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Africa Americas Headlines International

Strategic U.S. strikes target ISIL network in Somalia’s mountain stronghold

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Deep in Somalia’s rugged Golis Mountains, US precision military strikes have dealt a significant blow to ISIL’s regional operations, marking a crucial development in the ongoing counterterrorism efforts across the Horn of Africa. The U.S. Africa Command confirmed that in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia were conducted on Feb. 1, […]
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Egypt Bombs Daesh Positions in Libya in Retaliation for Attack against Copts

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Egyptian fighter jets have stricken bases of the Islamic State (Daesh) in eastern Libya after the latter claimed the attack south of Cairo on a bus carrying Copts that left 29 dead. The Copts had been travelling to the monastery of St Samuel the Confessor, 85 miles south of Cairo, when their small convoy was […]