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AMISOM soldiers kill four Somali civilians in the town of Bulla Marer, southwest of Mogadishu. The AU Mission said scared soldiers opened fire when the car the civilians were driving failed to stop at a roadblock.
2016-04-16

African Union troops kill 24 militants in a foiled Al-Shabaab planned attack in southern Somalia city of Afmadow.
2013-08-8

In Somalia, more than fifty Al-Shabaab fighters are killed as African Union Kenyan peacekeepers, and the Somali National Army, continue their march towards the port city of Kismayo.
2012-09-11

Somali government forces and African Union troops expel al Qaeda-linked militants from their last outpost in the western part of Mogadishu, opening up a main road in the city.
2011-06-3

Over 100 people are killed in battles throughout Somalia between Islamist rebels and African Union forces over the past three days.
2010-12-5

About 8,000 African Union troops from Burundi and Uganda are deployed to the Somali capital Mogadishu, the scene of heavy fighting this week.
2010-12-2

The African Union says its forces have captured 40% of the Somali capital Mogadishu from Islamist militants in a recent offensive.
2010-10-7

The United States, European Union and United Nations pledge additional resources to the African Union's AMISOM peacekeeping force in Somalia.
2010-07-26

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says the fight against Somali militant group al-Shabaab must be stepped up.
2010-07-25

Anti-government demonstrators, including women dressed in full hijabs brandishing AK-47 automatic rifles, march in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, protesting killings by the African Union Mission in Somalia.
2010-07-5