Al Shabaab fighters: The government also indicated that it's establishing local administrations to the central and southern regions recently captured from militant group Al-Shabaab by government soldiers along with Ethiopian forces.
Govt to Rid Somalia of Al-Shabaab
The Transitional Federal Government has outlined a plan as to how it aims to secure all Somali territories from the Al-Qaeda linked militia group Al-Shabaab.
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Somalia: Govt Outlines Plan to Clear Out Al-Shabaab
Shabelle, 16 March 2012
Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has unveiled plans to liberate the remaining southern and central regions of Somalia still held by Al-Shabaab fighters, officials… Read more »
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Somalia: Governor - Local Clan Shows Support Al-Qaeda Linked Al-Shabaab
Shabelle, 16 March 2012
Another Somali clan showed support for Al-Shabaab fighters linked with Al-Qaeda, donating warriors and weapons to wage batting against Somali government and AMSIOM forces in… Read more »
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Somalia: UN Envoy Strongly Condemns Attack On Govt Compound
Shabelle, 16 March 2012
The United Nations envoy for Somalia has strongly condemned the suicide attack that took place yesterday at a government compound in the capital of the Horn of Africa nation. Read more »
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Somalia: Militants Attack Presidential Compound
Garowe Online, 14 March 2012
An Al Shabaab agent strapped himself with C4 and detonated himself just outside the presidential palace where speaker of parliament Sharif Hassan Sharif Adan, Radio Garowe reports. Read more »
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Somalia: Militants Attack Presidential Compound
Shabelle, 14 March 2012
Somalia's Al Qaeda-affiliated Shebab rebels claimed responsibility for a suicide attack Wednesday at the presidential compound, saying it has killed 16 soldiers and wounding 30… Read more »
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Families are again streaming into Mogadishu in their thousands, fleeing a new offensive against Al Shabaab militants by Sudan government forces, supported by African Union ... Read more »
