoy carrying mainly Ugandan peacekeepers but were not able to say how many had been killed or wounded. Following the blast, the AU forces sealed off the scene and
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Somalia: Government Troops Carry Out Operations After Explosion
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 7 months ago
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The forces have launched a dawn crackdown at several villages in the city, where the officials suspected to be hideouts of Al shabab affiliates. Dozens of suspects were arrested during the sweep. "These operations began at dawn this morning and we
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Somalis in Baidoa Expect More from New Government
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 9 months ago
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Earlier this week, a new parliament was installed in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Meanwhile in the smaller city of Baidoa, a city liberated from al-Shabab militants in February, Ethiopian forces are handing over control to African Union and Somali
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Somalia: Roadside Bomb Blasts Kills Four Soldiers
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 10 months ago
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Witnesses said Friday that at least four Somali government soldiers were killed and several civilians sustained variety of wounds in roadside explosions at a checkpoint in Baidoa town, the capital of Bay region of southern Somalia. "Huge explosions
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Somalia: Deadly Fighting in Southern Somalia
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 10 months ago
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According to the local residents, the skirmish erupted in the early hours on Sunday, after heavily armed Al shabab militants tied with Al Qaeda have attacked on several Somali-Kenyan military bases in Qoqani and Kulbiyow villages, causing unconfirmed
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Somalia: Govt Claims Military Victory Against Al Shabab
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 11 months ago
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Govt Claims a Military Victory Against Al Shabab Militants 11 July 2012 Baidoa Military commanders in Somalia government are claiming the upper hand of a heavy combat against Al shabab militants tied to Al Qaeda near Baidoa, situated 256 kilometers (
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Somalia: Baidoa Sees the Largest 'Manhunt' Since Al Shabab's Withdrawal
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 11 months ago
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During one-day search operation, the allied forces are reportedly took into custody more than 150 people aged between 15 and 25 in connection with Al shabab militants, according to Sandheere Mohamed Iftinshe, the deputy district commissioner of
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East Africa: Al Shabab Attacks Somali, Ethiopian Forces
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 11 months ago
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Al Shabab Attacks Somali, Ethiopians Forces in Yurkud,Gedo Region 15 June 2012 Yurkud A witness says Al shabab fighters have launched an attack on Somali and Ethiopian troops in Yurkut village which locates near the border between Bay and Gedo
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Arrest over Kenya 'terror' blast
Nairobi :: Kenya | 11 months ago
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Tanzania arrests man over recent Nairobi attack Emrah Erdogan is reported to be also known by the name Salahuddin al-Kurdi A man suspected of involvement in an attack last month on a shopping centre in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has been arrested
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Suicide blast in Somalia kills 2 soldiers
Mogadishu :: Somalia | 1 year ago
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A suicide bomber blew himself up in a bar near a U.N. building in southern Somalia, killing at least two soldiers, officials said. One of the soldiers died at the scene in the town of Baidoa Tuesday, while the other died later at a hospital, Radio
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