Mogadishu

Rival Somali militia fighting kills 14: witnesses (AFP)

MOGADISHU (AFP) - At least 14 people were killed Sunday in fighting between rival Somali Islamist militia battling for control of the southern town of Afmadow, witnesses said. The Al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab fighters attacked the...

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Somali mother asking for releasing of her son in Guantanamo

Replies: 0 Last poster: Muhyadin at 22-11-2009 23:06 Topic is Open Exclusive report Adar Mohammed Yusuf, a Somali mother of a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay has asked for the release of her son who the warlords in Mogadishu...

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Islamists seize southern Somali town, 12 killed

Source: Reuters * Al Shaabab chase Hizbul Islam out of Afmadow town * Residents flee town, others loot property By Ibrahim Mohamed and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab Islamists ...

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Somalia: Sharif - 'I Am Sorry for the Misunderstand Between TFG, Puntland and Ahlu Sunna'

The transitional federal government president Sharif Sheik Ahmed has held press conference in Mogadishu on Friday and said that he was very sorry for the misunderstanding between the TFG, Puntland and Ahlu Sunna.

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Deadly journey: Minneapolis to Mogadishu

Minneapolis is very different from Mogadishu. Yet it is home to the largest group of Somali refugees in the country - more than 60,000 of them. It may seem like an odd place to settle if you are from the Horn of Africa. In...

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K'Naan: The dusty foot philosopher

Dressed in black T-shirt, matching waistcoat, orange scarf and neat shades, K’Naan oozes confidence that has made him overcome challenges wherever he goes. Looking straight into the camera with an awry smile the rapper and poet...

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Somali pirates free UAE-owned cargo ship: trader

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates have freed a United Arab Emirates-owned cargo ship after negotiations with businessmen in the anarchic country's capital, one businessman said on Thursday. "The negotiation ended last night...

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Somalia: Two Government Soldiers Killed, More Wounded in Fire Exchange in Mogadishu

At least two government soldiers have been killed and more than five others have been wounded in a fire exchange between the transitional government troops in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses told Shabelle radio on...

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SOMALIA: IRIN Radio - Wednesday 18 November 2009

In today's programme - Dhegeyso barnaamijka maanta · Mogadishu: Education in tatters from conflict · Abudwak: Diaspora Somalis set up maternity clinic · Kakuma: Life for refugees transferred from Dadaab · Message: UXOs

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Somali pirates can't be beaten at sea

The release by Somali pirates of a Spanish trawler and its 36 crew has thrust the issue of Somali piracy back into the spotlight. The vessel was released after a ransom payment exceeding $3m was agreed. Not bad in a country...

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