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Latest revision as of 23:29, 9 March 2022

December 29, 2014 (2014-12-29) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Somalia
- In the latest advance in Operation Indian Ocean, Somali government forces assisted by AMISOM troops capture seven towns in the central Hiran province from Al-Shabaab. (Garowe Online)
Boko Haram
- Cameroon launches its first airstrikes against Boko Haram in a successful operation to reclaim several villages and a military base briefly seized by the militant group in the Far North Region. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

The MS Norman Atlantic ferry fire death toll rises to at least ten as the evacuation ends. (BBC)
Ebola outbreak:
- Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital diagnoses a woman, who arrived from Sierra Leone, as the first case of Ebola in the UK. (BBC)
A fire in a Pakistan shopping mall kills at least 13 people. (AP)

Politics and elections