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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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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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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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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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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.
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Kenya says its troops kill 21 al Shabaab fighters in Somalia
Kenyan troops struck a group of al-Shabaab fighters in the west of the country, near the Kenyan border.
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Kenya will close world's biggest refugee camp this year
The UN has warned against forcibly repatriating the 350,000 or so Somalis who still live in the camp.
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US air strike kills 5 al Shabaab fighters in Somalia
Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis says no American forces were wounded during the incident.
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US air strike in Somalia killed senior al-Shabaab leader
The Pentagon disclosed the air strike last week but was still assessing then whether Dhoore had been killed.
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Over 150 killed as US strikes al-Shabaab training camp
The strike targeted the militants training camp, a facility about 210 km north of Mogadishu.
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Former Somali defence minister killed in car bomb
Al-Shabaab, which is aligned to al-Qaeda, says it planted the car bomb that killed Muhayadin Mohamed.
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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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Kenyan pilot missing in action after jet crashes
Somali militant group Al-Shabaab said it had shot the plane down.
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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.
