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Somalia: State of Emergency Declared, Intense Fighting in Capital
Somalia's government has declared a state of emergency in the war-torn country; however, Somalia's declaration of a state of emergency may have little impact, because the Somali government only controls a few... Somali Mortars Fired At US Congressman Donald Payne
US Congressman Donald Payne had a narrow escape on a visit to Somalia after insurgents fired mortars towards his plane as he left the capital Mogadishu. ""One mortar landed at the airport when Payne's plane was due to fly and five others after he left and no one was hurt,"... US Navy tries to free Richard Phillips from Somali pirates
The US Navy is trying to free Richard Phillips, the American captain being held hostage by Somali pirates off the coast of Somalia. Somali elders are trying to mediate between the pirates and the Navy, but the four... Ethiopia Pulling Troops from Mogadishu
The UN and United States are worried about a power vaccuum after Ethiopian troops pulled out of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. The Ethiopian troops had been fighting Islamist insurgents for over two years, and has left the US scrambling to find a UN resolution. "Ethiopian...Suicide Bomb Attacks in Somalia
A series of suicide bomb attacks struck within a 15 minute period in Somalia Wednsday. Five suicide bomb attacks were launched throughout the city. Dozens were injured."Suicide attacks rocked...UN: Somalis agree Ethiopian deadline
UN claims the resurrection of a peace deal agreed in July between Somalia and Ethiopia. However, not all conflicting forces were represented in the negotiations. "Other groups - including Islamist militias -...100 Somalian Migrants 'feared dead' off Yemen
This is one another incident of heinious crime against humanity by none other then pirates of Red sea.According to latest reports about 100 migrants are feared to have drowned after being thrown overboard by... Moscow joins war on piracy: Mogadishu, Somalia Update Oct 06-08
Update: Oct 06-08Barry Artiste Op/Ed The Pirates of Somalia, stating to the Superpowers that they will fight to the last man to hold off attacks from the Ukrainian ship they boarded, may not understand that if... 941 views | 14 recommendations | 6 comments
AFP: Somali pirates, besieged by foreign warships, demand 20 mln dlrs
"MOGADISHU (AFP) — Somali pirates who hijacked a Ukrainian freighter carrying military weapons defiantly demanded 20 million dollars in ransom despite being surrounded by three foreign warships on Sunday. The spokesman for the pirates, contacted by AFP via satellite...RUSSIA SENDS WARSHIPS TO SOMALIA COST TO FIGHT PIRACY...
" By VOA News 26 September 2008 The Russian navy says it is sending a warship to Somalia's coast after pirates there seized a Ukrainian cargo ship carrying tanks and other military hardware, as well as crew.In a statement Friday, Russian Navy spokesman Igor Dygalo says...BLOODBATH IN SOMALI CAPITAL
At least 13 civilians have been killed and as many as 40 wounded in fighting between Islamist insurgents and African Union peacekeepers in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, the fighting was sparked when...Somali Islamists target soldiers, 11 civilians die
Somalia is once again bathing in blood, this time this incident of mortar attack took place in Mogadishu killing 11 innocent people.Islamist insurgents attacked an African peacekeeping base in...Somali President's trip to UN blocked by Al-Shabab
" Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:29:59 GMT Somalia's interim President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed has been barred from leaving the country to attend the 63rd UN General Assembly in New York. Al-Shabab fighters blocked the road from Villa Somalia - the presidential palace of Somalia -...Six Ethiopians killed at Baletweyn in Somalia
" Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:26:44 GMT At least six Ethiopians have been killed and 23 others injured in a new series of clashes in the southern part Mogadishu. One Ethiopian officer was killed in front of the Ethiopian...Insurgents 'take key port' in Somalia
Without a functioning government since 1991, Somalia slides further into a Humanitarian crisis."Islamist insurgents in Somalia say they have taken control of the southern port of Kismayo amid fighting that has left dozens of people dead. A spokesman for al-Shabab, Mukhtar...
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