Mohamed Siad Barre

Hijacked Saudi Tanker Off Somali Coast: US

DUBAI, (AFP) – Oil-laden Saudi super tanker Sirius Star seized by pirates in an audacious hijacking way out at sea was Tuesday off the coast of Somalia and the crew is unharmed, the US Navy and the ship's operators said. "The...

UN envoy urges Somali leaders to heal rift

Nairobi - The United Nations' envoy for Somalia urged all parties in the conflict to set aside their personal differences and focus on supporting ongoing talks aimed at ending 17 years of bloodshed. A day after Prime Minister...

Pirates release Japan ship, hijack a second (AFP)

AFP - Somali pirates released a Japanese chemical tanker and its crew, but seized another one in the Gulf of Aden, despite the presence of several warships patrolling the area, officials said on Sunday.

'Insurgents control most of Somalia'

Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed has admitted that Islamic insurgents, who have been making major gains, are now in control of most of Somalia. Insurgent group al-Shabaab this week advanced to the edge of the capital...

Talks on new Somali cabinet fail

Addis Ababa - Talks on forming a new government in Somalia in a bid to end nearly two decades of bloodletting have failed, Ethiopia's foreign ministry announced on Saturday. Somalia's President Abdullah Yusuf Ahmed and Prime...

Refugee Area Taken Over By Islamic Courts Fighters

Somalia's Islamic courts union fighters on Wednesday took control of Elasha biyaha area between Mogadishu and Afgoi district that hosts thousands of internally displaced people, an official and witnesses said.

Islamist fighters take over key Somali port

MOGADISHU (AFP) - A hardline Islamist group in Somalia on Wednesday took over the southern port of Merka, a key entry point for food aid, further tightening the Islamists' grip on the war-torn Horn of Africa country.

Somalia: Merca Town 'Under Alshabab Control'

Posted to the web 12 November 2008 Mogadishu Islamist Alshabab group Wednesday took control of Merca town, the headquarter of lower Shabelle region as the regional forces escape into the countryside, an official and witnesses...

Q+A-Will Somalia ever enjoy peace?

Source: Reuters Nov 12 (Reuters) - Somali Islamist insurgents captured Merka port on Wednesday, given them their closest foothold to the capital and raising the stakes in a two-year insurgency. Below are some ...

Somalia: Ethiopian Soldiers Kill 3 Civilians

Posted to the web 11 November 2008 Mogadishu Ethiopian armed forces in Mogadishu have indiscriminately opened gunfire on unarmed civilians killing three people on Tuesday witnesses told Shabelle. Eyewitnesses confirmed to...

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