All posts tagged "Al-Shabaab"
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283AfricaSOMALIA: Gov’t bans use of the name al-Shabab
It is not the first time the Somali government has coined another name for al-Shabab. In 2015 the government told the media...
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467AfricaEight dead as Somali forces battle Al-Shabaab at besieged hotel
Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab stormed the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu on Friday evening in a hail of gunfire and bomb blasts,...
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655AfricaBiden approves plan to redeploy forces into Somalia
The New York Times reported that Biden also approved a plan to target about a dozen suspected leaders of al-Shabab.
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732Africa30 Burundian AU soldiers Killed in al-Shabaab attack in Somalia
A Burundian official told VOA Somali said what caught soldiers by surprise was the enormity of explosives detonated at the camp, adding...
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886AfricaAl-Shabaab attacks African Union Base in Somalia, casualties reported
Al-Shabaab, which has been fighting for years to topple the central government and establish its own rule based on its strict interpretation...