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Authorities in the Ethiopian region of Somali on Saturday said they had “destroyed” fighters from the Al-Shabaab Islamist group, in a rare militant incursion from neighboring Somalia. Somali’s state communication bureau in a statement said
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EXCLUSIVE: Terrorists plotting more prison attacks in three states – Military Intel
The attacks are planned to be carried out successively, first, in Gusau, then Birnin Kebbi, and finally Katsina, the military told the correctional service Terrorists are planning more prison attacks targeting facilities in Gusau, Birnin
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Les forces spéciales de la police de l’Etat régional éthiopien de Somali (sud-est) ont annoncé avoir tué plus de 100 éléments d’Al-Shabab au cours d’une incursion ratée du groupe terroriste depuis la Somalie voisine. Dans