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Jan- 2026 -23 JanuaryAfrica
Somali Forces Retake Island Overrun by Al-Shabaab Militants
Regional forces in Somalia said they had taken back control of a strategic island on Thursday, a day after it was overrun by heavily armed Al-Shabab militants.
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Oct- 2025 -5 OctoberAfrica
Seven Al-Shabaab Militants Killed in Mogadishu Suicide Attack: Govt
Seven Al-Shabaab militants were killed in a suicide attack carried out by the Islamist group in the heart of Mogadishu late on Saturday afternoon, the Somali government said.
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Aug- 2025 -20 AugustAfrica
Somalia-Jubaland Power Struggle Benefits Al-Shabaab Militants
Recent clashes in Somalia's semi-autonomous Jubaland region are alarming experts, exposing cracks in the country's federal system and creating an opening for extremist militant group Al-Shabaab to gain ground.
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9 AugustAfrica
Somali Army, Peacekeepers Recapture Key Town From Insurgents
The Somali army and international peacekeepers have "fully secured" a strategic town from Islamist militants after over a week of fighting.
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4 AugustAfrica
Peacekeepers and Al-Shabaab Clash Over Key Somali Town
International peacekeepers are battling radical Islamist fighters to retake a strategic Somali town, the African Union mission in the country said.
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Jul- 2025 -28 JulyAfrica
Key Somalia Town of Maxaas Falls to Al-Shabaab
Islamist militants took control of the strategic town of Maxaas in central Somalia on Sunday after heavy fighting with the army and local militias, military sources said.
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8 JulyAfrica
Al-Shabaab and Somali Army Clash Over Strategic Town
Fighting was ongoing between Somalia's army and the Al-Shabaab Islamist group over a strategic town in the country's central region.
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Jun- 2025 -23 JuneAfrica
Somalia Al-Shabaab Clash Kills Seven Uganda Soldiers: Army
At least seven Ugandan soldiers have been killed in Somalia, as part of the ongoing fight against the Al-Shabaab militant group.
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Apr- 2025 -6 AprilAfrica
Al-Shabaab Launches Mortar Attacks Near Somalia’s Main Airport
Al-Shabaab militants fired multiple mortar rounds near Mogadishu’s airport on Sunday morning, disrupting international flights to Somalia.
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Feb- 2025 -26 FebruaryAfrica
Somali Govt Claims 70 Al-Shabaab Killed in Military Operation
More than 70 members of the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab were killed during an army operation with local forces in Somalia, the information ministry said on Tuesday.
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