Suspected extremists attack police in northern Kenya; 3 dead
2 years ago

Suspected extremists attack police in northern Kenya; 3 dead

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Three people, including two police officers, were killed Wednesday morning in an attack by al-Shabab extremists in northern Kenya, Kenyan police have announced. The victims were in a police vehicle when they were attacked between the Hayley Lapsset Camp and Garissa town, northeastern Kenya police chief George Seda said in a statement. Police say intelligence reports show there are pockets of extremists who have come from Somalia on a mission to carry out violent attacks in Kenya. A group of rebels had targeted the Elram Anti-Stock Theft Unit using rocket-propelled grenades and rifles but the officers on duty fought back and repelled the attackers, said the police statement.

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Kenyan Man Found Guilty of Planning 9/11-Style Attack on US Building
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kenyan Man Found Guilty of Planning 9/11-Style Attack on US Building

Associated Press  

A Kenyan man has been convicted of plotting a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab. The 28-year-old Abdullah, who represented himself during the trial, was found guilty on all six charges against him. He faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years in prison.

Somali police say 32 people died in an attack on a beach hotel. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Somali police say 32 people died in an attack on a beach hotel. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility.

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Police in Somalia said Saturday that 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, the previous evening. In a separate attack on Saturday, state media reported that seven people died after a passenger vehicle hit a roadside bomb some 40 kilometers from the capital. Somali President …

At least 32 killed in al-Shabab beach attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu
4 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 32 killed in al-Shabab beach attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu

Al Jazeera  

More than 60 people also wounded, some of them critically, in attack on popular seaside spot frequented by Somalis on weekends. At least 32 people have been killed and many more wounded in a suicide bombing and gun attack on a popular beach in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, according to officials. “More than 32 civilians died in this attack, and about …

Somalia: 32 killed in devastating beach attack in Mogadishu, Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Somalia: 32 killed in devastating beach attack in Mogadishu, Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility

India TV News  

Mogadishu: In a tragic development, at least 32 civilians were killed and 63 others injured in an explosion on a popular beach in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Friday evening, according to police, the deadliest attack in the country since twin car bombs detonated near a busy market in October 2022, killing 100 people and wounding 300 others. Police …

More than 270 people arrested in antigovernment rallies in Kenya
5 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 270 people arrested in antigovernment rallies in Kenya

Al Jazeera  

Police say protests were co-opted by ‘suspects’ engaging in ‘criminal activities’. “Security forces across the country singled out suspects found engaging in criminal activities in the guise of protesting and took them to custody,” the Directorate of Criminal Investigations said in a statement posted on X late on Tuesday. During today's demonstrations that saw massive properties destroyed by various criminal …

Expanding extremist groups in Africa fuel worries that they could attack the US or Western allies
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Expanding extremist groups in Africa fuel worries that they could attack the US or Western allies

Associated Press  

GABORONE, Botswana — Violent extremist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are growing in size and influence across Africa, fueling worries that as they improve their tactics they could attack the U.S. or Western allies. A senior U.S. defense official said al-Qaida linked groups — such as al-Shabab in Somalia and Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin, known …

Kenya violence: Five shot dead as protesters breach Kenya’s parliament
6 months ago

Kenya violence: Five shot dead as protesters breach Kenya’s parliament

The Hindu  

Five persons were shot dead and 31 wounded on June 25 during protests in Kenya over proposed tax hikes, as crowds opposed to proposed tax hikes breached barricades to enter the parliamentary complex where a fire erupted. "Police have shot four protesters, as witnessed by KHRC, killing one," the Kenya Human Rights Commission said in a statement on X. Shortly …

Kenyan police are leaving for a controversial deployment in Haiti to take on powerful, violent gangs
6 months ago

Kenyan police are leaving for a controversial deployment in Haiti to take on powerful, violent gangs

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Hundreds of Kenyan police officers were leaving Monday for Haiti, where they will lead a multinational force against the powerful gangs whose deadly violence spiked this year and helped bring about a change in government. “Don’t let down the confidence the people of Kenya and the international community have in you.” A court case seeking to block …

Islamic State group-allied militants kill dozens in eastern Congo
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Islamic State group-allied militants kill dozens in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Militants allied with the Islamic State group in eastern Congo have killed at least 41 people in several villages in North Kivu province, the national government said Monday, as residents openly wondered why security forces weren’t protecting them. The statement said Friday’s attacks were carried out by Allied Democratic Forces militants in the villages of Masala, Mahihi …

4 construction workers shot dead in northern Kenya near the border with Somalia
6 months, 2 weeks ago

4 construction workers shot dead in northern Kenya near the border with Somalia

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Gunmen in northern Kenya fatally shot four construction workers at a hospital site near a refugee camp and the border with Somalia where a militant group is active, police said Saturday. A group of eight workers were resting on Friday when they were attacked, leaving four shot dead at close range, a police official who declined to …

Al-Shabab claims attack on UAE military in Somalia
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Al-Shabab claims attack on UAE military in Somalia

Al Jazeera  

The group claimed the attack as it considers the UAE an ‘enemy’ for backing the Somali government. At least five people, including four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer, have been killed in an attack in Somalia. Al-Qaeda-linked armed group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, …

Suicide bombing kills three people, injures two in Somali capital: Police
11 months, 1 week ago

Suicide bombing kills three people, injures two in Somali capital: Police

Al Jazeera  

Al-Shabab claims responsibility for the attack, saying the blast targeted local security officials. A suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has killed three people and injured two others, according to the authorities. The suicide bomber, who was being pursued by police, blew himself up outside an Indian restaurant in Mogadishu’s Hamar Weyne district, police spokesperson Sadik Ali said on Tuesday. …

Somali extremists kill 1 person and capture 5 others from UN helicopter after its emergency landing
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Somali extremists kill 1 person and capture 5 others from UN helicopter after its emergency landing

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Fighters with al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate al-Shabab attacked a United Nations helicopter that made an emergency landing Wednesday in territory controlled by the extremists in Somalia, killing one passenger and abducting five others, officials said. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric confirmed that “there was an incident involving a U.N.-contracted helicopter that took place today in Galmudug.” He said …

A car bombing at a Somali military facility kills 6 people, including 4 soldiers, police say
1 year, 2 months ago

A car bombing at a Somali military facility kills 6 people, including 4 soldiers, police say

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — An explosives-laden car detonated at a military facility on the outskirts of Somalia’s capital Saturday and killed at least six people, four of them soldiers, police said. Police spokesman Sadik Dodishe said nine others, including five soldiers, were wounded in the suicide bombing at the military facility in the Elasha Biyaha area of the Lower Shabelle region. …

A Kenyan military helicopter has crashed near Somalia, and sources say all 8 on board have died
1 year, 3 months ago

A Kenyan military helicopter has crashed near Somalia, and sources say all 8 on board have died

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — A military helicopter crash in Kenya near the border with Somalia has killed at least eight people, officials said Tuesday. Kenyan defense forces operate in the area to help deter al-Qaida-linked extremists from the al-Shabab group, based across the border in Somalia. A defense and a police officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not …

Kenya police say dead bodies were planted to accuse officers of excessive force during protests
1 year, 4 months ago

Kenya police say dead bodies were planted to accuse officers of excessive force during protests

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan police official said Tuesday that dead bodies were planted to accuse police officers of using excessive force during recent anti-government protests, which rights groups say left dozens of demonstrators dead. Rights groups say police killed a varying number of people during a series of protests in July led by the opposition coalition demanding that President …

Kenyan doctors say civilians were shot, and some killed, while running from police during protests
1 year, 4 months ago

Kenyan doctors say civilians were shot, and some killed, while running from police during protests

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Doctors in Kenya say the bullet wounds that civilians received during opposition protests in two counties last month show that most were shot while running from police or trying to surrender, according to a report released Friday. The report by the Kenya Medical Association, Amnesty International Kenya and the Law Society of Kenya looked at three days …

Opposition in Kenya gathers evidence of 'police atrocities' against protesters to take to the ICC
1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition in Kenya gathers evidence of 'police atrocities' against protesters to take to the ICC

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Opposition parties in Kenya said on Tuesday they are filing …

Opposition in Kenya gathers evidence of ‘police atrocities’ against protesters to take to the ICC
1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition in Kenya gathers evidence of ‘police atrocities’ against protesters to take to the ICC

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Opposition parties in Kenya said on Tuesday they are filing charges against the government for “police atrocities” that left 30 people dead at the International Criminal Court in the wake of protests against the rising cost of living and the levying of new taxes. Opposition coalition leader Raila Odinga called for a press conference in the capital, …

A man lies in a Kenya morgue. His family says he’s one of at least 35 shot dead by police this month
1 year, 5 months ago

A man lies in a Kenya morgue. His family says he’s one of at least 35 shot dead by police this month

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — At the morgue, the bullet was still lodged in Douglas Kalasinga’s head. At least 35 civilians have been shot dead by police in Kenya this month during protests over new taxes and the rising cost of living, and Kalasinga’s loved ones believe he’s one of them. Human rights organizations expressed concern over the police killings, arbitrary arrests …

Kenya police are told not to report deaths during protests. A watchdog says they killed 6 this week
1 year, 5 months ago

Kenya police are told not to report deaths during protests. A watchdog says they killed 6 this week

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Police in Kenya say they have been ordered not to report deaths during a crackdown on protests over tax increases amid the rising cost of living, but an independent watchdog said Thursday that police shot dead at least six people this week and 27 in previous weeks. Now his government is having to defend itself to donors …

Police in Kenya open fire amid protests against new taxes. At least 2 are killed and 26 wounded
1 year, 5 months ago

Police in Kenya open fire amid protests against new taxes. At least 2 are killed and 26 wounded

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Police in Kenya opened fire amid opposition-organized protests on Wednesday against the rising cost of living, and health workers and witnesses said at least two people were shot dead and 26 others wounded. President William Ruto had vowed that no protests would take place, saying he would take opposition leader Raila Odinga “head-on.” In the western city …

Suspected militants from Somalia kill 5 people in Kenya border village
1 year, 5 months ago

Suspected militants from Somalia kill 5 people in Kenya border village

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Five people have been killed in a Kenyan border village, fueling concerns that such attacks are increasing after a decline. Lamu County has been attacked two other times in the last two weeks, with both incidents targeting Kenya Defense Forces running a security operation in the area and leaving four of them dead. In Kenya’s north, Mandera, …

Five civilians killed, some ‘beheaded’, in southeast Kenya
1 year, 6 months ago

Five civilians killed, some ‘beheaded’, in southeast Kenya

Al Jazeera  

The attack by al-Shabab occurred in villages that border Somalia, an area where the group often carries out raids. Five civilians have been killed by armed assailants who attacked two villages in southeast Kenya, police said. Police described the incident as a “terrorist attack”, a phrase they typically use to refer to incursions by Somalia’s al-Shabab group. Lamu is near …

Eight Kenyan police killed in suspected al-Shabab bombing
1 year, 6 months ago

Eight Kenyan police killed in suspected al-Shabab bombing

Al Jazeera  

Eight killed in Garissa county in eastern Kenya, a region on the border with Somalia. Eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was destroyed by an improvised explosive device in a suspected attack by Somalia-based rebel group al-Shabab, police said. “We lost eight police officers in this attack,” North Eastern Regional Commissioner John Otieno said. In Somalia itself, …

Police in Somalia say nine killed in extremist attack on beachside hotel in Mogadishu
1 year, 6 months ago

Police in Somalia say nine killed in extremist attack on beachside hotel in Mogadishu

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Police in Somalia say nine people, including three soldiers, were killed in Friday night’s extremist attack on a beachside hotel in the capital, Mogadishu. The police statement said 10 other people were wounded while 84 people were rescued from the hourslong assault that ended early Saturday morning. The Somalia-based extremist group is known for carrying out attacks …

Ethiopia says it foiled al-Shabab attack near border with Somalia
1 year, 6 months ago

Ethiopia says it foiled al-Shabab attack near border with Somalia

Al Jazeera  

Ethiopia says soldiers stopped attackers before they could ‘wreak havoc’ in the border town of Dollo. Ethiopia says it foiled a suicide attack by the armed group al-Shabab at a border town with Somalia. Ethiopia thwarted an attack by Al-Shabaab terror group: Ethiopia earlier today successfully foiled an attempted attack by the terrorist group Al Shabaab at the Ethiopia-Somalia border …

Al-Shabab killed 54 Ugandan soldiers in Somalia, says Museveni
1 year, 6 months ago

Al-Shabab killed 54 Ugandan soldiers in Somalia, says Museveni

Al Jazeera  

Announcement comes a week after al-Shabab fighters stormed a base housing African Union peacekeepers in Somalia. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has announced the deaths of 54 Ugandan soldiers in an al-Shabab attack on a base housing African Union peacekeepers in Somalia. Museveni’s statement on Saturday comes a week after al-Shabab fighters stormed the base in Bulamarer, 130 kilometres southwest of …

Al-Shabab attacks AU peacekeeper mission base in Somalia
1 year, 6 months ago

Al-Shabab attacks AU peacekeeper mission base in Somalia

Al Jazeera  

The AU mission is yet to confirm the number of casualties although al-Shabab claims to have killed 137 soldiers. Al-Shabab fighters have attacked a military base housing Ugandan forces of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, according to the East African country’s contingent and a Somali captain. “There was an attack this morning at our base … by elements …

Kenyan police clash with anti-government protesters
1 year, 7 months ago

Kenyan police clash with anti-government protesters

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Police in Kenya clashed with anti-government protesters Tuesday in the capital, Nairobi, during a fresh round of demonstrations called by the opposition leader. The opposition is calling for action to tackle the cost of living and reforms to the electoral commission that oversaw the election won by President William Ruto last year. Opposition leader Raila Odinga, a …

Mali: Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for attack that killed key junta figure
1 year, 8 months ago

Mali: Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for attack that killed key junta figure

Firstpost  

Mali has been battling a security and political crisis since jihadist and separatist insurgencies broke out in the country’s north in 2012 Jihadists linked with Al-Qaeda have claimed responsibility for an attack this week that killed the chief of staff of Mali’s junta leader, and another ambush, the SITE Intelligence monitoring group said Friday. On Friday, Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal …

Five killed in Somalia suicide attack, governor wounded
1 year, 9 months ago

Five killed in Somalia suicide attack, governor wounded

Firstpost  

Mogadishu: At least five people were killed and 11 others, including a regional governor, wounded in a suicide attack on Tuesday in southern Somalia, a police commander told AFP. A vehicle laden with explosives ploughed into a guest house hosting government officials in Bardera, 450 kilometres west of the capital Mogadishu, area police commander Hussein Adan, said. There was no …

Somalia: Several soldiers killed in Al-Shabaab attack on army base
1 year, 9 months ago

Somalia: Several soldiers killed in Al-Shabaab attack on army base

Firstpost  

Mogadishu: Al-Shabaab militants on Tuesday attacked a military base in a Somali town recently recaptured from the Islamists, killing several soldiers, according to local army officials. Somali army officers said the militants used explosive-laden vehicles to mount an attack on the base before they were repelled. Another officer Sugow Abdi, who was among the troop reinforcements sent to the base, …

At least five killed in bomb, gun attack in Somalia’s Mogadishu
1 year, 11 months ago

At least five killed in bomb, gun attack in Somalia’s Mogadishu

Al Jazeera  

Al-Shabab armed group claims responsibility for the deadly bombing and storming of a government building in the Somali capital. At least five civilians were killed when members of the al-Shabab armed group set off a bomb then stormed a government building in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, the ministry of information has said. Attackers from the group charged into the block that …

Seven soldiers killed in al-Shabab attack on Somali military base
1 year, 11 months ago

Seven soldiers killed in al-Shabab attack on Somali military base

Al Jazeera  

Government forces and allied clan militias recaptured the base from al-Shabab in October. Fighters from the al-Shabab group stormed a military base in central Somalia that the government had recaptured from them last year, killing at least seven soldiers, including the base commander, an officer said. “We repelled al-Shabab lost seven soldiers, including our commander,” Nur told Reuters. The base …

Al-Shabaab blast kills eight in central Somalia
1 year, 11 months ago

Al-Shabaab blast kills eight in central Somalia

Firstpost  

The attack occurred on Saturday afternoon in Buloburde, a city in the Hiran district where government forces and clan militias have been battling the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents since the middle of last year Mogadishu: Police said Sunday that eight people were killed in a roadside bombing claimed by Al-Shabaab in central Somalia where a major offensive is underway to retake territory …

Death toll in Somalia twin bombings rises to at least 35
1 year, 11 months ago

Death toll in Somalia twin bombings rises to at least 35

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A doctor says the death toll in a pair of suicide car bombings in Somalia early Wednesday has risen to at least 35, including nine members of the same family, in one of the worst attacks by al-Shabab extremists in retaliation for a government offensive described as “total war.” Dr. Yahye Abdi, who works at the single, …

Al-Shabab claims deadly car bomb attack in central Somalia
1 year, 11 months ago

Al-Shabab claims deadly car bomb attack in central Somalia

Al Jazeera  

Al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for two car bombs in Hiraan after it was pushed out of the region. At least 15 people have been killed in two car bomb blasts in central Somalia’s Hiraan region, according to officials and witnesses, with a resident involved in the rescue operations saying the dead included soldiers, militiamen and civilians. It is the latest …

Shabab extremist group attacks hotel in Somali capital
2 years ago

Shabab extremist group attacks hotel in Somali capital

LA Times  

Somali security forces were attempting to flush out armed assailants from a hotel in the Somali capital, a police spokesman said Sunday, after the Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack. The Shabab said in a broadcast on its own radio frequency Sunday that said its fighters attacked the hotel Villa Rose, which has a restaurant popular with government …

Al-Shabab gunman kills 3 Kenyan peacekeepers in Somalia
2 years, 1 month ago

Al-Shabab gunman kills 3 Kenyan peacekeepers in Somalia

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — A lone gunman entered a military base in Somalia and killed at least three Kenyan peacekeepers Monday, the latest attack by extremist fighters who oppose the presence of foreigners in the Horn of Africa nation, according to Kenya’s military. The gunman fired his rifle indiscriminately, wounding five other soldiers before he was gunned down, said a Kenyan …

Somalia car bombs death toll up to 120, some still missing
2 years, 1 month ago

Somalia car bombs death toll up to 120, some still missing

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The death toll from twin car bombings in Somalia’s capital has reached 120 and could rise further because some people are still missing, the country’s health minister said Monday. Ali Haji said more than 320 others were wounded in Saturday’s midday explosions at a busy junction in Mogadishu, and over 150 of them are still being treated …

Somalia orders media not to publish al-Shabab ‘propaganda’
2 years, 2 months ago

Somalia orders media not to publish al-Shabab ‘propaganda’

Al Jazeera  

President Mohamud has launched a campaign against the al-Qaeda-linked group during the struggle for stability. Somalia’s government has declared a crackdown on media organisations that publish what it deems propaganda for the armed group al-Shabab, warning offenders will be punished. “I want to inform the Somali media and all Somali people in general that we will regard all al-Shabab related …

Al-Shabab attack kills 20, wounds 36 in town in Somalia
2 years, 2 months ago

Al-Shabab attack kills 20, wounds 36 in town in Somalia

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamic extremist fighters on Monday targeted the local Somali government headquarters in the Hiran region, leaving 20 people dead and 36 wounded in a town at the center of a recent mobilization against the extremists, officials and witnesses said. “This attack was carried out by cowards, but their brutal acts will never distract from the public uprising …

With support from allied militia, Somalia hunts al-Shabab
2 years, 3 months ago

With support from allied militia, Somalia hunts al-Shabab

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Militia members in central Somalia have helped kill scores of al-Shabab militants in an ongoing operation against the Islamic extremist rebels that is receiving air support from the United States, Somali authorities said. “The defensive strikes allowed the Somali National Army and African Union Transition Mission in Somalia forces to regain the initiative and continue the operation …

All you need to know about Al-Shabaab, the Islamic militant group wreaking havoc in Somalia
2 years, 4 months ago

All you need to know about Al-Shabaab, the Islamic militant group wreaking havoc in Somalia

Firstpost  

Al-Shabaab, the Islamic militant group which advocates a strict version of sharia, declared its allegiance to Al-Qaeda and was officially integrated in 2012. It was designated a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’ by the US State Department in 2008 Kenya: Al-Shabaab, whose name means “youth” in Arabic, is the main Islamist militant group in Somalia, which has been mired in chaos since …

In a first, Somalia-based al-Shabab is attacking in Ethiopia
2 years, 4 months ago

In a first, Somalia-based al-Shabab is attacking in Ethiopia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ethiopia has long resisted such cross-border attacks by the …

Islamic terrorists kill 132 civilians over the weekend in Mali, Africa
2 years, 6 months ago

Islamic terrorists kill 132 civilians over the weekend in Mali, Africa

Op India  

The government of the Republic of Mali in West Africa confirmed on Monday that as many as 132 civilians have been killed in recent attacks by Islamic terrorists in the country. Meanwhile, Moulaye Guindo, the mayor of Bankass told The Associated Press news agency, “Investigators are on the spot today to find out exactly what happened.” The United Nations peacekeeping …

Extremists kill dozens in latest attack in northeast Nigeria
2 years, 7 months ago

Extremists kill dozens in latest attack in northeast Nigeria

Associated Press  

OSOGBO, Nigeria — Dozens of civilians have been killed in northeast Nigeria by Islamic extremist rebels targeting farmers and the local militia group, local authorities told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “The chairman is liaising with the army to find and carry the dead bodies from the bush.” Some of those also killed by the rebels in the latest attack …

Somalia: Several casualties reported as Al-Shabab terrorists attack African Union military base
2 years, 7 months ago

Somalia: Several casualties reported as Al-Shabab terrorists attack African Union military base

Firstpost  

AU forces dispatched helicopter gunships after the pre-dawn car bomb and gun attack on a camp housing Burundian peacekeepers near Ceel Baraf, a village about 160 km northeast of the capital Mogadishu Mogadishu: Heavily armed Al-Shabaab jihadists stormed an African Union base in Somalia on Tuesday, triggering a fierce firefight that left an unknown number of casualties, a local military …

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