Somalia: A timeline of change in a troubled country

Here is a timeline of changes, intervention, and mediation in 5 bite-sized bits.

5. 2011

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African Union peacekeepers from Uganda, wearing their campaign medals, prepare to leave Mogadishu, Somalia, July 2011.

August 2011: African Union troops push Al Shabab out of Mogadishu in a coordinated offensive with Somali government troops.

Oct. 16, 2011: Kenyan troops enter Somalia, after a spate of Somali attacks against Western tourists and aid workers on Kenyan soil.

Dec. 31, 2011: Ethiopian troops enter Somalia, and take the town of Beledweyne from Al Shabab.

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