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Islamic State release highlights the foreign-fighter nature of its recent assault in Somalia
The Islamic State released images of 12 men who took part in its recent suicide assault in northern Somalia. All of them were ...
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Egypt sending troops by air and sea for new African Union force in Somalia
Egypt is beefing up its military presence in Somalia to take part in a new African Union mission to fight the terrorist group ...
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Islamic State Escalates Military Attacks in Somalia's Puntland
The Islamic State group has taken responsibility for an assault on a military base in Puntland, northeastern Somalia, ...
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US military presence in Somalia likely to be scrutinized by incoming Trump administration
By JOHN VANDIVER Headquartered in Stuttgart, AFRICOM has several hundred troops positioned in Somalia, where they serve as ...
The EastAfrican3d
Rocky start to new AU Somalia mission as Burundi reads ‘disrespect’ in troop count
The new African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia has got off to a rocky start, as Burundi, a key troop contributor, said ...
Somalia security forces repulse suicide attack by Islamic State
Security forces in Somalia repulsed an attack by Islamic State suicide bombers on a military base in the northeastern region of Puntland on Tuesday, the local state broadcaster and a military official ...
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Somalia security forces repulse IS-linked attack in north
Islamic State militants staged an attack in Somalia's Puntland region, local officials said Tuesday, saying security forces had repelled the attack by "Daacish", using the Somali term for the Islamic ...
US Says Kills Two Al-Shabaab Fighters In Airstrike
The US military said Thursday it had killed two members of the jihadist Al-Shabaab" group in Somalia in an airstrike.