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Horn of Africa
Deadly U.S. Airstrike Kills Over Fifty Somali Militants
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VOA, 21 January 2019 U.S. and Somali military officials said Saturday that scores of al-Qaida-affiliated fighters had been killed during an attack on …
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Briefly Noted
The New Yorker
“North of Dawn,” “Your Duck Is My Duck,” “The Banished Immortal,” and “People in a Magazine.” North of Dawn, by Nuruddin Farah (Riverhead). This novel by a noted Somali probes the costs of migration through
ThinkProgress
Liberal View
‘She doesn’t sound like Minnesota’: Laura Ingraham mocks Ilhan Omar’s accent in cringeworthy segment
ThinkProgress - Frank Dale
Omar came to the U.S. as a 12-year-old refugee who couldn't speak English. Fox News’ Laura Ingraham has claimed “the America that we know and love …
TIME
World News
52 al-Shabab Extremists Killed in U.S. Airstrike in Somalia
TIME - By CARA ANNA / AP
(JOHANNESBURG) — The U.S. military on Saturday said it had carried out its deadliest airstrike in Somalia in months, killing 52 al-Shabab extremists …
CNN
Foreign Policy
US military says airstrike kills more than 50 terrorists in Somalia
CNN - By Michael Callahan and Ryan Browne, CNN
(CNN) — The US military said Saturday that an airstrike near the Jilib, Middle Juba Region of Somalia killed more than 50 al-Shabaab militants. Al-Shabaab is an al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group. US
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After ambush, Ethiopia readies 'massive offensive' on al-Shabaab in Somalia
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The Ethiopian National Defence Force on Saturday confirmed an ambush by al-Shabaab extremists on an Ethiopian peacekeeping convoy in neighbouring …
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Ethiopian troops repel Al-Shabaab attack in Somalia
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Ethiopian troops on Friday engaged in combat with Al-Shabaab fighters in the town of Buur Hakaba in Somalia’s southern Bay Region, multiple sources …
The Telegraph
Al-Shabaab
Britain urges US not to abandon fight against Al-Shabaab in wake of Nairobi attack
The Telegraph - By Adrian Blomfield
Britain is urging the United States to abandon plans to cut its military presence in Somalia after last week’s terrorist attack in neighbouring Kenya, according to Western defence officials. The assault
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Chinese drone maker DJI uncovers corruption, sees $150 million loss
Reuters Canada - by Josh Horwitz and Brenda Goh
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd, the world's largest maker of consumer drones, has discovered several cases of serious corruption at the company and expects 2018 losses of more than
Al-Shabaab
EXCLUSIVE: SAS hero who stormed into Kenyan hotel during terror attack is being extracted from the country over fears for
dailymail.co.uk - James Wood and Sara Malm and Ian Walker For Mailonline
A British SAS trooper who stormed into a Kenyan hotel during a terror attack is being extracted from the country over fears for his own safety - …
Reuters
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Ethiopia allows almost 1 million refugees to leave camps and work
Reuters - by Nita Bhalla @nitabhalla
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ethiopia passed a law on Thursday giving almost 1 million refugees the right to work and live outside of camps, in a move praised for providing them with more dignity
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Rep. Ilhan Omar on Past Anti-Semitic Tweet: ‘Those Were The Only Words I Could Think About’
National Review - Jack Crowe
Representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.), asked during a Wednesday evening CNN interview about her claim that “Israel hypnotized the world,” explained …
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Al-Shabaab
America’s Other Endless War: Battling al-Shabaab in Somalia - WSJ
The Wall Street Journal. - Michael M. Phillips
MOGADISHU, Somalia—The U.S. commandos careened between grief and anger as Alex Conrad’s flag-draped coffin was hoisted onto the cargo plane. Al-Shabaab militants allied with al Qaeda had killed Staff Conrad
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Son of Kenyan military officer identified as attack suspect
miamiherald.com - By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press
Kenyan investigators have identified a Kenyan military officer as the father of one of the extremists involved in the attack on a hotel and shopping …
Horn of Africa
Why is Kenya a Target for Somalia-Based al-Shabab Terrorists?
voanews.com - Jeffrey Young
Once again, the Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab appears to have struck Kenya. This time, the attack was on the Dusit D2 hotel and office …
Middle East
Arab States Lower Representation at Beirut Summit after Libya Boycott
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Many heads of state have informed Lebanon that they would not attend the Arab economic summit in Beirut despite earlier confirming their presence. …
Al-Shabaab
Mogadishu lashes out
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Hidden frustrations broke surface when Farmajo expelled the UN envoy, underlining major differences with the international community on the way …
Rodrigo Duterte
US NGO’s remark that Philippines is a ‘war zone in disguise’ irks Palace
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MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday accused a United States-based non-governmental organization of echoing allegations critical of the Duterte …
Horn of Africa
HRW report pins Uganda on torture
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The 674-page report highlights a number of incidents including the fracas that followed the Arua Municipality by-elections
Terrorism
Press Body Defends Journalist Over Graphic Nairobi Attack Photo
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Press Body Defends Journalist Over Graphic Nairobi Attack PhotoThe Foreign Correspondents' Association of East Africa has defended incoming New York …
Bloomberg
North Korea
From Brexit and the U.S. Shutdown to Brazil’s Gun Law: Political Focus
Bloomberg
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 16. The prospects for a breakthrough on …
Terrorism
Kenya: 11 Arrests So Far After Riverside Drive Attack
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(Photo: Jeff Angote/Nation Media Group)Police are closing in on more suspects believed to have played part in the terror attack at 14 Riverside Drive …
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Horn of Africa
Kenyan hotel siege over, militants killed, says Kenyatta
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Kenyan security forces have killed the militants who stormed an upscale Nairobi hotel compound, taking at least 14 lives and forcing hundreds of …
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Ilhan Omar, the Muslim congresswoman Saudi Arabia tried to smear, secures place on powerful House committee that could stop
INSIDER - Alexandra Ma
• Ilhan Omar, a first-year member of Congress, was chosen to sit on the House Foreign Affairs Committee this week.• The committee oversees bills and …
TNW
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Trump's media bias poll might be the most biased thing I've read in 2019
TNW - Bryan Clark
President Trump continues to fire shots at the press, claiming biased coverage, misrepresented facts, and sometimes entirely made-up stories. In what can only be described as a war on traditional media,
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Al-Shabaab
Nairobi attack shows attempts to neutralize terror threat have failed
CNN - By Sam Kiley, CNN
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — The terrorists used ammunition with such merciless abandon their automatic gunfire tore through the Nairobi dawn like a chainsaw in long screaming bursts. Grenade after grenade,
Terrorism
U.S. 9/11 survivor, Kenyan "buddies" and Briton among Nairobi victims
reuters.com - Reuters Editorial
NAIROBI (Reuters) - An American who survived the 9/11 attacks, two best friends from Kenya who worked to help Somalia, and a British development professional were among at least 14 people killed when militants
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Al-Shabaab
Kenya-based foreign firms pledge to stick to Nairobi after attack
Reuters - By Duncan Miriri and George Obulutsa
NAIROBI (Reuters) - International companies with regional headquarters in Kenya said on Wednesday that a deadly militant attack on an upscale Nairobi hotel complex would not scare them away from a city
Terrorism
Jewish American who survived 9/11 among 21 killed in Nairobi attack
timesofisrael.com - By AFP
The American man who was among the 21 people killed in an attack on a luxury hotel complex in the Kenyan capital Nairobi was a consultant who …
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World News
The Lessons, and the Costs, of Terrorism in Kenya
The Atlantic - Tristan McConnell
Kenya’s security apparatus responded more quickly to Tuesday’s attack in Nairobi than to past attacks, but 14 people still died. NAIROBI—On a warm Tuesday afternoon here in Kenya’s capital, a suicide blew