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Why the US can't beat al-Shabaab in Somalia
The Trump team's discussion about closing our embassy there is a smokescreen for deeper failures in Washington's military ...
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Turkey doubles troops in Somalia amid Al-Shabab offensive
Ankara sends drones, ammunition, commandos but still avoids directly engaging the armed Somali group on the ground ...
Al Jazeera on MSN6d
Al-Shabab battles Somalia’s army for strategic military base
The armed group says it seizes control of Wargaadhi town and its military base, but the Somali army denies the claim.
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African leaders call for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab
More than 10,000 African Union troops are currently deployed to Somalia, nearly half of them from Uganda. The AU troops were ...
Ethiopian News Agency - ENA on MSN3d
AU troop-contributing countries urge reinforcement as Somalia’s security falters
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Defense and foreign affairs ministers from troop-contributing countries to the African Union (AU) ...
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African leaders call for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab
More than 10,000 African Union troops are currently deployed to Somalia, nearly half of them from Uganda. The AU troops were authorized by the United Nations Security Council and multiple versions ...
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Al Shabaab battles Somalia's army for control of strategic military base
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Al Shabaab fighters battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in ...