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Somalia first female Brig Gen Zakia giving al-Shabaab headaches

Our ReporterOctober 5, 2020October 5, 2020

By Nation.Africa When she was promoted to Brigadier General and appointed Deputy Police Commissioner of the Somali Police Force in 2018, Zakia Hussein Ahmed was elated although she knew the...

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UPDF foils al-Shabaab raid, blows two cars

Our ReporterApril 24, 2020April 24, 2020

Somalia based insurgents al-Shabaab Friday launched an attack on Uganda national army base in Barawe. Army spokesperson Brig Richard Karemire said the UPDF in Barawe this morning foiled an attempted...

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US airstrike kills 2 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia

Our ReporterFebruary 23, 2020February 23, 2020

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab compound in the vicinity of Saakow, Somalia, Feb. 22. “Al-Shabaab kills regularly and...

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Kenyan soldiers ‘hid in grass’ as Shabaab raided US base

Our ReporterJanuary 24, 2020January 24, 2020

By DAILY NATION Divergent issues have emerged over the role of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) during al-Shabaab attack on Manda Bay military base in Lamu, coastal Kenya. The KDF...

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4 dead as KDF, US army wave off al-Shabaab attack

Our ReporterJanuary 5, 2020January 5, 2020

By Daily Nation The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) says four Al Shabaab fighters have died following a dawn attack on the Manda-Magogoni naval base in Lamu County on Sunday. The...

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Heavy gunfire as al Shabaab raids US military base in Kenya

Our ReporterJanuary 5, 2020January 5, 2020

Al Shabaab militants have launched a 4am attack on the Manda-Magogoni US-Kenya naval base in Lamu County Sunday morning. Daily Nation reports that heavy exchange of gunfire is ongoing. Lamu...

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Four suspected Al-Shabaab fighters killed in Kenya

Our ReporterJanuary 3, 2020January 3, 2020

By DAILY NATION Kenyan soldiers on Thursday killed four suspected Al-Shabaab fighters and captured one after a bus attack in Lamu County located in the Northern Coast of Kenya. Coast...

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al-Shabaab kidnaps 4 Kenyans

Our ReporterDecember 19, 2019December 19, 2019

By DAILY NATION Four construction workers were Tuesday abducted by an unknown number of suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Wel Garas area, Wajir County in Kenya. Wajir East Deputy County Commissioner...

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al-Shabaab kills 5 in Mogadishu hotel attack

Our ReporterDecember 11, 2019December 11, 2019

By AFP Five people were killed in a jihadist attack on a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said Wednesday, adding that the victims were three civilians and two members...

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al-Shabaab has lost most of its fighters- Gen Kabango

Our ReporterOctober 31, 2019October 31, 2019

On 27 October 2019, the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs and State Minister for Defence, Hon Col (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola, have interacted with the UPDF at Forward...