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Mar- 2022 -23 MarchAfrica
Gunfire Near Somali Capital’s Main Airport
Gunfire erupted near Mogadishu's airport as security forces clashed with armed men attempting to storm a fortified area of the capital.
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9 MarchAfrica
UN Chief Recommends AU Maintain Somalia Troop Levels Until 2023
UN Secretary-General recommended that the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia maintain its staffing level through the end of the year.
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Jan- 2022 -31 JanuaryAfrica
Five Killed by Roadside Bomb in Northern Kenya: Police
Five people were killed when a minibus in northeast Kenya was destroyed by a roadside bomb near the border of Somalia.
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Nov- 2021 -25 NovemberAfrica
Eight Killed in Al-Shabaab-Claimed Bombing in Somalia Capital
Eight people were killed and over a dozen injured in a car bombing near a school in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said.
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Apr- 2020 -10 AprilAfrica
US airstrike targets al-Shabaab near Kismayo, covering Somali troops
A US airstrike is said to have killed 10 al-Shabaab militants in defense of Somali National Army troops near Kobon in the country's south
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Mar- 2020 -17 MarchAfrica
Somali National Army launches action to oust al-Shabaab from Janaale
The Somali National Army and elite Danab forces launched an operation to capture the town of Janaale from al-Shabaab militants
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Feb- 2020 -12 FebruaryAfrica
Somali troops still vulnerable to al-Shabaab outside Mogadishu, Pentagon says
A US-backed Somali operation to secure areas south of Mogadishu from Islamist al-Shabaab militants has made little progress in recent months
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4 FebruaryAfrica
US airstrikes cover Somalia military operations against al-Shabaab stronghold
A string of US airstrikes in late January targeted Shabaab fighters in Somalia's south in support of local National Army forces, AFRICOM said
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Jan- 2020 -31 JanuaryAfrica
Africa offers US a ‘competitive edge’ over Russia and China, Townsend says
US AFRICOM commander Stephen Townsend said the US military presence in Africa should remain as part of the strategy to counter Russia and China
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24 JanuaryBusiness
Kenya commissions 6 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters
Kenya's military commissioned into service six MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters purchased from the United States
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