Somalia

  • Nov 5, 2009
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AFRICA: Eritrean isolation damages regional security

Eritrea has since the end of its 1998-2000 war with Ethiopia been cast by its neighbours and the...

  • Oct 22, 2009
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SOMALIA: Clashes erupt anew for control of Kismayo

Clashes in Kismayo erupted yesterday between al-Shabaab and Hisbul Islam fighters, ending a...

Somalia
  • Sep 30, 2009
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SOMALIA: Kismayo tensions build towards fighting

Al-Shabaab today denounced its hardline Islamist rivals for control of the southern port city of...

Somalia
  • Sep 28, 2009
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SOMALIA: Hardliner infighting may be escalating

Reports today suggest that an escalation in tensions between hardline groups opposed to the...

Somalia
  • Sep 17, 2009
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AFRICA: US strike comes amid threats to Horn stability

On September 14, a US helicopter raid in southern Somalia reportedly killed Saleh Ali Saleh...

United States
  • Sep 15, 2009
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SOMALIA: US airstrike kills al-Qaida member

An airstrike yesterday is reported to have killed Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan -- a member of al-Qaida...

Somalia
  • Sep 8, 2009
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SOMALIA: Somaliland delays presidential poll again

The election commission has delayed further an upcoming presidential election, according to...

Somalia
  • Sep 2, 2009
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SOMALIA: Ethiopian troop rumours damage TFG-Djibouti

The governor of Hiran province, Sheikh Abdirahman Ibrahim Ma'ow, has withdrawn his support for...

Somalia