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Sufi Muslim Leaders Surrender to Somali Govt

Spiritual leader Moallim Mohamud Sheikh and Sheikh Mohamed Shakir, the chief of Ahlu-Sunna Wal-Jamaa, are in the custody of the Somali national army in the town of Dhusamareb after the group's militias were overpowered in a battle with government forces.

Somalia: Sufi Muslim Leaders Surrender to Government

VOA, 1 March 2020

The leaders of a Sufi Muslim group turned themselves into the custody of the Somali government Saturday after fighting left 22 people dead in central Somalia. Read more »

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A pickup truck carrying soldiers of the Somali National Army.

Somalia: After Taliban, Will Al-Shabaab Negotiate?

VOA, 3 March 2020

The Taliban and the United States have reached an unlikely agreement which will allow some U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan, and pave the way for a dialogue with the Afghan… Read more »

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U.S. Says Airstrike Killed al-Shabaab Mastermind of Kenya Attack

The U.S. Africa Command (Africom) announced an air strike that killed two al-Shabaab members in Somalia, described as "an individual associated with the attack on Manda Bay and his ... Read more »
- Kenya: Mastermind of Manda Attack, His Wife Killed in U.S. Airstrike on al-Shabaab
- Somalia: Precision Airstrike Eliminated al-Shabaab Leader Associated with Manda Bay Attack

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