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11 Sep 2014:
US offensive against Isis militants in Iraq is an extension of the strategy the White House deployed in Somalia and Yemen
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6 Sep 2014: Ahmad Umar's selection follows the killing of Ahmed Abdi Godane, the spiritual leader of the al-Qaida-linked group
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5 Sep 2014:
Pentagon hails ‘major symbolic and operational loss’ for Islamist militant group with death of Ahmed Abdi Godane
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2 Sep 2014: Islamist rebels say Ahmed Abdi Godane was in vehicle but refuse to say whether he was among six militants killed
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2 Sep 2014: Pentagon announces operation against extremist network in wake of suicide bombing raid on Mogadishu prison
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23 Aug 2014:
Michel Coulombe highlights al-Qaida, Isis, al-Shabaab links and says ‘well over 100 Canadians’ have joined militant groups
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20 Aug 2014: Distinct from Bin Laden's al-Qaida, cash-rich Islamic insurgents mix fanaticism, violence and terrorism with territorial expansion
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Guardian Professional, 25 Jul 2014: 21-25 July: Catch up with all the development-related news you may have missed this week
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19 Jul 2014:
Somalia's al-Qaida-linked group says it was behind attack that killed seven people near coastal town of Witu
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8 Jul 2014: Rebels unleash heavy weapon and grenade attack on palace compound, according to police and witnesses
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30 Jun 2014: Two die and seven injured in Mogadishu blast hours after China announces plans to reopen headquarters in Somali capital
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27 Jun 2014:
Zoe Williams: How did Samantha Lewthwaite end up on the run from Interpol after being linked to a series of terror attacks? As attention turns to Britons fighting with ISIS in Syria, whatever happened to the young woman known as 'the white widow'?
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24 Jun 2014: Somalia's Al-Qaeda linked terror group al-Shabaab relies on charcoal as its primary source of finance, UN and Interpol report says
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17 Jun 2014: Uhuru Kenyatta says 'hatemongers' carried out deadly raids on Mpeketoni and Poromoko, despite al-Shabaab claiming responsibility
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16 Jun 2014:
Militants struck in coastal town of Mpeketoni while cafes and bars were packed with people watching the World Cup
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