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Mogadishu

                   
bbc.co.uk: Refugees from Somalia queuing to regiuster for assistance at camp in NE Kenya bbc.co.uk

Ghost city

bbc.co.uk
yesterday 1 related
        

Years of conflict in Somalia have left large parts of the country in the hands of warlords while its capital, Mogadishu, is contested by Ethiopian-backed government forces and armed insurgents. These new wars may explain why...

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'Islamists seek weapons on pirated ship'

newsvine.com
yesterday 120 related
        

MOGADISHU: Islamist insurgents have demanded to be given some of the weapons aboard a hijacked Ukrainian ship carrying 33 tanks but the pirates holding it have refused, a local official said yesterday.

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Somali gunmen raid Aid Office

hiiraan.com
04-Oct-2008
        

Saturday, October 04, 2008 Mogadishu - Somali gunmen pillaged the office of a Britain-based aid group operating in the lawless country’s capital, officials and witnesses said Saturday. The gunmen stole computers and other...

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Somalia fighting kills at least 80 civilians, says UN

xinhuanet.com
03-Oct-2008 19 related
        

GENEVA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 80 civilians died and more than 100 others were wounded last week after fighting in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, the United Nations said on Friday. At least 110 wounded people were...

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Islamists declare Sharia law in Somali town

dailystar.com.lb
03-Oct-2008 4 related
        

Islamists in a town in southern Somalia have imposed Sharia law in line with their vow to bring back Islamic theocracy to areas where they were ousted two years ago, a spokesman said Friday. The Mujahideen of Southern Somalia,...

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Somali insurgents warn Western aid agencies

reuters.com
03-Oct-2008 18 related
        

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Islamist insurgents controlling swathes of southern Somalia have warned Western charities working there not to meddle in their affairs, stoking fears of increasingly hardline rule.

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Somalia: 15 Police Officers Jailed in Mogadishu

allafrica.com
03-Oct-2008 1 related
        

Posted to the web 3 October 2008 Fifteen police officers accused of various crimes against the public were arrested in the Somali capital Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reported Thursday. "These officers, who are now in our custody,...

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Somalia: Situation Report No. 39 – 03 Oct 2008

reliefweb.int
03-Oct-2008 1 related
        

Key Overall Developments Further attacks and fighting were reported in Mogadishu during the week. The UN Refugee agency estimates that 30,000 people were forced to flee the fighting in Mogadishu since 20 September. Some people...

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yahoo.com: Russian sailors on board the Neustrashimy in 2003. Somali pirates have demanded a 35-million-dollar (24-million-euro) ransom for the release of a Ukrainian freighter carrying a shipment of tanks and grenade launchers, a regional maritime official said Saturday. yahoo.com

World › Somali pirates mantain ransom demand for Ukrainian arms ship

japantoday.com
02-Oct-2008 699 related
        

Friday 03rd October, 05:38 AM JST MOGADISHU — Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian ship carrying tanks and military hardware Thursday maintained their demand for a $20 million ransom as a blockade around them tightened. As...

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Somalia: MSF sees surge in wounded and displaced as violence increases in Mogadishu

hiiraan.com
02-Oct-2008
        

MSF and podcasts: Nairobi/Geneva - The recent escalation in fighting in one of Mogadishu's most populated residential areas has resulted in a surge in the number of wounded and has, once again, displaced thousands of people....

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