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Somalia: Somali and AU Retake Lego From Al Shabaab
Radio Dalsan, 28 June 2015
Somali National Army backed by African Union troops have retaken Lego town from armed group Al Shabaab. More than 50 Burundian troops who are part of African Union peacekeeping… Read more »
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Somalia: At Least 50 'AU Soldiers' Killed in Assault By Al Shabab
Shabelle, 26 June 2015
Al Shabab rebels claimed in a statement that it had carried out deadly attack on Friday at AU military base in Lego town lies 130 km North-West of Mogadishu, killing at least 50… Read more »
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Somalia: Alshabaab Abducts Over 30 Soldiers and Senior Government Official
Radio Dalsan, 26 June 2015
Sources have confirmed to Radio Dalsan that armed group Al Shabaab have abducted government soldiers and government official in Lego,Lower Shabelle Region. Read more »
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Somalia: Army Re-Takes AU Base From Al-Shabaab
Shabelle, 28 June 2015
LEGO, Somalia- government forces along with African Union mission in Somalia-AMISOM troops have re-taken over military base in Lego area where Al Shabab militants killed at least… Read more »
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Somalia: Burundi Confirms Troops Killed in Al-Shabaab Raid
Radio Dalsan, 27 June 2015
Burundi Military Spokesman Colonel Gaspard Baratuza has confirmed that his country has lost soldiers in Al Shabaab attack on AMISOM base in Somalia. Read more »
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Burundi: Dozens of Burundi Soldiers Killed in Al-Shabaab Attack in Somalia
DW, 27 June 2015
An attack by al-Shabab Islamists on a remote African Union base in Somalia has claimed the lives of dozens of soldiers from Burundi. Several soldiers were also reported to have… Read more »
Peacekeepers Killed in Al-Shabaab Raid
Dozens of soldiers mainly from Burundi have reportedly been killed when militants raided African Union base in Somalia.
African Mission for Somalia soldiers fighting the al-Shabaab insurgents in the front line in Mogadishu on (file photo).
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Armed rebel group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a car bomb that killed at least 14 people and injured several others. Read more »
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Militants have reportedly launched a major suicide raid on a military base in the capital Mogadishu, killing many. Read more »
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Police officers were ambushed by Al-Shabaab militants during a rescue operation in Garissa, with conflicting reports on deaths and injuries. Read more »
