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Four Government Soldiers Surrender to the Islamists

allafrica.com     25-Aug-2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 25 August 2008 Mogadishu Four newly trained Ethiopian soldiers have surrendered to the Islamic courts union spokesman said. The spokesman for the Islamic courts union Abdirahin Isse Addow has announced...                    

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Somalia: Somali Troops Burn Houses in Mogadishu

allafrica.com     25-Aug-2008          

Posted to the web 25 August 2008 Mogadishu Rampaging transitional government troops burned several homes and in Shirkole area in Mogadishu on Sunday residents said. Residents told Shabelle that the troops have arrived...                    

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Somalia: Famished Dogs Injure Five in Mogadishu

allafrica.com     25-Aug-2008          

Posted to the web 25 August 2008 Mogadishu Five people have wounded by starving dogs in Hodan district in Mogadishu on Sunday residents said. Herds of greedy dogs were reported to have attacked commuters in the district as...                    

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Al Qaeda-linked Shabab in control of southern Somalia

longwarjournal.org     25-Aug-2008   1 related          

Map of Shabab-controlled regions in southern and central Somalia. The red ovals indicate major cities and towns taken over by Shabab according to open source reports. The yellow boxes are regions known to be under the...                    

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Somalis name kidnapped Western journalists (Reuters)

yahoo.com     24-Aug-2008   6 related          

By Abdi Sheikh and Ibrahim Mohamed 1 hour, 5 minutes ago MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's journalists' union identified two Western reporters kidnapped near Mogadishu and said on Sunday it believed they were being held...                    

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Freelance odyssey turns into nightmare

hiiraan.com     24-Aug-2008   3 related          

She was unable to contact him by phone, as he had told her that "communication in Kenya was hit and miss", but that he was going to buy a mobile SIM card. Mrs Brennan said her son had travelled with Ms Lindhout through...                    

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Islamic militants control key Somali port

msn.com     24-Aug-2008   45 related          

Violence comes amid report that two foreign journalists are kidnapped MOGADISHU, Somalia - Islamic militants said Saturday they had seized control of Somalia's third largest city after three days of fighting that left...                    

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Foreign Journalist Kidnapped Near Capital

allafrica.com     23-Aug-2008          

Mogadishu Two journalists, an Australian and a Canadian, have been seized close to the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, officials said. The journalists were reported to have been seized while they were returning from...                    

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55 killed in Somalia fighting

news24.com     22-Aug-2008   12 related          

Kismayu - The death toll from the worst fighting in southern Somalia for months rose to 55 on Friday with scores wounded, rights activists and residents said. Thursday was particularly bloody even by the Horn of Africa...                    

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Nineteen killed in fighting in south Somali town

xinhuanet.com     22-Aug-2008   1 related          

MOGADISHU, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- At least nineteen people were killed and nearly 30 others wounded in the southern Somali city of Kismanyu as clan militias and Islamist fighters clashed for the second day in a battle for control...                    

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