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Somali comic who mocked al-Shabab shot dead
Al-Shabab deny killing Warsame Shire Awale, a popular veteran broadcaster known for poking fun at the armed group.
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Al-Shabab rebels pull out of key port town
Rebel group pulls out of Kismayo, its last stronghold, after an assault by Kenyan and African Union forces.
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AU forces close in on al-Shabab town
Forces remain on alert in southern Somalia though armed group seems to have fled its stronghold, Marka.
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Somali forces battle al-Shabab near Kismayo
Somali troops backed by Kenyan forces say they have made progress against al-Qaeda-linked group near key port town.
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Kenyan cleric ‘with al-Shabab links’ killed
Aboud Rogo Mohammed, blacklisted by US and UN, fatally shot in his car in coast city of Mombasa, leading to protests.
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Eritrea ‘reduces support’ for al-Shabab
UN report says the east African country decreases its help for the al-Qaeda-allied group amid international pressure.
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US offers bounty for al-Shabab leaders
State department offers up to m in bounties for information on the whereabouts of the heads of Somalia armed group.
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US offers bounty for al-Shabab rebel leaders
State Department offers up to million in bounties for information on the whereabouts of rebel chiefs.
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Al-Shabab confirm loss of major Somali town
The insurgent group leaves strategic town after advance from Somali and Kenyan troops.
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Somalis flee as al-Shabab stronghold falls
Thousands head for Mogadishu as government and African Union troops shake al-Qaeda-linked rebels’ grip on Afgoye.
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Somalia forces rein in al-Shabab
Islamist fighters on the defensive in Lower Shabelle region as AU peacekeepers and Somali troops gain ground.
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Al-Shabab attack Somalia presidential palace
At least two people killed and eight injured in radical Islamist group’s third attack on Mogadishu palace in two weeks.
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US-born al-Shabab fighter ‘fears for life’
American Islamist fighter says in online video he may be in danger from fellow extremists over “Sharia…and strategy”.
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Boost for Somali forces battling al-Shabab
Troops seize control of Baidoa, a strategic town, as UN adopts resolution to bolster African Union peacekeeping force.
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Key town recaptured from Somalia’s al-Shabab
Ethiopian and Somali troops seize control of Baidoa from anti-government group in joint operation, reports say.
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Al-Shabab ‘join ranks’ with al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri says that Somali group has joined forces with his organisation in video posted online.
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Al-Shabab bans Red Cross from Somalia
Armed Islamist group accuses organisation of distributing outdated food and “betraying the trust” of its fighters.
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AU troops battle al-Shabab in outer Mogadishu
African Union forces backed by tanks meet fierce resistance in campaign to secure capital’s outskirts for first time.
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Al-Shabab dismisses Kenya air raid toll claim
Somali group confirms attack took place in Garbaharey but denies 60 of its fighters were killed.
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Al-Shabab dismisses Kenya air raid toll claim
Somali group confirms attack took place in Garbaharey but denies 60 of its fighters were killed.
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