Mar 6, 2014 Ethiopian and Somali government forces have seized a key town in central Somalia from the Islamist militant group al-Shabab, officials say. At least 12 people were killed in heavy fighting for control of Rabdhure town in…
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Mar 6, 2014 East African mediators want armed units from the region to protect cease-fire monitors and oil fields in South Sudan, said Seyoum Mesfin, chief envoy from the seven-nation Intergovernmental Authority on Development. Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi…
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Ethiopian dam’s ecological and human fallout could echo Aral Sea disaster Study suggests irrigation projects linked to Gibe III dam could devastate Lake Turkana’s fisheries and affect livelihoods A fisherman cleans his catch in Lake Turkana. A study warns the…
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04 March 2014 About 22,000 troops are fighting al-Qaeda linked militants in Somalia Uganda will send a 410-strong special force to guard UN installations in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, a Ugandan army spokesman has said. The protection squad will free up…
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04 March 2014 About 22,000 troops are fighting al-Qaeda linked militants in Somalia Uganda will send a 410-strong special force to guard UN installations in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, a Ugandan army spokesman has said. The protection squad will free up…
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Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu) 2 MARCH 2014 Impending news from Guriceel district of the Galgaduud region show that dozens of Ethiopian troops have reached the district after being expected to accommodate a contingent of Ethiopian forces. These soldiers that have appeared…
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First They Attacked A Mall, Then They Repelled SEAL Team Six. By DAVID FRANCIS MAR. 2, 2014, In a series of exclusive interviews, Business Insider spoke with members of Al Shabaab — the newly emboldened Islamic militant group that attacked…
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02/28/14 Militant Islamists have stepped up attacks in Mogadishu in recent weeks A suicide car bomb has exploded in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 12 people and wounding eight others near the security service headquarters. The bomber targeted…
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Commanding General of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Brigadier General Wayne W. Grigsby Jr. gave remarks at the Opening Ceremony US Embassy Press Release February 25, 2014, Addis Ababa – The Africa Center for Strategic…
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February 25, 2014 Ethiopian leader has offered to help Puntland fight against al-Shabab, as initial reports received by the Security agencies in the semi-autonomous region indicate that the militants are preparing to flee into the region after the Somali Government announced a…
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