Somalia
SOMALIA: Intervention compounds escalating tensions
Council of Somali Islamic Courts militia are reported to have clashed this week with Ethiopian...
SomaliaSOMALIA: Islamist gains may prompt Ethiopian backlash
Clashes between militia allied to the Supreme Islamic Council of Somalia (SICS) and Ethiopian...
SomaliaSOMALIA: Clashes and failed talks increase tensions
Militia loyal to the Supreme Islamic Council of Somalia (SICS) yesterday seized the town of...
SomaliaSOMALIA: Tensions rise as talks remain stalled
Tensions are rising today as talks between the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the...
SomaliaSOMALIA: SICS rise invites Taliban comparison
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG), its backers in Ethiopia, and many commentators in the...
SomaliaUS/EAST AFRICA: Somalia puts US policy to the test
Recent events in Somalia, where a militant Islamic movement is gaining power, has contributed to...
United StatesSOMALIA: Call for jihad on Ethiopia raises tensions
Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the 'moderate' chairman of the Supreme Islamic Council of Somalia...
SomaliaERITREA: Deteriorating relations with UN affect region
The UN said yesterday that Eritrea had released a staff member who was arrested in August after...
Eritrea
