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Monday, October 17. 2011, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Somali militant group Al-Shabab threatens a counterattack against Kenya in response to the entry of Kenyan Army forces into Somalia. //english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/10/20111017171543493140.html (Al-Jazeera)

2011 Libyan civil war: National Transitional Council forces gain control of Muammar Gaddafi's former stronghold of Bani Walid, after a bloody six-week siege. //www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/17/libyan-rebels-capture-bani-walid ("The Guardian")