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Somalia: U.S. Denies Allegations of Civilian Massacre in Somalia
Shabelle, 30 November 2017
The U.S. Africa Command (Africom) on Wednesday denied allegations that an operation carried out in August by American troops in Somalia resulted in civilian deaths. Read more »
U.S. Denies Allegations of Civilian Deaths in Somali Raid
The statement came after an American news website, The Daily Beast, reported that U.S. Navy Seals fired at unarmed farmers in August and took pictures with weapons falsely planted beside their bodies to appear as though they were armed.
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Somalia: U.S. Denies Civilian Deaths in Barire Airstrikes
Dalsan Radio, 30 November 2017
U.S. on Thursday denied any civlian casualties in the August 25 airstrike that it said had targeted Alshabaab militants in Barire Somalia. In a statement the US Afrocom said that… Read more »
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Somalia: U.S. Raid Kills Top Islamic State Commander in Somalia, Says Minister
Shabelle, 29 November 2017
A Somali Minister says a U.S. airstrike killed a top Islamic State commander in northeastern Somalia on Monday. Read more »
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Militants Kill 2 Police Officers in Coastal Kenya
Shabelle, 29 November 2017
Somali militant group Al-Shabaab on Tuesday killed two police officers and injured two others in Kenya's coastal town of Lamu in its latest attack in the tourism resort region. Read more »
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Somalia: An Airstrike Hits Al Shabaab Stronghold Area in Somalia
Shabelle, 29 November 2017
Reports reaching at Radio Shabelle's news desk from Lower Shabelle region indicate that an airstrike struck an Al Shabaab base in the town of Toratorow on Wednesday afternoon. Read more »
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Somalia: Al Shabaab Retakes Town in Central Somalia
Shabelle, 29 November 2017
Heavily armed Al Shabaab fighters mounted in battle wagons wrested control of a strategic town in Hiiraan region, central Somalia from Ethiopia's Liyu Police forces on Wednesday.… Read more »
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Somalia: Govt Forces Ambush Al Shabaab Bases Near Qoryoley Town
Shabelle, 30 November 2017
A Somali Police officer says government forces have launched an overnight assault against Al Shabaab bases on the outskirts of Qoryoley district in Lower Shabelle region.… Read more »
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Somalia: Three Wounded in a Fresh Airstrike On Al Shabaab Camp
Shabelle, 30 November 2017
At least three people were reported to have been wounded in a fresh airstrike on Al Shabaab-held town in Southern Somalia on Wednesday night, residents said. Read more »
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Somalia: Top Islamic State Commander in Somalia Killed in U.S. Airstrike
Dalsan Radio, 29 November 2017
Somalia government has identified the militant killed in the Monday IS airstrike as a top pro Islamic State commander. In a statement issued via Twitter by the Information Minister… Read more »
