Shabaab islamists
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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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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Muslims protect Christians in Islamist attack on Kenyan bus
A passenger said Muslim passengers were ordered to split from the Christians, but refused.
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Suspected drone strike kills al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia
It's unknown who was behind the aerial strike but the US has in the past targeted al-Shabaab fighters.
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Kenya attack: Video of students running for their lives
Al-Shabaab gunmen stormed the campus yesterday morning and opened fire on students, killing 147.
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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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Islamist rebels kill 10 Somali soldiers in attack
The attack highlights the challenge of halting guerrilla-style raids by the group.
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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.
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Kenya police kill man, arrest 250 in mosque raids
The country has been trying to break up militant networks it blames for a series of attacks on the coast.
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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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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.
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At least 4 dead in Kenyan twin blasts
There's been no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts which rocked a busy Nairobi market.
