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Somalia hosts regional summit to discuss fighting al-Shabab

Somalia is hosting a summit of leaders from several neighbouring countries in the Horn of Africa to discuss the fight against al-Shabab, as a wide-ranging offensive against the armed group gathers pace. The meeting in the capital, Mogadishu, drew leaders from three “brotherly neighbouring countries”, the Somali presidency said, posting pictures of the arrival of Kenya’s William Ruto, Djibouti’s Ismail Omar Guelleh and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Somali leader […]

today2 February 2023

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Somalia: Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 drones join offensive against al-Shabab

INTERNATIONAL The much-coveted Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone has joined Somalia's offensive against the insurgent group al-Shabab, in an escalation seen by Somali analysts as highly significant to the war's trajectory. Somalia's federal government last week confirmed reports that the armed drones produced by Turkish company Baykar, which has ties to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's family, are now active in Somalia, where US drones have been carrying out strikes against al-Shabab for years. 'If Turkish drones are fully […]

today3 October 2022

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Blast at Somalia stadium kills five football fans

Five people have been killed and 10 more injured in Somalia after a bomb detonated in a football stadium in the Lower Shabelle region. The blast, which occurred in the southwestern town of Barawe, has been attributed to the al-Shabab rebel group. "We believe al-Shabab was behind it and that the target was officials who were not seated there at the time of the match. The bomb looks like a […]

today13 April 2018

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Al-Shabab attack on Somali city leaves several dead

At least 10 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed after armed group al-Shabab carried out a suicide attack at a police station in the city of Afgoye. Captain Abdullahi Ali, a senior Somali military officer, told Associated Press news agency on Wednesday that troops have now fully secured the town and the fighters have fled. The African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia, AMISOM, confirmed on Twitter that a […]

today19 October 2016

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