African mission in somalia
US military says it killed 62 militants in Somalia with air strikes
The military’s Africa Command (Africom) said four strikes were carried out on Saturday, killing 34 militants, and two more on Sunday, which killed 28.
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Somalia’s top military chiefs resign, no reason given
Somalia has been at war since 1991, when clan-based warlords overthrew dictator Siad Barre and then turned on each other.
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Somalia and its backers sign security pact to beef up army
The al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group has lost much of the territory it once controlled in Somalia, including the capital Mogadishu.
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Somalia and its backers seek security pact to beef up army
The AU troops have clawed back most of Somalia's main towns and cities from Al-Shabaab since they helped drive the Al Qaeda-linked insurgents out of Mogadishu in 2010.
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Journalist killed in Somalia
Ali Abdi, who was 25 and married with two sons, also worked for a London-based television station.
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14 killed in Somalia attack
African Union peacekeepers launched an attack against Islamist militants and killed 14 people.
