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US military kills senior Islamic State leader in Somalia raid

US officials say they have killed Bilal al-Sudani, a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, in a special military operation ordered by President Joe Biden.

Radio France Internationale

US Raid in Somalia Kills Senior ISIS Figure

A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the ISIS group, Bilal al-Sudani, US officials said Thursday. Sudani was killed during a gunfight after US troops descended on a mountainous cave complex in northern Somalia hoping to capture him, according to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Special forces kill ISIS leader and 10 other terrorists in Somalia, says US

A United States military operation has killed a senior ISIS official along with 10 terrorists in a remote area of northern Somalia, with Joe Biden having given the go-ahead for the mission, said the US

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US military kills senior Islamic State official in Somalia

US forces had intended to capture Bilal al-Sudani but that did not prove to be ‘feasible’ as the operation was carried out, official says

The Independent UK

US military kills senior IS group official in Somalia

US special operations forces have killed a senior Islamic State group official and 10 other terrorist operatives in remote northern Somalia, senior Biden administration officials announced Thursday.

France 24

OLD US military kills senior Islamic State official in Somalia

U.S. special operations forces have killed a senior Islamic State group official and 10 other terrorist operatives in remote northern Somalia

The Independent UK

U.S. military operation kills Islamic State leader in Somalia - officials

The U.S. military carried out an operation that killed a senior Islamic State leader in northern Somalia, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

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Children go hungry at Kenya refugee camp as malnutrition numbers soar

MSF charity reports 33% rise in malnourished patients at giant Dadaab complex after influx from drought-stricken Somalia

The Guardian - UK

5 are dead after extremists stormed a government office in Somalia's capital

Al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed a regional government office in Mogadishu, the government said. An ambulance service transported 16 wounded people from the scene.

WEKU

Extremists storm govt office in Somalia's capital; 5 dead

Somalia’s government says five civilians were killed when al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed a regional government office in the capital

The Independent UK

Al-Shabaab claims bomb, gun attack in downtown Mogadishu

A huge blast tore through buildings near the mayor's office in central Mogadishu on Sunday, with gunfire erupting afterwards in an attack claimed by Al-Shabaab, according to police and witnesses.

Radio France Internationale

At Least Five Killed in Blast, Attack Near Mogadishu Mayor’s Office

At least five civilians were killed when extremist fighters set off a bomb then stormed a government building in Somalia's capital on Sunday, the ministry of information said. Attackers from the al Shabaab group charged into the block that houses the office of Mogadishu's mayor around noon and got caught…

Asharq Al-Awsat

At least five killed in blast, attack near Mogadishu mayor's office

Islamist fighters set off a bomb then stormed a government building in Somalia's capital on Sunday, killing at least five civilians, the ministry of information said.

Reuters

US Strike Kills 30 Al-Shabaab Fighters In Somalia

A US military strike on Friday (local time) killed approximately 30 Islamist Al Shabaab fighters near the central Somali town of Galcad, where Somalia's military was engaged in heavy fighting, US Africa Command said in a statement. Read more on Dynamite News:

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U.S. military says Somalia strike killed 30 al Shabaab fighters

A U.S. military strike has killed approximately 30 Islamist al Shabaab militants near the central Somali town of Galcad, where Somalia's military was engaged in heavy fighting, U.S. Africa Command said in a statement.

WEKU

Friday at the beach in Mogadishu: Optimism shines through despite Somalia's woes

One of the world's poorest countries, Somalia is coping with conflict, a historic drought and a devastating food crisis. But there's another side to the country. Just take a look at the capital city.

Reuters

Somalia's al Shabaab attacks base in town it had lost, kills seven

Islamist al Shabaab militants on Friday killed at least seven soldiers at a Somali military base in a town re-captured by the government, the information ministry and militant group said.

The Conversation

Al-Shabaab is just a symptom of Somalia’s tragedy – the causes are still in place

For at least 14 years now, the militant group Al-Shabaab has terrorised the southern region of Somalia. Its ambition is to impose a tyrannical dictatorship over the entire country through fear and brutality. To achieve its aims, it has sought to oust the Somali government and its foreign military allies.

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The Independent UK

World Food Program chief Somali famine slowed, not avoided

The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Program says support from donors like the United States and Germany have allowed it to postpone — though not entirely avert — famine in Somalia

Asharq Al-Awsat

Al Shabaab Kills Seven Soldiers in Attack on Somalia Military Base

Extremist fighters from al Shabaab on Tuesday stormed a military base in a part of central Somalia they were forced from last year, killing at least seven soldiers, including the base commander, an officer said. Assailants from the al-Qaeda affiliate rammed the base in the village of Hawadley with a…

Reuters

Al Shabaab kills seven soldiers in attack on military base

Islamist fighters from al Shabaab on Tuesday stormed a military base in a part of central Somalia they were forced from last year, killing at least seven soldiers, including the base commander, an officer said.

Reuters

Somalia says it has seized key port town from al Shabaab

Somalia's government-led forces have captured an al Shabaab stronghold on the Indian Ocean, the defence minister said on Monday, in one of their most significant victories since launching an offensive against the Islamist group last year.

The Independent UK

'They are on the run': Somalia leads fight against al-Shabab

Somalia has launched what is being called the most significant military offensive against the al-Shabab extremist group in more than a decade

Reuters

At least one killed in blasts targeting troops in central Somalia

One person was killed and at least six others injured in a suicide car bombing at a checkpoint manned by Somali government troops in the central region of Hiran on Saturday, witnesses said, part of a twin suicide car attack.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds rally against al-Shabab in Somali capital Mogadishu

Somalia President Mohamud urges citizens to help flush out members of the group he describes as ‘bedbugs’.

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