Tag: Al-Shabaab

Al Shabaab Attack Kills 10 at Officials’ House in Somalia: Ministry

February 22, 2023
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MOGADISHU—Ten people were killed in an attack in Somalia’s capital claimed by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, which said it was targeting military officials and militia fighters involved in an offensive against it. The Tuesday attack began with a car bomb blast followed by a gun fight that went on for hours at a…

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US State Department Offers $10 Million for Information on Al-Shabaab Leader Behind 2020 Terror Attack in Kenya

January 5, 2023
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The U.S. Department of State is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the 2020 terrorist attack at the Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya, which killed three Americans. Al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group, al-Shabaab, carried out the attack on Jan. 5 at the airfield, which is part of a Kenyan Defence Forces…

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US Says It Kills 2 Al Shabaab Terrorists in Somalia Airstrike

July 19, 2022
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NAIROBI—The U.S. military said it had killed two fighters from the al Shabaab terrorist group in an airstrike in a remote part of Somalia’s southern Jubaland state on Sunday. The United States has been carrying out air strikes in Somalia to try to defeat al Shabaab, an al Qaeda franchise seeking to implement its interpretation…

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