The embargo was placed on Somalia in 1992 to cut the flow of weapons to feuding warlords in the country.

The embargo was placed on Somalia in 1992 to cut the flow of weapons to feuding warlords in the country.
Al-Shabab group claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a day after a deadly car bombing in Mogadishu.
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Armed group al-Shabab, which wages a war against the Somali state, uses the platforms to post its activities.
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The attack by al-Shabab occurred in villages that border Somalia, an area where the group often carries out raids.
Eritrea quit the body in 2007 in protest of its neighbour Ethiopia deploying troops to Somalia to fight al-Shabab.
At least six people have been killed and 10 injured in attack on upmarket hotel restaurant, police said.
Ethiopia says army stopped attackers before they could ‘wreak havoc’ in the border town of Dollo.
Announcement comes a week after al-Shabab fighters stormed a base housing African Union peacekeepers in Somalia.
Since 2006, the al-Qaeda linked rebels have been trying to topple the Somalian government and establish sovereignty.
The AU mission is yet to confirm the number of casualties although al-Shabab claims to have killed 137 soldiers.
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti are set to discuss a joint military offensive against the al-Qaeda affiliate.
A-Shabab armed group claims responsibility for deadly bombing and storming of a gov’t building in the Somali capital.