Report confirms 70 African Union troops killed in Mogadishu
Last month, the African Union dismissed Shabaab’s videotape from Mogadishu as “faked” propaganda.
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Somalia
Africa Forces Surprise Many With Success in Subduing Somalia
Senior Shabaab leaders rumored killed in blast
Unconfirmed reports claim that Ahmad Godane Abu Zubayr, Shabaab’s spiritual leader and Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, a top commander, were killed in a massive blast in Afgoye.
Al Qaeda
Planes Are Flying Arms Into Somalia for Militants, Kenya Says
Shabaab claims killing of scores of African Union fighters in Mogadishu
Warning: The image shown is graphic. Shabaab displays the bodies of scores of men it claimed are African Union troops. The AU dismissed the claim as propaganda.
The US’s overhyped provision of drones to Uganda and Burundi
A large number of observers believe that the US just provided Uganda and Burundi with offensive drone capabilities. It hasn’t.
Burundi
Burundi peacekeepers in Somalia ‘unpaid’
Al Qaeda
In riven Somalia, Islamists dig in