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Somalia: AU, Somali Troops Take Key Town From Al-Shabab
VOA, 25 August 2014
African Union and Somali government troops have seized a key town from militant group al-Shabab in southwestern Somalia. Read more »
Al-Shabaab Loses Key Somali Town
The AU force says the capture of Tiyeglow gives the government full control of the Bakool region and prevents al-Shabaab from extorting high fees from vehicles using a main road that cuts through the town.
Suspected al-Shabaab militants wait to be taken for interogation during a joint night operation by the Somali security services and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), in Mogadishu.
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Somalia: Somali, Amisom Forces Seize District in Bakol
Sabahi, 22 August 2014
Somali government and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops have seized Tiyeglow district in Bakol region from al-Shabaab militants, Radio Bar-Kulan reported Thursday… Read more »
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Somalia: Amisom to Withdraw From Somalia in Two Years
ERTA, 22 August 2014
The African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) would end the intervention in Somalia in 2016, according to the latest assessment by stakeholders. Read more »
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Somalia: Amisom and Govt. Forces Bound Towards Jalalaqsi
Dalsan Radio, 21 August 2014
The government troops backed by AMISOM are moving towards Jalalaqsi in Hiiraan to combat Alshabaab. Read more »
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Somalia: Challenges Ahead As Somali, Amisom Forces Prepare for Next Al-Shabaab Offensive
Sabahi, 25 August 2014
As the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali government forces prepare for revamped military operations against al-Shabaab, they face key logistical, political and… Read more »
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Somalia: Somali, Amisom Offensive Aims to End Al-Shabaab Charcoal Trade, UN Envoy Says
Sabahi, 25 August 2014
Somali government and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces are planning an assault on al-Shabaab-controlled ports aimed at ending the militant group's lucrative trade… Read more »
