Topic: Al-Shabaab
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Top 3 reasons why Al Qaeda is more dangerous than ever
On the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death, defense analysts say that there are plenty of reasons to think that a resurgence of the perniciously resourceful Al Qaeda is not out of the question.
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Somalia: A timeline of change in a troubled country
Here is a timeline of changes, intervention, and mediation in 5 bite-sized bits.
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What is Somalia's Al Shabab?
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Four reasons help is slow to reach Somalia’s famine victims
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In Pictures: Eid al-Fitr around the world
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Pirates help fund Somali warlords
Gunmen hijacked four ship within 48 hours last week. Cash retrieved from ransoms is paying for weapons and salaries of fighters on both sides of Somalia's conflict.
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Shaky peace accord in Somalia
Monday, the government and an opposition bloc signed a UN-brokered peace deal. But Tuesday, Islamist hard-liners said they would continue to fight.
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Somalia violence flares in the wake of U.S. airstrike
Mogadishu's recent outbreak of violence appeared linked to a May airstrike that killed Hashi Aden Ayro, a Somali Islamist leader who the US says has links to Al Qaeda.
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Food riots, anti-U.S. protests erupt in Somalia
The unrest follows reports of atrocities by militants and US-backed Ethiopian and Somali forces, as well as a recent US strike on an alleged Al Qaeda leader there.
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Somali militants hinder humanitarian aid
Islamist forces in Somalia have launched fresh attacks, worrying international aid groups.
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