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U.S., allies target al-Shabab The United States and its allies in East Africa have been targeting al-Shabab, a militant Islamist group connected to al-Qaeda.
Jan. 1, 2010
Hard-line Islamist al-Shabab fighters conduct military exercise in northern Mogadishu's Suqaholaha neighborhood in January 2010.
Farah Abdi Warsameh
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oct. 18, 2011
A Somali government soldier stands near the remains of the vehicle that exploded in Mogadishu on Oct. 18 near Somalia's Foreign Ministry, killing at least four people.
Farah Abdi Warsameh
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oct. 18, 2011
Civilians flee near the scene of the car bomb explosion on Oct. 18.
Ali Bashi
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
July 11, 2010
A survivor sits near a relative who died after a bomb went off at an Ethiopian restaurant, in Kampala's Kabalagala district, in Uganda. Suspected Somali Islamists carried out two bomb attacks that killed at least 64 people in the Ugandan capital as they watched the World Cup final at a restaurant and a sports club in July 2010.
Stephen Wandera
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AP
July 11, 2010
Lifeless bodies lie on the ground after an explosion at an Ethiopian restaurant. Ugandan officials pointed blame at Somalia's al-Shabab, a hard-line militia with growing ties to al-Qaeda that has carried out several recent bombings in Somalia.
Stephen Wandera
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AP
July 11, 2010
The United States officially considers al-Shabab a terrorist organization. The Taliban-like militia has banned playing soccer in many areas and prohibited broadcasts of the World Cup, describing the sport as "a satanic act" that corrupts Muslims.
Marc Hofer
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AP
July 11, 2010
The al-Shabab militia, which controls much of southern and central Somalia, has staged cross-border raids into neighboring Kenya, but it has never attacked another nation on a scale seen on Sunday.
Benedicte Desrus
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Reuters
July 11, 2010
An unidentified Ugandan injured during an explosion lies on a stretcher at Mulago Hospital in Uganda's capital Kampala.
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Benedicte Desrus
July 11, 2010
A paramedic attends to an unidentified Ugandan citizen at Mulago Hospital in Kampala.
Benedicte Desrus
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Reuters
July 11, 2010
An unidentified U.S. citizen injured during an explosion lies on a stretcher at Mulago Hospital. At least one American was killed and several wounded, according to the U.S. Embassy in Kampala.
Benedicte Desrus
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Reuters
July 12, 2010
Uganda, a key U.S. ally, is also a training ground for soldiers for Somalia's transitional government, which al-Shabab is seeking to overthrow.
A.J. Sisco
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Reuters
July 12, 2010
People carry a bombing victim at Mulago Hospital in Kampala.
Ronald Kabuubi
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Reuters
July 12, 2010
The explosions tore through two venues where hundreds of cheering soccer fans, including foreigners, had gathered to watch the World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands.
Ronald Kabuubi
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Reuters
July 12, 2010
White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said the United States is prepared to assist the Ugandan government in any manner, as both President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton condemned the attacks.
Ronald Kabuubi
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Reuters
July 12, 2010
Damaged chairs and tables lie amongst the debris outside the "Ethiopian village" restaurant in Kampala.
Marc Hofer
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AP
July 12, 2010
Ugandan policemen arrive at the scene of Sunday's bomb blasts in Kampala.
Ronald Kabuubi
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Reuters
July 12, 2010
Onlookers gather across a street from the scene of the bombings.
Ronald Kabuubi
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Reuters
July 12, 2010
Ugandan policemen stand guard at the entrance near the site of the twin bomb attacks in Kampala.
Ronald Kabuubi
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Reuters
Oct. 30, 2009
Somali children attend a rally in the streets of Mogadishu in October 2009. Hardline Islamist fighters from al-Shabab paraded in the streets of Mogadishu to show their support for Palestinians.
MOHAMED DAHIR
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AFP/GETTY IMAGES
June 5, 2011
Kenyan police, fire crews and emergency workers clear debris from the scene of an explosion in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on June 5. At least 28 people were reported injured in the mid-morning explosion along Kirinyaga Road, just outside the city centre in what is usually a bustling part of the town. The explosion followed threats issued against Kenya by al-Shabab.
TONY KARUMBA
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AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Dec. 30, 2008
Somalis help the injured after mortar shells fired by the al-Shabab insurgent group landed in the Bakara market in Mogadishu in December of 2008. Nine civilians were killed and fifteen others were injured.
FARAH ABDI WARSAMEH
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
March 25, 2010
Islamist fighters allied to al-Shabab destroy the grave of Sheik Biyo Mal, a well-known Somali cleric.
ADIRASHID ABDULLE ABIKAR
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AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Jan. 1, 2010
A young boy leads hard-line al-Shabab fighters in in northern Mogadishu's Suqaholaha neighborhood.
Farah Abdi Warsameh
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oct.21, 2010
Al-Shabaab fighters display weopons as they conduct military exercises in northern Mogadishu in October 2010.
Farah Abdi Warsameh
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
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