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Al Shabaab militants parade new recruits after arriving in Mogadishufrom their training camp south of the capital in this October 21, 2010 file photo. The United States has carried out an air strike in Somalia, killing more than 150 fighters with the al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab, following U.S. intelligence on preparations for a large-scale militant attack, the Pentagon said on March 7, 2016. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/Files

US Navy SEAL Killed in Somalia Clash with Al Shabaab Militants

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 5, 2017 | Middle East

A United States Navy SEAL was killed and two troops wounded in a clash with al Shabaab militants in Somalia, US officials said on Friday. A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the man killed was a US Navy SEAL. It was not immediately clear whether...

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U.S. President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka walk out of the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Feb. 1, 2017. Photographer: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

U.S. Warships Target al-Qaeda Stronghold in Abyan

by Savana Zaini | Feb 3, 2017 | Middle East

Virginia- An al-Qaeda stronghold in Yemen’s Abyan province was targeted on Thursday most likely by U.S. warships, four days after a U.S. operation against the organization in central Yemen, tribal sources said. Six members of the Yemeni police were also killed in an...