Somali leaders agree to hold elections in 60 days
Prime minister, 5 regional leaders, mayor of Mogadishu sign election deal after lengthy talks H. J. I. / AA
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Somali leaders agree to hold elections in 60 days
In a statement, the leaders announced they resolved the contentious issues surrounding the delayed elections
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Political leaders in Somalia Thursday agreed to hold free, fair and inclusive elections within 60 days, ending a long-running political stalemate in the Horn of Africa country.
Following four-day negotiations in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, five regional leaders and the mayor of Mogadishu signed an election agreement.
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U.S. airstrikes in Somalia kill 8 al-Shabab-linked weapons experts
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Dec. 10 (UPI) U.S. Africa Command conducted two airstrikes in Somalia Thursday that killed eight, officials said.
According to AFRICOM, the airstrikes were coordinated with Somalia s federal government and targeted al-Shabab explosives experts.
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Eight people are said to have died in the strikes, all of whom the U.S. government identified as terrorists known to play important roles in producing explosives for al-Shabab, to include vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices known to target civilians.
AFRICOM said its current assessment is that no civilians were hurt or killed. We will continue to apply pressure to the al-Shabaab network. They continue to undermine Somali security, and need to be contained and degraded, U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command, said in a press release.