NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United States' diplomatic mission in Somalia has directed all non-essential staff to leave the capital Mogadishu, saying it had received a "specific threat" against its employees.
The move came a day after Washington carried out its first air strikes against Islamic State militants in the country, in raids it said killed "several terrorists".
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