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Suspected al-Shabaab gunmen kill official in northern Kenya – police
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack on the administrator of the county's Omar Jillo area.
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Roadside bomb kills six soldiers in Somalia’s Puntland region
It also wants to drive out of Somalia Africa Union peace keeping force AMISOM that helps defend the country’s central government.
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Kenyan forces claim to have killed 57 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia
The insurgency wants to topple the government and impose its own strict interpretation of Islam on Somalia.
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6 killed in suspected Islamist attack in Kenya - regional governor
A local report said that the attack occurred early in the morning at a public works site.
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US accused of killing 22 in misdirected Somalia air strike
A Puntland police officer said the attack had killed ‘more than a dozen’ members of al Shabaab.
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Kenyan police find note suggesting Islamic State link to Mombasa attack
Islamic State has seized territory in Syria and Iraq, inspiring offshoot groups in the Middle East and Africa.
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Somalia hosts 1st summit of African leaders since war began in 1991
The leaders discussed Somalia’s upcoming vote for a new parliament and president, as well as South Sudan.
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Police: Car bomb kills five soldiers outside Somali president's palace
Witnesses said gunfire could be heard & smoke could be seen above the president's palace.
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Twin suicide bombs claimed by al-Shabaab kill 20 people in Somalia
Residents of the town of Galkayo in north central Somalia said they heard two loud blasts in quick succession.
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Update: 10 killed in Somalia suicide car bomb attack
Witnesses and residents said they heard two loud blasts in quick succession followed by heavy gunfire.
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Somali refugee girls' future at risk if Kenya sends them home - Malala
The Pakistani teenage education activist spent her 19th birthday in Dadaab camp citing security concerns.
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Al-Shabaab kills 6 in attack in Kenya
The attack came at 9:30 am as the buses were travelling in Mandera county to Mandera town from the capital.
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US says kills up to 116 civilians in strikes outside war zones
Critics of the targeted killing programme question whether the strikes create more militants than they kill.
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Six killed in gun attack on two buses in Kenya
Gunmen opened fire on the buses which were travelling to Nairobi from the Mandera region.
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At least 18 killed by a roadside bomb in Somalia
The al-Shabaab militants wants to topple the Western-backed government.
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Somali Islamist militants attack hotel in Mogadishu
Police said at least seven people had died and 10 others were wounded after gunfire echoed round the city.
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Gunmen storm hotel in Mogadishu
According to reports, large blasts and gunfire could be heard from the site.
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Al-Shabaab says it killed 43 Ethiopian soldiers under AU mission
The Islamist militants say they attacked an AMISOM base manned by Ethiopian troops.
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Gunmen kill journalist in Somali capital: police
Gunmen suspected of belonging to Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group shot and killed a female journalist.
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15 dead after Al-Shabaab car bomb strikes hotel in Somali capital
Residents and a Reuters witness said gunfire could be heard in the area around the hotel late into the night.
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Suspected al Shabaab fighters kill 3 village elders in Kenya
The village chairman, a religious leader & a member of a local security group were shot & killed.
