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Jun- 2018 -4 JuneAfrica
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 27 militants, Africom says
U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 27 militants associated with al-Shabaab, the Somali-led affiliate of al-Qaeda, U.S. Africa Command said
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1 JuneAfrica
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 12 militants, Africom says
U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 12 militants associated with al-Shabaab, the Somali-led affiliate of al-Qaeda, U.S. Africa Command said
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May- 2018 -24 MayAfrica
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 10 militants, Africom says
U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 10 militants associated with al-Shabaab, the Somali-led affiliate of al-Qaeda, U.S. Africa Command said
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15 MayAfrica
UN reauthorizes African Union Mission in Somalia until July
The UN Security Council unanimously reauthorized until July 31 the African Union Mission in Somalia to give additional time for consideration of an upcoming joint report
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11 MayAfrica
US reviewing Somalia raid after reports of civilian casualties
The U.S. military's Africa Command said it is reviewing a May 9 raid in the Lower Shabelle after locals reported that five civilians had been shot dead
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2 MayAfrica
Mali Tuaregs blame ISIS-linked group for third deadly attack on civilians in a week
Jihadists killed 17 civilians in an attack of “inexplicable horror” in northern Mali near the border with Niger, local militia groups said
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Apr- 2018 -21 AprilAfrica
15 militants, 1 soldier killed in Mali counter-terror op, while al-Qaeda-linked JNIM claims Timbuktu attack
Mali's armed forces said 15 militants and one soldier were killed in a counter-terror operation, while the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM claimed an April 14 attack on an international military camp at Timbuktu's airport
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13 AprilAfrica
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia destroys VBIED, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia destroyed a vehicle bomb on April 11, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said.
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6 AprilAfrica
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 3, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed three people on April 5, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said
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2 AprilAfrica
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 5, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed five on April 1, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said
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