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By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 20 civilians in central Somalia were killed in an attack by the al-Shabab terrorist group on a convoy carrying food supplies, officials said on Saturday. The victims in the attack, which took place near the district of Mahas in the Hiran region, included drivers and passengers in […]

24th May 2017

Somalia: 5 killed in suicide bombing in Bossaso

By Hassan Istiila MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least five people were killed, including two soldiers, when a suicide bomber targeted a military checkpoint in the coastal town of Bossaso, state media reported Tuesday. The explosion rocked the area near the checkpoint, policeman Mohamed Ali told Anadolu Agency. Two soldiers were among the dead, he […]

22nd Aug 2016

Somalia: Twin suicide bomb attacks kill 13

MOGADISHU,(AA): At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in twin suicide attacks by militant group al-Shabaab in Somalia Sunday, police said. The attacks, in Galkayo, capital of the north-central Mudug region, also caused thousands of dollars’ worth of damage to property such as office furniture, Somali national news agency Sonna reported. “First a […]

17th Mar 2016

Somalia: Kenyan military kills ’19 al-Shabab militants’

By Andrew Ross NAIROBI, (AA): At least 19 suspected al-Shabab militants were killed when Kenyan armed forces allegedly countered an attack on a military base in the Somali city of Afmadhow on Wednesday, Kenyan military said. “Today, Kenya Defense Forces soldiers operating under AMISOM [African Union Mission in Somalia] foiled a planned attack by […]

7th Oct 2015

Kenya: Muslim scholars detained allegation of radicalising Muslims

By Magdalene Mukami NAIROBI, (AA): Kenyan police were given five days on Tuesday to produce evidence against 12 Muslim clerics, local media reported. The Anti-Terror Police Unit had requested 14 days to question the men, who were arrested Sunday on suspicion of radicalizing and recruiting youths to join the al-Shabab militant group. Magistrate Dancun […]

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