Saakow has been mentioned more than a dozen times throughout the RSS channels we monitor. This location appears to be especially popular on the channel 'Somaliland Monitor' where it has less than a dozen mentions. As seen in the chart below, Saakow had the highest popularity figure in December, 2014.

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SOMALIA: New Al-Shabaab Video Features Somali-American Fighter Killed in 2014 Parliament Attack

[...] militant, when his vehicle was struck by several Hellfire missiles, near the Somali town of Saakow earlier this month. The news was confirmed by a US official, who spoke to Reuters anonymously. [...]

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SOMALIA: UN Points to Progress in Battling Al-Shabab

[...] a U.S. airstrike killed al-Shabab security chief Tahil Abdishakur on December 29 near the town of Saakow. A U.S. airstrike in September killed al-Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane. Source: VOA News [...]

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Militant Attack in Somalia Kills 6

[...] chief Tahlil Abdishakur died Monday in a U.S. airstrike on a vehicle in the Somali town of Saakow. The Pentagon said the death of Tahlil, who was responsible for al-Shabab’s external operations, [...]

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SOMALIA: U.S. Airstrike Kills Al-Shabaab’s Intelligence Chief

[...] to reporters by spokesman Mark Wright, said the operation had taken place in the area of Saakow in Somalia, some 500 kilometers (310 miles) from the capital Mogadishu. “We are assessing [...]

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