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Key Islamic State planner killed in airstrike, US says

The main target in a series of U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State terror group in Somalia earlier this month is dead, according to the most...

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U.S. Has Never Apologized to Somali Drone Strike Victims — Even When It Admitted to Killing Civilians

The American military has been carrying out a continuous military campaign in Somalia since the 2000s, launching nearly 300 drone strikes and...

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Key Islamic State planner killed in airstrike, US and Somali officials say

Ahmed Maeleninine, an Omani-born leader of Islamic State, was killed in U.S. airstrikes against the terror group in Somalia earlier this month,...

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Top U.S. General Meets With Alleged War Criminal in Libya

In late August, the top-ranking U.S. military commander in Africa toured Libya — and had a cordial meeting in Benghazi with a notorious warlord:...

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U.S. Military Makes First Confirmed OpenAI Purchase for War-Fighting Forces

Less than a year after OpenAI quietly signaled it wanted to do business with the Pentagon, a procurement document obtained by The Intercept shows...

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Somali officials: US airstrike against Islamic State kills 16 militants

U.S. airstrikes killed 16 militants affiliated with the Islamic State terrorist group in northern Somalia, officials there said Monday. A...

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Trump the “Peacemaker” Ramps Up America’s Forever War in Somalia

President Donald Trump took office last month touting his commitment to ending wars. “My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker,” he...

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