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    <text>The United States Africa Command says a U.S. drone strike has killed three al-Shabaab militants near Kismayo, Somalia. The strike was carried out at the request of the Somali government. </text>
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      <text>An al-Shabaab suicide bomber kills three people and wounds two others outisde the Mayor of Mogadishu's office in Mogadishu, Somalia. </text>
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    <text>An al-Shabaab suicide bomber kills three people and wounds two others outside of the Mayor of Mogadishu's office in Mogadishu, Somalia. </text>
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    <text>Somalia's ministry of defense says that the military has recaptured the key town of Runirgod from al-Shabaab. 150 insurgents were killed and 15 others were arrested in the operation. </text>
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      <text>Six civilians and a soldier are killed and several others, including Somalia's internal security minister, are injured when al-Shabaab jihadists attack a hotel in Mogadishu frequented by Somali politicians. Six of the attackers are also killed. </text>
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      <text>At least four people are killed and several others, including Somalia's internal security minister, are injured when al-Shabaab jihadists attack a hotel in Mogadishu frequented by Somali politicians. </text>
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    <text>Eight civilians and a soldier are killed and several others, including Somalia's internal security minister, are injured when al-Shabaab jihadists attack a hotel in Mogadishu frequented by Somali politicians. Five insurgents are also killed. </text>
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      <text>A United States Air Force airstrike kills two al-Shabaab terrorists in Buloburde, Somalia. The United States Africa Command says that the neutralized terrorists were attacking Somali National Army forces. </text>
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    <text>A United States Air Force airstrike kills two al-Shabaab jihadists in Buloburde, Hiran, Somalia. The United States Africa Command says that the terrorists were attacking Somali soldiers. </text>
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      <text>Nine people are killed and 47 others injured by an al-Shabaab suicide car bombing and shooting attack at the Tawakal Hotel in Kismayo, Jubaland, Somalia. The three gunmen are killed during a gunfight with security forces. </text>
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      <text>Nine people are killed and 47 more injured during an al-Shabaab suicide car bomb and shooting attack at the Tawakal Hotel in Kismayo, Jubaland, Somalia. The three gunmen are killed during a gunfight with security forces. </text>
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      <text>Nine people are killed in an al-Shabaab suicide car bomb and shooting attack at Tawakal Hotel in Kismayo, Jubaland, Somalia. The four attackers are also killed at the hotel. </text>
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      <text>Three people are killed and eight others are injured during an al-Shabaab shooting and car bomb attack at a hotel in Kismayo, Somalia; the attackers are also killed at the hotel. </text>
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    <text>Nine people are killed and over 40 others injured by an al-Shabaab suicide car bombing and shooting attack at the Tawakal Hotel in Kismayo, Jubaland, Somalia. The three insurgent gunmen are killed during a gunfight with security forces. </text>
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      <text>Eleven people, including a government official, are killed after an Al-Shabaab suicide bombing at the entrance to a government building in Merca, Somalia. </text>
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      <text>Eleven people, including a government official, are killed after an Al-Shabaab suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to a government building in Merca, Somalia. </text>
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    <text>Eleven people, including a government official, are killed by an al-Shabaab suicide bombing at the entrance to a government building in Merca, Lower Shabelle, Somalia. </text>
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      <text>Security forces and armed locals kill 70 al-Shabaab members in Galmudug, Somalia. In the fighting, two local children and a cleric are also killed. </text>
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    <text>Security forces and armed locals kill 70 al-Shabaab members in Bahdo, Somalia. Two local children and a cleric are also killed in the fighting. </text>
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    <text>Six people are killed and twenty others injured after an al-Shabaab suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in Kismayo, Somalia. The target of the attack is suspected to be a local politician. </text>
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      <text>The Governor of Somalia's Mudug region Ahmed Muse Nur and three of his bodyguards are killed in a suicide car bombing. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the assassination. </text>
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      <text>A suicide bomber kills the Governor of Somalia's Mudug region Ahmed Muse Nur and three of his bodyguards. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the assassination. </text>
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    <text>The Governor of Somalia's Mudug region, Ahmed Muse Nur, and three of his bodyguards are killed in a suicide car bombing. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the assassination. </text>
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      <text>An Al-Shabaab car bombing kills six people and wounds 12 others at an army checkpoint near Somalia's parliament in Mogadishu. </text>
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    <text>An Al-Shabaab car bombing kills six people and injures 12 others at an army checkpoint near Somalia's parliament in Mogadishu. </text>
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  <text>The United States Africa Command says a U.S. drone strike has killed three al-Shabaab insurgents near Kismayo, Somalia. The strike was carried out at the request of the Somali government. </text>
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