Detained Somali Children Face Abuse - Report
Human Rights Watch has accused Somali government authorities of abusing children who are allegedly associated with militant group Al-Shabaab.
Al-Shabaab returnee (Al-Shabaab)
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Somalia:
Detained Somali Children Face Abuse, Says Hrw Report
Shabelle, 22 February 2018
Somali authorities are unlawfully detaining and at times prosecuting in military courts children with alleged ties to the Islamist armed group Al-Shabab, Human Rights Watch said in… Read more »
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Somalia:
U.S. Says Airstrike Kills Three Al-Shabaab Militants
Shabelle, 21 February 2018
The United States military says it has carried out an airstrike against al-Shabab extremists in Somalia, killing three "terrorists." Read more »
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Somalia:
Gunman Kills Two Somali Civilians in Mogadishu
Shabelle, 22 February 2018
A Police officer says a gunman has shot and killed two civilians in Mogadishu, the Somali capital on Wednesday night, the latest in series of assassinations in the seaside city. Read more »
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Somalia:
Al Shabaab Launches Ambush On Somali, AU Troops Near Afgoye
Shabelle, 22 February 2018
Heavily armed militants from the Al Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab have launched an ambush attack on a military convoy carrying Somali and African Union troops near Afgoye… Read more »
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Somalia:
Suspect Arrested After Al Shabaab Attack On Wajir Teachers
Shabelle, 20 February 2018
A suspect has been arrested following the killing of four people by suspected al Shabaab militants in Wajir County. Three teachers and the wife of one of them were killed at Qarsa… Read more »
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Somalia:
Army Repels Al Shabaab After Attack in Qoryooley District
Shabelle, 20 February 2018
Somali government forces have repelled Al-Shabaab after an attack on Qoryooley, the southern agriculture-rich in Lower Shabelle region on Monday night, officials said. Read more »