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Somalia:
The President - 'The Time Is Now for Those Willing to Renounce Violence'
Radio Dalsan, 23 July 2015
HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, today welcomed the capture yesterday of Baardheere, one of the few remaining hideouts of Somalia's terror… Read more »
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Africa:
Somali, AU Troops Capture Another Shabaab Stronghold
Capital FM, 24 July 2015
Somali government troops backed by African Union forces on Friday captured the Shabaab stronghold of Dinsor, the second town seized from the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamists this… Read more »
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Somalia:
KDF Military Jets Killed 51 Al-Shabaab Militants
Shabelle, 23 July 2015
Another airstrike by the Kenya Defence Forces jets on an al Shabaab camp in Jungal, 40km from Bardhere in Somalia, has killed 51 militants, including several middle-level… Read more »
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Somalia:
Somalia, AU Forces Enter Inside Bardhere Town - 26 Killed
Shabelle, 23 July 2015
The government troops supported by African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping forces have re-captured Al Shabab controlled town of Bardhere in Gedo region in south of… Read more »
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Kenya:
KDF Capture Al Shabaab's Bardheere Stronghold Killing 15 Terrorists
The Star, 23 July 2015
An unknown number of al-Shabaab fighters were on Wednesday morning killed after Kenya Defence Forces troops and Somali National Army captured the strategic town of Bardheere in… Read more »
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Somalia:
Kenyan Army Kills 24 Militants in Battle for Key Town
Nation, 22 July 2015
Kenyan troops on Wednesday said they had killed 24 Al-Shabaab terrorists in a battle near Bardhere, a key town under the militants' grip in Somalia. Read more »
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Kenya:
Shabaab, Security Overshadow Obama Visit
RFI, 21 July 2015
US President Barack Obama will visit Kenya this weekend, his first visit as head of state to the country where his father was born. Questions of security will overshadow the trip… Read more »
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East Africa:
Obama Agenda Likely to Focus On Insecurity
East African, 18 July 2015
In his closed-door talks in Kenya and Ethiopia, President Barack Obama is likely to emphasise US concerns about insecurity in much of East Africa, analysts said last week. Read more »
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Somalia:
Ija Soldiers, KDF Seize Bardhere Town - Jubaland VP
Shabelle, 23 July 2015
Jubaland VP, Abdullahi Sheikh Fartaag said that its soldiers along with Kenyan defense forces [KDF] had taken control of Bardhere town where Al Shabab has been ruling for the past… Read more »