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Somalia`s al-Shabab joins al Qaeda: Zawahiri

Ayman al- Zawahiri gave glad tidings that al-Shabab had joined al Qaeda, according to the translatio...

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Somalia`s al-Shabab joins al Qaeda

Somalia`s al-Shabab militia is a mix of conscripts, paid fighters, clan militias, and ideologues.

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Surveillance drone crashes in Somali capital

Drones have been used by the US to attack or observe al Qaeda-linked militants in the Horn of Africa...

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UN downgrades Somali famine; situation still dire

The UN announced that Somalia`s famine zones have been downgraded to humanitarian emergency zones.

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UK appoints first Somali ambassador since 1991

The appointment comes just ahead of a February 23 global conference on Somalia that the UK is hostin...

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Somalia: AU, Kenyan forces move to push rebels out

Under the plan, AU forces will push toward a Somali rebel stronghold outside the capital.

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Britain may try, jail Somali pirates

Pirates operating from the Somali coast have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in ransoms fro...

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Somali captors move US hostage after SEAL raid

US Navy SEALs parachuted into Somalia early Wednesday and hiked to where captors were holding Americ...

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US Navy SEALs in Somalia rescue also killed Osama

A US official says the Navy SEAL team that rescued two hostages in Somalia was the same unit that ki...

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US military raid in Somalia frees American, Dane

US military forces barged into Somalia in a nighttime raid and freed two hostages while killing nine...

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UN reopens Somalia office after 17 years

The United Nations has reopened a permanent office in the war-scarred capital of Somalia after a 17...

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Heavy fighting in Somali capital kills 9

Somali militants firing vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft guns clashed with African Union forces for a s...

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Gunmen kidnap American in north Somalia

Kidnapping for ransom is has become increasingly common in Somalia over the past five years.

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African Union troops reach outskirts of Mogadishu

The nearly 10,000-strong AU force was confined in previous years to small slices of Mogadishu.

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Americans rise in rank inside Somalia jihadi group

A handful of young Muslims from the US are taking high-visibility propaganda and operational roles i...

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Sailor recalls hijack "nightmare" after release

There were 22 seamen, including 17 Indians and five Italians, on board when the vessel was taken ho...

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Ethiopian troops cross into Somalia: witnesses

Ethiopia pulled out three years later after failing to restore order in its lawless neighbour, which...

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Britain to host conference on Somalia next year

Britain will host an international conference next year on tackling instability in Somalia and prote...

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Forces kill 9 militants in Somalia: Kenya Army

Kenya last month sent hundreds of troops into the failed state of Somalia to pursue the powerful mil...

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AU troops in Somalia facing funding shortfall

African Union troops fighting al Qaeda-linked Islamists in the failed state of Somalia have a USD 10...

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We can`t supply Somali militants weapons: Eritrea

Kenya last week said that three planeloads of weapons had been flown into southern Somalia to arm al...

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Kenya to down aircraft carrying weapons to Somalia

A military spokesman says Kenya will destroy aircraft it suspects of transporting weapons to militan...

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Kenyan jets bomb southern Somali town, 12 killed

At least 12 people were killed when two Kenyan jets bombed the southern Somali town of Jilib.

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Somalia`s al Shabaab vows war against Kenya

Kenya has long watched its anarchic neighbour warily, its troops have made forays across the porous ...

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US, Danish aid workers seized in Somalia

The kidnappings come only weeks after the seizure of two women working for Doctors Without Borders i...

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US embassy warns of imminent threat in Kenya

Kenya has launched a cross-border operation against Islamist militants in Somalia.

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Kenya sends more troops to Somalia

African peacekeeping force acknowledged 10 of its soldiers had died after a heavy battle against the...

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Kidnapped Frenchwoman dead in Somalia: France

A gang of 10 armed men seized Dedieu (66) from Manda Island in Kenya earlier this month and fled b...

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Suicide car bomb rattles Somali capital; 4 killed

Kenya yesterday launched military operations in southern Somalia against al-Shabab militants.

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Two Britons `trying to go to Somalia`: Kenya police

Kenyan police said that two British men arrested on suspicion of trying to join Somali militants wil...

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Somali militants threaten suicide attacks in Kenya

Al-Shabab spokesman told a news conference in Mogadishu that Kenya must pull its troops out of Somal...

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Kenya deploys troops in Somalia after kidnappings

Kenya`s government has come under intense pressure at home to show it is beefing up defences along i...

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Kenya to pursue kidnappers into Somalia

Somali militants this week kidnapped two Spanish women working with Doctors Without Borders in a Ken...

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Somalia: Heavy fighting between govt, militants

The spokesman for the African Union force said the attacks are meant to push al-Shabab militants out...

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Somalia suicide blast death toll goes over 100: UN

Al-Shabaab has threatened more attacks, saying they will be "back-to-back" and will "increase day b...

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UN condemns Somalia suicide attack

The UN has strongly condemned Tuesday`s suicide attack in Somalia`s capital city Mogadishu that kill...

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Al Shabaab stage deadly blast in Somalia

Al qaeda-linked-al Shabaab insurgents immediately claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.

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Gunmen escape with French hostage into Somalia

The 66-year-old disabled woman was grabbed in the early hours of Saturday from Kenya`s northern coas...

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Somalia`s al Shabaab launches offensive in south

Government troops and African peacekeepers last month drove the al Qaeda-allied al Shabaab rebels ou...

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Tens of thousands at risk in Somalia

The humanitarian situation in Somalia remains "highly critical," as the war-torn nation struggles fr...

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‘US spy drone crashes in south Somalia’

US officials have said they have a list of suspects they believe are in Somalia and constantly monit...

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Somalia has world`s highest infant mortality rate

Somalia`s child mortality rate in 2010 stood at 180 deaths per 1,000 live births.

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Briton killed, wife kidnapped: Kenya diplomat

It was unclear if the attackers came from neighboring Somalia, where pirates often prey on foreigner...

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Somali leaders agree to hold elections in a year

The move is aiming to end a string of ineffective transitional UN-backed administrations.

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Famine spreads in Somalia region: UN

Famine spread to a sixth southern Somali region and will likely extend further in the coming four ...

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Muslim nations pledge help for Somalia

The UN has appealed for $1.2 billion for famine victims in Somalia and Horn of Africa neighbours.

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UN agency investigating Somalia famine food thefts

The announcement came the day, UN Security Council made an urgent call in response to a 2.4-billion-...

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WFP expands relief work in famine-hit Somalia

Tens of thousands of people are feared to have died in the famine, caused by war in Somalia.

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US gives $17 million more to Horn of Africa famine

The United States has agreed to give an additional $17 million in aid for fighting famine in the Hor...

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Somali government offers amnesty to Shebab rebels

Islamist Shebab fighters made a surprise withdrawal from the famine-struck capital.

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