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AU Peacekeepers Free Al-Shabaab Stronghold in Somalia

The African Union Mission in Somalia has announced that they have captured Jannale, a town approximately 90km south-west of the capital Mogadishu that has been used as a hub for the militant group Al-Shabaab's operations and activities.

Somalia: Peacekeepers Capture Key Town

East African, 18 March 2020

African Union peacekeepers in Somalia have liberated the first major town since the beginning of the year. Read more »
Somalia: Somalia, AMISOM, AFRICOM Conduct Airstrikes Against Al-Shabaab

Africom, 19 March 2020

As part of an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army operation, and in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command… Read more »

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African Union troops in Somalia (file photo).

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U.S. Strikes in Somalia Nearly on Par with Those in Iraq, Syria

The U.S. has carried out 25 strikes thus far against Al-Shabaab in 2020, including the latest in the vicinity of Janaale in Somalia, the U.S., Africa Command has said. A U.S. ... Read more »
- Somalia: U.S. Strikes in Somalia Nearly on Par with Strikes in Iraq, Syria
- Somalia: Army Edging Closer to Key Al-Shabaab-Controlled Town
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
U.S. Men Who Joined Somalia's Al-Shabaab Now Remorseful

Ahmed Ali Omar and Abdulkadir Ali Abdi two of 20 young Somali-Americans who left behind jobs and schools and returned to their native Somalia to join jihadist group Al-Shabaab, ... Read more »
- Somalia: Minnesota Men Who Joined al-Shabab Now Remorseful
- Somalia: Newly Installed NISA Operated CCTV Cameras in Mogadishu Hit By Explosions

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