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Feb
16
2024
By The African Mirror
Israel says South Africa serving Hamas in latest bid to World Court

Israel says South Africa serving Hamas in latest bid to World Court

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SOUTH Africa's latest request to the World Court against a possible offensive by Israel in southern Gaza serves Hamas and is an attempt to stop Israel from defending itself, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said. South Africa on Tuesday asked The International Court of Justice (ICJ) to consider whether Israel's plan to extend its offensive in Gaza into the city of Rafah requires additional emergency measures to protect Palestinians' rights. Israel has said it is planning to expand its ground assault into Rafah, where over a million Palestinians have sought refuge from the offensive that has laid waste to much of the Gaza Strip since…
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Feb
03
2023
By The African Mirror
Somalia’s neighbours to launch new operations against al Shabaab militants

Somalia’s neighbours to launch new operations against al Shabaab militants

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TOP leaders of Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya agreed to begin "search and destroy" operations to push al Shabaab militants out of neighbouring Somalia. The move follows an intensified offensive by Somalia's federal government against the al-Qaeda-affiliated group over the past few months. It has taken back control of several towns and villages in central Somalia with the help of the U.S. military, allied clan militias and forces belonging to Somali regional governments. Kenya's President William Ruto, Djibouti's President Ismail Omer Guelleh and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met their Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu to review measures to…
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Jan
17
2023
By The African Mirror
Somalia takes control of key port from al Shabaab

Somalia takes control of key port from al Shabaab

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ABDIQANI HASSAN SOMALIA'S government-led forces have captured an al Shabaab stronghold on the Indian Ocean coast, the defence minister said, in one of their most significant victories since launching an offensive against the Islamist group last year. The forces took the port town of Harardhere as well as the nearby town of Galcad in central Somalia's Galmudug region, Defence Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur said in a broadcast on state-owned television. Harardhere was a major base for pirates hijacking merchant ships until 2011. It was later taken over by al Shabaab, which first rose up against the government in 2007 before…
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Nov
11
2022
By The African Mirror
Somalia army, allied militia kill 20 al-Shabaab fighters in latest offensive

Somalia army, allied militia kill 20 al-Shabaab fighters in latest offensive

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SOMALIA'S army and associated clan militias have killed at least 20 al-Shabaab fighters in towns in the centre of the country, a regional official and the Information Ministry said, in the latest onslaught against the group. Ahmed Shire Falagle, information minister for regional Galmudug state, said that in the ensuing clash between the two groups, the army and the militias also captured El Gorof and Wabho, towns which had been in al-Shabaab control for almost 10 years. "There was no fierce fighting. Al-Shabaab was chased and pursued. Al-Shabaab ran away, leaving weapons and at least 20 dead fighters," he told…
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