Militant Attacks Continue as AU Discusses Security
French soldiers on patrol in troubled northern Mali were targeted in a bombing while five civilians were killed in Somalia as African Union summit discusses security around the continent.
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The Somali National Army Radio has reported the death of the supreme leader of the Al-Shabaab, Ahmed Dirie Abu Ubeyda, due to illness but the militants have rubbished the report. Read more »
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U.S. military and counterintelligence officials say although though Al-Shaabab has been flexing its military might, there is no indication of any "increased capability" of the ... Read more »
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Africa: African Union Summit Opens Amid New Mali Attack
Deutsche Welle, 2 July 2018
African leaders have gathered in Mauritania's capital for talks on combating extremism ahead of a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. The summit kicked off as an… Read more »
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Mali: UN Chief Condemns Attack Targeting International Forces in Northern Mali
UN News, 2 July 2018
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned an attack in Gao, northern Mali, targeting international forces that left at least two civilians dead and… Read more »
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Mali: UN Central Mali G5 Military Base Bomb and Grenade Attack Leaves Six Dead
Deutsche Welle, 29 June 2018
A daylight attack by militants in Mali on a UN compound has killed at least six people. A car bomb and rocket propelled grenades were met with return fire from G5 troops. Read more »
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Somalia: Govt Condemns Mortar Attack in Mogadishu That Left 5 Dead
Shabelle, 2 July 2018
The Somali government on Monday condemned a mortar attack on Sunday in Mogadishu that reportedly left at least five people dead and more than ten others injured. Read more »
