Members of the hardline Al Shabaab Islamist rebel group sit on a pick-up during a demonstration in Mogadishu, October 30, 2009. REUTERS Somali militants linked to al Qaeda prepared to defend a town in ...

Kenyan troops with aerial support are continuing their advance into Somalia towards a town held by al-Shabab 120km (75 miles) from the border. The Kenyan government wants to push the militants away ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Residents fled Afmadow in southern Somalia Tuesday as al Qaeda-linked rebels rushed in reinforcements and dug defenses around the town in anticipation of clashes with advancing ...

Mogadishu - Residents fled Afmadow in southern Somalia on Tuesday as al-Qaeda-linked rebels rushed in reinforcements and dug defences around the town in anticipation of clashes with advancing ...

Torrential rain and thick mud bogged down Kenyan and Somali forces advancing on al Qaeda-linked rebels in the southern Somali town of Afmadow, a military commander said on Wednesday. Residents have ...

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The seizure of Afmadow came after al-Shebab fighters, who had been in control of the town for the last three years, moved out hours before troops from Somalia and Kenya with their battle wagons rolled ...