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Somalia: Indha Ade Rejects Al Shabaab's Disarmament Order

Posted to the web 13 November 2008 A notorious warlord allied to Somalia's Islamic Courts Union (ICU) has rejected an order from the al Shabaab faction to "disarm peacefully," inside sources tell Garowe Online. Yusuf "Indha...

Islamic Insurgents Take Somali Port City

It’s those uber-fashionable Islamic insurgents! Islamic insurgents seized a strategic port city in Somalia on Wednesday, raising fears that they were gearing up for an assault on the capital, about 50 miles away. The fighters,...

Somali Shebab fighters seize port town ΜΑRΚΑ, entry point for food

Somalia's Shebab group has taken over the southern port of Marka, an important entry point for food aid. The heavily armed fighters rolled into Marka, located 100km south of the capital Mogadishu, after pro-government forces...

Jordan: East Amman to scale up in 2009

King Abdullah said Tuesday the government and the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) are working on plans that will give east Amman a facelift which will yield fruits in 2009, reiterating that the plans will scale up the area to...

RayaJet to add handling and management to private charter

Jordan's RayaJet plans to develop business aircraft handling facilities in Amman and Marka to complement regional and fleet expansion plans. Ahid Quntar, general director and board member, believes that the global financial...

Islamist fighters peacefully take over southern Somali town

MOGADISHU, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Islamist insurgents have peacefully taken over the coastal town of Marka in the south of Somalia and announced the formation of an Islamic administration, local residents and reports from the...

Weapons Shipment for AU Mission - Somali Commander Killed

An ex-police commander who defied Somalia's president was killed in a roadside bombing Tuesday in the port town of Marka, sources said. Nuriye Ali Farah, formerly a senior police official, was killed alongside his driver and...

Somalia: Shabelle administration bans illegal possession of firearms

Somalia: Shabelle administration bans illegal possession of firearmsSat. October 25, 2008 01:14 pm. - (SomaliNet) For the first time, the administration of the lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia has banned the possession...