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NAIROBI, Kenya - Under the harsh African sun, where the vast savannas stretch beyond the horizon, the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, sent a reverberating message to the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) just hours before police squads made strategic incursions into suspected terror enclaves. Rumors, whispered through village markets and dusty roads, told of armed forces marching in lockstep, determined to quell the mounting unrest. You might wonder: what brings a militia to a peaceful nation? "Operation Ondoa…

Somali army bombs Al-Shabaab hideouts, 17 dead confirmed MOGADISHU, Somalia - In a rare operation, the Somali national army on Tuesday launched an airstrike in Middle Shabelle as part of the ongoing operation to drive al-Shabaab militants out of the country, after decades of devastation among innocent civilians and government officials. To seize security functions in the country, the national…