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May 05

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News Wrap: U.S. employers added 211,000 jobs in April

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In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported that employers added a net of 211,000 jobs in April, up sharply from March, and dropping the unemployment rate to 4.4, a nearly 10-year low. Also, a U.S. Navy SEAL was…

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Apr 20

Al-Shabab militants try food to win hearts and minds in Somalia

By Larisa Epatko

The al-Qaida-affiliated militant group al-Shabab is trying to improve its image by delivering food to parts of Somalia that are suffering from drought.

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Mar 31

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Is there a human toll of giving the military more latitude to strike terror targets?

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On the campaign stump, Donald Trump promised to give the U.S. military more freedom to strike terrorist targets around the world. Now the president has approved the Pentagon’s plan to intensify its targeting of al-Shabab strongholds in Somalia. Hari Sreenivasan…

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Feb 19

Blast in Somalia kills 20 in Mogadishu marketplace

By Abdi Guled, Associated Press

A car bomb at a marketplace in Somalia's capital has killed at least 20 people and injured 50 others, said a local Somali official.

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Nov 16

Kenya delays closure of world’s largest refugee camp

By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako

The country’s interior minister Joseph Nkaissery told the Associated Press the deadline to shut down Dadaab and repatriate its inhabitants has been extended by six months.

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Aug 22

Suicide bomber attacks market in Somalia as Kerry visits region

By Larisa Epatko

Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Kenya on Monday to discuss regional security, a day after a suicide bombing at a market in Somalia killed at least 20 people.

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Jun 25

At least 14 dead, nine injured after militants storm Somali hotel

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Siege ends after gunmen stormed a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Police say at least 14 people died and nine were injured during the attack.

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Jun 01

U.S. confirms drone strike against Somali militant commander

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A U.S. drone strike on Friday targeted a senior military commander of al-Shabab in Somalia, the Pentagon said Wednesday, adding that they can't confirm yet if he was killed.

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May 08

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U.S.-funded Somalia intelligence agency may be using children as spies

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A new report reveals that the East African nation of Somalia, which has been fighting with the support of the U.S. an insurgency by the radical al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabab, may be using children as informants. A Washington Post exclusive reports…

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Apr 22

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Propaganda is effective weapon as al-Shabab makes resurgence

By PBS News Hour

More than 100 Kenyan troops died in a January attack by terror group al-Shabab. Last week, the group released a video of the operation. As al-Shabab makes gains, is it also winning the propaganda war? Special correspondent Nick Schifrin takes…

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