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UN says 1.7 million Somalis will face major food insecurity

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Kenya moves Cuban doctors away from border after abductions

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Somalis walk near wreckage at the scene following an attack outside a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia Thursday, March 28, 2019. An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside a busy restaurant in Somalia's capital, killing at least 10 people, police said Thursday. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) ** FILE **

U.S. airstrike kills key leader of Islamic State in Somalia, Pentagon says

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this March 7, 2019, file photo, U.S. Africa Command Commander Gen. Thomas Waldhauser testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. Africa Command says new information shows a woman and a child were killed in a U.S. airstrike that was targeting al-Shabab insurgents in Somalia last year. The information released Friday contradicts military insistence last month no civilians had been killed in Somalia strikes since 2017, despite a human rights group’s claims casualties had occurred. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

U.S. admits airstrikes killed Somali civilians

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 7, 2019 file photo, U.S. Africa Command Commander Gen. Thomas Waldhauser testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. Africa Command says new information shows a woman and a child were killed in a U.S. airstrike that was targeting al-Shabab insurgents in Somalia last year. The information released Friday contradicts military insistence last month no civilians had been killed in Somalia strikes since 2017, despite a human rights group’s claims casualties had occurred. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

US military review reveals civilian deaths in Somalia strike

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 file photo, a Somali refugee girl walks past the fence surrounding a hut at Dadaab refugee camp, hosting over 230,000 inhabitants, in northern Kenya. An internal United Nations document obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, March 29, 2019 says Kenya again seeks to close the Dadaab camp that hosts more than 200,000 refugees from neighboring Somalia. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

UN document shows Kenya seeking to close Somali refugee camp

By TOM ODULA - Associated Press

Somalis carry away a man who was wounded after blast outside a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday, March 28, 2019. A Somali police officer says an explosives-laden vehicle has detonated outside a restaurant in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

The Latest: Death toll in Mogadishu car bombing up to 16

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Medics carry away the body of a civilian who was killed when an explosive device planted in his car detonated, in Mogadishu, Somalia Tuesday, March 26, 2019. A Somali police officer says the bomb exploded killing the driver and injuring a nearby pedestrian in the Hodan district of the capital. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Bomb in Somalia’s capital kills 1, injures another

By ABDI GULED - Associated Press

Somali government soldiers run to take positions during ongoing fighting with gunmen after a suicide car bomb attack on a government building in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Saturday, March 23, 2019. Al-Shabab gunmen stormed into the government building following a suicide car bombing at the gates on Saturday, a police officer said, in the latest attack by Islamic extremist fighters in the Horn of Africa nation. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

The Latest: Somali forces end attack by Islamic extremists

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Somali government soldiers run to take positions during ongoing fighting with gunmen, after a suicide car bomb attack on a government building in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, March 23, 2019. Al-Shabab gunmen stormed into the government building following a suicide car bombing at the gates on Saturday, a police officer said, in the latest attack by Islamic extremist fighters in the Horn of Africa nation. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Extremists attack Somalia govt office, minister among 5 dead

By ABDI GULED - Associated Press

U.S. Navy SEALs in action. (U.S. Navy photo)

Al-Shabab spurs U.S. military action in terror fight

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

US military, aid group at odds over Somalia civilian deaths

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Ethiopia says $1.3 billion needed to assist displaced people

By ELIAS MESERET - Associated Press

Somalis walk near a destroyed building after a car bomb in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday Feb. 28, 2019. At least four people were killed in a powerful explosion late Thursday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, police said, in an attack that Islamic extremists said was an attempt to bomb a hotel. Militants detonated a car bomb near the residence of Judge Abshir Omar, and security forces stationed outside the house fought off gunmen who tried to force their way into Omar’s house, police officer Mohamed Hussein told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Deadly siege in Somalia’s capital ends, attackers killed

By ABDI GULED - Associated Press

US military says airstrike in Somalia kills 26 al-Shabab

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Somalis walk near a destroyed building after a car bomb in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday Feb. 28, 2019. At least four people were killed in a powerful explosion late Thursday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, police said, in an attack that Islamic extremists said was an attempt to bomb a hotel. Militants detonated a car bomb near the residence of Judge Abshir Omar, and security forces stationed outside the house fought off gunmen who tried to force their way into Omar’s house, police officer Mohamed Hussein told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

The Latest: Siege in Somali capital ends, attackers killed

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US military says airstrike kills 20 al-Shabab in Somalia

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US airstrike in Somalia kills 35 al-Shabab extremists

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US says 4 airstrikes in Somalia kill 2 al-Shabab fighters

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 20, 2018, file photo, Michael Scott Moore, author of &quot;The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast,&quot; poses for a portrait at Los Angeles Public Library in Los Angeles. Abdi Yusuf Hassan, a U.S. citizen who has been charged with kidnapping and other counts for his alleged role in the abduction of Moore. He was held for nearly three years before his family paid a ransom for his release. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

US citizen charged in kidnapping of journalist in Somalia

By AMY FORLITI - Associated Press