AFRICOM Sends Warning to Al-Shabaab as US Troops Begin Withdrawing from Somalia
In this Feb. 13, 2012 file photo, an armed member of the militant group al-Shabab attends a rally in support of the merger of the Somali militant group al-Shabab with al-Qaida, on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia. U.S. military forces targeted the Islamic extremist al-Shabab network in an operation, Sept. 1, 2014 in Somalia, the Pentagon said. (AP Photo/File)
21 Dec 2020
The U.S. announced a plan over the weekend to begin withdrawing the estimated 800 American troops from Somalia by early January, but it came with a warning to the al-Shabaab insurgent group: They should not test us.
At least 16 killed in Somalia suicide bombing
19 Dec 2020
Gulf Today Report
At least 16 people were killed on Friday in Somalia including three senior military officials when a suicide bomber attacked a stadium in Galkayo ahead of the planned arrival of the country s prime minister, police said.
The militant group Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place as a crowd waited for Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble to speak but he had not yet arrived.
Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble
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Suicide bombing kills six in central Somalia
The suicide bomber targeted senior military officials who stayed close to the entrance of the stadium H. J. I./AFP
18.12.2020
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Suicide bombing kills six in central Somalia
The incident comes after three people were killed and seven were injured in a suicide attack at a Mogadishu restaurant on Wednesday
Foto: Agencies
Six people including three senior military officials were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a stadium in the Somali city of Galkayo on Friday ahead of the planned arrival of the country s prime minister, police said.
The Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place as a crowd waited for Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble to speak but he had not yet arrived.