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Somalia:
U.S. Airstrike in Somalia Kills 4 of Al-Shabaab, Destroys Bomb
Shabelle, 28 December 2017
The U.S. military says a new airstrike in Somalia has killed four members of the al-Shabab extremist group and destroyed a vehicle carrying explosives near the capital. Read more »
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Somalia:
Corruption Rife, UN Says in Year-End Assessment
Nation, 29 December 2017
United Nations officials are offering a mixed but mainly negative year-end assessment of conditions in Somalia, while warning of a "grim" humanitarian outlook for 2018. Read more »
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Somalia:
2017 - New President, Old Problems With Terrorism, Drought
VOA, 28 December 2017
In 2017, Somalia elected a new president as it battled severe drought and a resurgent al-Shabab. In October, the worst terror attack in the country's history killed more than 500… Read more »
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Somalia:
Alshabab Claims Responsibility for Death of a Puntland Security Officer in Galka'yo
Dalsan Radio, 27 December 2017
A group of armed men have shot dead a Puntland security officer in Galka'yo, the capital of Mudug region in the early hours of last night. Read more »
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Somalia:
Al-Shabaab Executes 5, Including Teenage Boy
VOA, 27 December 2017
Al-Shabab militants in Somalia have executed five people, including a 16-year-old boy, who they accused of spying for Kenyan, U.S. and Somali government forces. Read more »
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Somalia:
54 Students Abandoned University to Join Terror Groups
Shabelle, 25 December 2017
At least 54 university students have abandoned their studies to join terrorist groups in the past two years. The majority of them - 44 - joined the groups last year but this year… Read more »
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Somalia:
Top Al-shabaab Officials Surrender Themselves to South West State Administration
Dalsan Radio, 25 December 2017
Somalia's South West State administration gave details of Alshabab officials who surrendered themselves to the local authority. Read more »
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Somalia:
U.S. Airstrike Kills 13 Al Shabaab Fighters in Southern Somalia
Shabelle, 27 December 2017
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants on the morning of Dec. 24, 2017, in southern Somalia,… Read more »