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Mon, 8 Sep 2014 15:45 PM

An armoured carrier of African Union (AU) troops is seen that escaped a suicide car bomb explosion targeting the peacekeeping troops travelling in a convoy outside the capital Mogadishu September 8, 2014. Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group claimed responsibility for two car bomb attacks on Monday targeting African peacekeepers and a government convoy, the first such strikes by the group since it vowed revenge for the killing of its leader last week. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Mon, 8 Sep 2014 15:33 PM

Somali government soldiers walk near the wreckage after a suicide car bomb explosion targeting peacekeeping troops in a convoy outside the capital Mogadishu September 8, 2014. Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group claimed responsibility for two car bomb attacks on Monday targeting African peacekeepers and a government convoy, the first such strikes by the group since it vowed revenge for the killing of its leader last week. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Mon, 8 Sep 2014 15:30 PM

Somali government soldiers stands near the wreckage after a suicide car bomb explosion targeting peacekeeping troops in a convoy outside the capital Mogadishu September 8, 2014. Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group claimed responsibility for two car bomb attacks on Monday targeting African peacekeepers and a government convoy, the first such strikes by the group since it vowed revenge for the killing of its leader last week. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Mon, 8 Sep 2014 15:29 PM

Children stand on a damaged balcony in Raqqa, an Islamic State power base in Syria, September 8, 2014. Syrian government warplanes killed at least 60 civilians including a dozen children in two days of air strikes on Islamic State-held territories at the weekend, including the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, activists said on Monday. President Bashar al-Assad's military has stepped up an aerial campaign over the last three months against Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot that controls about a third of Syria's territory, much of it desert in the north and east. REUTERS/Stringer (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)

Mon, 8 Sep 2014 15:20 PM

A fireman (R) extinguishes fire from the wreckage of a van after a suicide car bomb explosion targeting peacekeeping troops in a convoy outside the capital Mogadishu September 8, 2014. Somalia's Islamist rebel group bombed African peacekeepers and government vehicles on Monday in twin attacks that left at least 12 civilians dead, marking al Shabaab's first major attack since promising revenge for the killing of its leader last week. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Mon, 8 Sep 2014 15:17 PM

Firemen extinguish fire from the wreckage of a van after a suicide car bomb explosion targeting peacekeeping troops in a convoy outside the capital Mogadishu September 8, 2014. Somalia's Islamist rebel group bombed African peacekeepers and government vehicles on Monday in twin attacks that left at least 12 civilians dead, marking al Shabaab's first major attack since promising revenge for the killing of its leader last week. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Mon, 8 Sep 2014 15:11 PM

Somali government soldiers stand around the wreckage after a suicide car bomb explosion targeting peacekeeping troops in a convoy outside the capital Mogadishu September 8, 2014. Somalia's Islamist rebel group bombed African peacekeepers and government vehicles on Monday in twin attacks that left at least 12 civilians dead, marking al Shabaab's first major attack since promising revenge for the killing of its leader last week. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Mon, 8 Sep 2014 15:10 PM

Pro-Russian rebels pose for a picture next to a Soviet-era weaponry during a ceremony to honour the World War Two defenders of Donetsk from Nazi forces in Donetsk September 8, 2014. A ceasefire struck between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists was largely holding on Monday in eastern Ukraine despite sporadic violations, but Europe's security watchdog said the sides must push for a political settlement. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)