Mogadishu, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixty two al-Shabaab militants have been killed in weekend air-strikes on their camps in the vicinity of Gandarshe, Somalia, the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has said in a statement. According to an AFRICOM assessment, their forces conducted six airstrikes, with 34 militants killed on …
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The Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah represented Uganda at the Global Peace convention held in Manila Philippines from Feb28 to Mar.03 under the theme, ‘Moral and Innovative Leadership: New Models for Peace and Development.’ While there, he told delegates that Uganda provided a good lesson to the rest of the world …
Read More »Acquitted terror suspects re-arrested, face fresh charges
The five suspects, acquitted in the 2010 bombing trial, have been re-arresed over fresh allegations. The five, Omar Awadhi Omar, Mohammad Hamid Suleiman alias Abu Zainab, Abubakaer Batemyeto, Dr Ismail Kalule and Yahaya Suleiman Mbuthia, while at Luzira Upper prisons, allegedly created documents and materials connected with preparations to facilitate, …
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