By Abdiqani Hassan BOSASSO, Somalia, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A warship off pirate-ridden Somali waters captured 14 pirates and destroyed their boat, a minister of the northern Puntland region said on Sunday. The two captives...
Political Consensus Missing in Establishment of U.S. Military Bases in Iraqi Kurdistan Al-Qaeda’s Military Chief in Afghanistan Views the Ongoing Insurgency with Optimism New Strategy of Killing Aid Workers in Somalia...
ABDIQANI HASSAN | BOSASSO, SOMALIA - Sep 04 2008 11:50 The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Somali pirates have hijacked yet another ship and are...
U.S. counter-terrorism policies and support for the Ethiopian-backed Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Somalia have helped create an increasingly desperate humanitarian and security situation in the East African...
At least 4 dead in Mogadishu; pirates seize sailboat carrying French citizens MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali insurgents vowed on Wednesday to intensify their attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as the capital...
Posted to the web 2 September 2008 Mogadishu The defence secretary of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia [ARS], Sheikh Yusuf Muhammad Siyad, aka Indha Adde, has for the first time held a media conference in...
Somali police on patrol in the streets of Jowhar: Tension is high two days after factions of opposition militia clashed in the area NAIROBI, 2 September 2008 (IRIN) - Tension is high in the strategic town of Jowhar, 90km...
PETALING JAYA: A person’s life is not worth much in Somalia – Sufi Yusoff (pic) should know. The personal assistant to Tun Dr Mahathir was trapped in Mogadishu, Somalia, for three months in 1993 when he was sent there...
They are broke, hungry and on the verge of despair. Sleeping under trees at night with their children and waiting for handouts by the day to hold together their souls and emaciated frames. They can only live one day at...
Posted to the web 1 September 2008 Many lawmakers in Somalia's transitional federal parliament are pushing a motion to bring up a vote of confidence against interim Prime Minister Nur "Adde" Hassan Hussein, government...