Topic: Galkayo
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Somalia sends troops to rescue aid workers nabbed by pirates
Soldiers for the transitional Somali government in Mogadishu have increasingly taken on pirate gangs, as they extend their authority outside of Mogadishu.
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Somali pirate captors move US hostage after SEAL raid
After the US Navy SEAL rescue of American and Dane hostages this week, Somali pirates say they will move other hostages around, and will kill hostages if they are attacked.
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Terrorism & Security SEAL Team 6: Somalia rescue illustrates new US military strategy
The Obama administration has spoken of the need for a 'smaller, more agile' military. Covert operations such as the one that rescued two aid workers in Somalia are part of that strategy.
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American, Dane rescued by US commandos inside Somalia
Members of Navy SEAL Team 6, the unit that killed Osama bin Laden, rescued the hostages from pirates inside Somalia.
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Pakistani Muslim missionaries killed in Somalia mosque. Why?
The brazen attack spotlights the presence of religious foreigners in a lawless country that US officials say could soon turn into the next terrorist haven run by militant Islamists.
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