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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.

Mali: Four Killed in Attack on French-Malian Patrol in North Mali

VOA, 2 July 2018

Four civilians were killed in an attack targeting a French patrol in Mali Sunday, according to the country's Defense Ministry. At least 20 other people were injured in the attack,… Read more »
Somalia: Five Civilians Dead in Mogadishu Mortar Attack

VOA, 2 July 2018

At least five civilians were killed and more than 10 others wounded after al-Shabab militants fired mortars in a residential areas of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Read more »

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Somalia: UN Lauds Somali Govternmen's Achievements in Past Year

Shabelle, 2 July 2018

The United Nations top envoy in Somalia on Sunday lauded impressive political, economic and security achievements made by leaders in the past 12 months in the Horn of Africa… Read more »

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Somali Militants Deny News of Leader's Death

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 »
- Somalia: Al-Shabaab Denies Leader Is Dead
- Somalia: Al-Shabaab Rejects Claims of Its Leader's Death As Baseless

Mali: French Soldiers Killed in Attack

Deutsche Welle, 1 July 2018

French soldiers on patrol in troubled northern Mali were targeted in a bombing on Sunday, the third attack in the country in as many days. The attack claimed two French soldiers… Read more »

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Somali Militants Just 'Getting Lucky' - U.S. Military

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 »
- Somalia: Al-Shabaab Getting Lucky, Not Stronger - US Intelligence
- Somalia: Kenya Urged to Prevent Al Shabaab Cross-Border Attacks

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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »