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Kenya police arrest 2 for planning Islamic State-linked attack
The country has faced a series of attacks in the past few years in which hundreds have died.
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Al-Shabaab militants retake Somali town from African Union
The AU peacekeeping force left to town of Buqda less than a month after taking control.
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At least 13 dead in attack on Somali hotel
Somali terror group al Shabaab drove a car packed with explosives through main gate of the Jazira hotel.
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3 killed as al-Shabaab storm Somalian police station
Several militants from the group were also killed during the brief siege of the police station in Yalho.
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Somalia: 9 killed in bomb attack on UN vehicle
Authorities suspect al-Shabaab militants of carrying out the bombing.
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Top al-Shabaab leader killed in US drone strike
The strike hit a vehicle carrying Adnan Garaar, a top official of the militant group.
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Gunmen attack Kenyan governor's convoy near Somali border
Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab said its fighters crossed into Kenya and killed four soldiers in the attack.
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US air strike targets al-Shabaab leader
The Pentagon said the air strike took place in the vicinity of Saakow, Somalia.
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Islamist gunmen attack AU base in Somalia
Militant group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, which lasted several hours.
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Al-Shabaab militants behead 2 policewomen
The bodies were found after they were abducted from their houses by rebels.
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Somali rebels say Kenyan military plane shot down
Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab said it had shot down a Kenyan military plane.
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Al-Shabaab claim responsibility for Kenya attack
The group said its mujahideen fighters had killed 40 people despite initial reports of 36.
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Gunmen kill 36 workers in Kenya
All the victims were shot in the head, except for four who were beheaded.
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Kenya forces kill over 100 Somali militants
The strike is in retaliation to an ambush which killed 28 people on a Nairobi-bound bus.
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Somali Islamists execute 28 non-Muslims on Kenyan bus
Three of the group led out to be killed saved their lives by reciting verses of the Koran for the militants.
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Report: SA mercenary among victims of Mogadishu bombing
A spokesperson for Al-Shabaab told Al Jazeera that an SA mercenary and 3 Americans were among those killed.
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US confirms death of al-Shabaab leader
The Pentagon says Ahmed Godane says it's a “major symbolic and operational loss” for the organisation.
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Somali officials: US struck al-Shabaab meeting
Sources say US military air strike struck an area where leaders of the al-Qaeda-linked militants were meeting.
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Africa's militants may be inspired by Islamic State
Officials say the success of Islamic State could shape the thinking of African Islamists.
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14 killed in Somalia attack
African Union peacekeepers launched an attack against Islamist militants and killed 14 people.
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Somali presidential compound attacked
Officials said the attackers were defeated by Somali security forces and members of the AU force.
