Al Shabaab

Apr- 2019 -

10 April

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US Africa Command conducts first Somalia airstrike since admitting civilian casualties

US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia, the first since it admitted it had inadvertently killed civilians

5 April

Joanne Stocker

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US Africa Command admits to civilian casualties in Somalia airstrike

US Africa Command admitted that an airstrike last year targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia killed two civilians and that it failed to disclose its findings

Mar- 2019 -

20 March

Staff Writer

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US Africa Command disputes rights group’s allegations of civilian casualties in Somalia

Amnesty International has accused U.S. forces of killing several civilians in Somalia as they “dramatically increased” the number of air strikes in the volatile country, but the U.S. military denied the deaths. U.S. Africa Command said it

7 March

A bomb exploded near a restaurant in central Mogadishu, Somalia

Staff Writer

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Al Shabaab claims car bombing that killed 4 in Somalia capital

Four people were killed and nine wounded by a car bomb near a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia police said, for which Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility

1 March

Al Shabaab attacked a hotel on Maka Al-mukarama street in Mogadishu, Somalia

Staff Writer

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Fighting ends in Somalia capital after Al Shabaab attack leaves 19 dead

Security forces ended a siege by Al-Shabaab nearly 24 hours after insurgents mounted an attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu that left at least 19 dead

Feb- 2019 -

4 February

Aftermath of an explosion at the Hamarweyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu on February 4, 2019

Staff Writer

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‘Strong’ explosion at busy market in Somalia capital, police say

A powerful blast rocked a busy market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, which is regularly targeted by Al-Shabaab, police said

Jan- 2019 -

29 January

A car bomb detonated outside the Ministry of Petroleum in the Somali capital Mogadishu

Staff Writer

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Somalia: 2 killed in car bomb explosion near petroleum ministry in Mogadishu

Two people were killed and five wounded when a car packed with explosives was detonated near the ministry of petroleum in the Somali capital Mogadishu

16 January

An explosion and gunfire were reported at the Ducit hotel and office complex at 14 Riverside in the Westlands area of Kenya's capital Nairobi

Staff Writer

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Kenya: Nairobi attackers ‘eliminated’ after 20-hour siege, 21 killed

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said the attackers who had stormed an upmarket hotel complex had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour siege that left at least 14 dead

15 January

Andrew Kennedy

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