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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/1608.htmlenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/8nSOOqE-BpE/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/8nSOOqE-BpE/index.htmlFresh fighting erupted between government forces and Islamist rebels in the Somali capital, leaving at least 26 people dead and dozens wounded Tuesday night, medical officials said.Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-7d089e87230afd57530a9944fab703f1cnnenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/7896329/At-your-service-Osama-the-African-Bin-Laden-behind-the-Uganda-bombings.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/7896329/At-your-service-Osama-the-African-Bin-Laden-behind-the-Uganda-bombings.htmlAs Somalia's al Shebab militants claim responsibility for bombings in Kampala, the Telegraph profiles their spiritual leader, accountant-turned-jihadi Ahmed Abdi Godane.Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-06bebc28dd66530330269072611f4373telegraphenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/YIWP64y8YtM/la-fg-uganda-bombings-20100713,0,3234376.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/YIWP64y8YtM/la-fg-uganda-bombings-20100713,0,3234376.storyAl Shabab, an Islamic faction in Somalia, says it is behind two bombings in Kampala that killed at least 74 people watching Sunday's World Cup final. The group, tied to Al Qaeda, vows more attacks. A powerful Al Qaeda-affiliated militant faction in Somalia claimed responsibility Monday for two bomb....Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200latimes-e66a2912e4968c1ee79824e2c7a189a4latimesenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/uganda/7885111/Al-Shabaab-Islamists-suspected-in-deadly-Ugandan-World-Cup-bombings.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/uganda/7885111/Al-Shabaab-Islamists-suspected-in-deadly-Ugandan-World-Cup-bombings.htmlSomali Islamists have been blamed for carrying out two bomb attacks in Kampala, killing at least 64 people as they watched the World Cup final.Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-85e42e94a5fd77df140b6633636ba27atelegraphenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/hro5shG49po/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/hro5shG49po/index.htmlThe electoral commission in Somaliland, a breakaway republic in northwest Somalia, has declared Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo as the winner in the presidential election held recently, according to its chairman, Ise Yusuf Mohamed.Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-fcaa6e8e4a6e4fd813a7b5d29d9a6af3cnnenhttp://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019176673http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019176673United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the people and government of Somalia on its 50th anniversary of independence and reassured support to the African country to overcome current challenges. - (AHN)Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200AHN-5321e6547c7f560eae087504c66aa8bdAHNenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/uXLvcCMxX9U/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/uXLvcCMxX9U/index.htmlAs ballots were being counted in Somaliland, a breakaway republic in northwest Somalia, officials said an observer from the electoral commission was killed.Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-65bfbab963105dfdd1ec7c1e47ef19dfcnnenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100626/ap_on_re_af/af_somaliland_electionhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100626/ap_on_re_af/af_somaliland_electionAP - Voters in Somaliland queued for hours and thronged polling stations Saturday for the second presidential election held in the self-declared republic, in a peaceful exercise in governance not seen for decades in the country's anarchic south.Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-36c150ced55f94927c38dda29b1133abnews-yahooenhttp://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=39126http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=39126Shebab rebels’ attack on presidential palace in Mogadishu overnight kills 14 civilians.Sun, 23 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200middle-east-online_en-b955d64e8f557fa5c8b4eb32eabb8fc5middle-east-online_enenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/05/201052282428530306.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/05/201052282428530306.htmlOpposition candidates allege violence and intimidation in build-up to Sunday's vote.Sat, 22 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-2dff8bda0e22f5567f69106222ba5915aljazeera-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/10120168.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/10120168.stmSomali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says he will name a new prime minister to quell recent political infighting.Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-aeaa2d3319857ddcd824cd4feb00de04bbcenhttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/16/somalia-insurgents-attack.html?ref=rsshttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/16/somalia-insurgents-attack.html?ref=rssIslamic insurgents attacked a building in the Somali capital where parliament was meeting Sunday for the first time this year, pounding the area with mortars. At least 16 civilians were killed in the fighting that ensued, a medical official said.Sun, 16 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200CBC-231875699eb9824c31cf7c13e6875079CBCenhttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PIRACY?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULThttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PIRACY?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- A Taiwanese fishing boat was hijacked by pirates off the Somali coast who demanded a ransom for the crew, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday....Sat, 08 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200AP-a1611fe5a5daa7f127363b8b30ad6c76APenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/84b13a3321500631c93e252f7516199d.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/84b13a3321500631c93e252f7516199d.htmNAIROBI, 21 April 2010 ( IRIN ) - There are few countries in the world more dangerous to be a journalist than Somalia, where nine were killed in 2009, and 22 since 2005. Only Iraq ranks higher on the Committee to Protect Journalists' Impunity Index a list of countries where murders of media professionals are frequent and are not investigated.Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-30d2e8a88078a833d5aab2273607391calertnetenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8617627.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8617627.stmMost radio stations in Somalia have stopped playing music, on the orders of Islamist Hizbul-Islam insurgents who say that songs are un-Islamic. The stations said they had to comply with the ban as if they did not, they would be putting their lives at risk.Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200phantis-80e26dc93d85ec647b42d4d1ed2360faphantisenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8612654.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8612654.stmThe Somali Islamist movement al-Shabab bans the BBC and closes down transmitters broadcasting its Somali language service.Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-f71f23ab4b89387075b80bca90b59d3dbbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8604830.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8604830.stmRadio stations broadcasting out of Somalia face a dilemma this month after a powerful Islamist militant group ordered them to stop playing music. Saying that the playing of music was un-Islamic, Hizbul-Islam announced on Saturday that stations had 10 days to take it off air.Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-921748445b48f1265fa616f814a94b63bbcenhttp://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/At-Least-11-Dead-in-Somali-Violence-89820257.htmlhttp://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/At-Least-11-Dead-in-Somali-Violence-89820257.htmlMedical officials in Somalia say fighting in several parts of the capital, Mogadishu, has left at least 11 civilians dead. The officials say the fighting Friday between government forces and Islamic insurgents took part in both northern and southern areas of the city. Medical workers say at least 20 others were wounded in the fighting.Sat, 03 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200voanews-fb28c70e40818b5109de84244cb330edvoanewsenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/world/africa/17somalia.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/world/africa/17somalia.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe recent report characterized the government’s security forces as ineffective and corrupt and said that half of the food aid received was routinely stolen.Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200IHT-285905ba889773f15dfe4048f0b107daIHTenhttp://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/At-Least-17-Killed-in-Central-Somalia-Violence-87618827.htmlhttp://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/At-Least-17-Killed-in-Central-Somalia-Violence-87618827.htmlWitnesses in central Somalia say at least 17 people have died in fighting between two rival clans. The clashes erupted Saturday in Somalia's Mudug region, where the clans have been in conflict over land and water rights. Locals say more than 20 people have been wounded in the fighting. Clan elders are trying to mediate an end to the conflict.Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100voanews-c0d4c2c4825418eb62dc12508594c4bavoanewsenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/vRq7rdtFN6w/la-fg-0306-somali-piracy-20100306,0,5976402.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/vRq7rdtFN6w/la-fg-0306-somali-piracy-20100306,0,5976402.storyMaritime officials say pirates have clashed with private security and military personnel in three separate incidents off the Somali coast in the latest indicator of rising pirate attacks.Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100latimes-4e2a4e260774a6422a4bdb2108ab0c60latimesenhttp://www.afrol.com/articles/35375http://www.afrol.com/articles/35375, 17 February - United Nations has slammed strict United States restrictions in Somalia saying they are hurting humanitarian aid distribution in the horn of Africa state.Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100afrol-da3016fa4b124c10365cc452e67fb644afrolenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/africa/2010/02/201021174525519754.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/africa/2010/02/201021174525519754.htmlAt least 17 people killed in fighting between Somali troops and opposition al-Shabab.Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-9194d87dde7f191d689ab614911113a6aljazeera-enenhttp://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTQwNTc5MTEyMw==http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTQwNTc5MTEyMw==Published Date: February 10, 2010 ADEN: Somalis fleeing war have long found refuge in Yemen, seen as a way station to Saudi Arabia, but fear of al Qaeda infiltration has cooled their welcome. "Because we are Somali refugees, we're suspicious," complained Ali Mohamed Othman, an unemployed man in the....Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100kuwaittimes-942309029cea34123b890f0cdbf4c861kuwaittimesenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6170J8.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6170J8.htm* Death toll could rise * Government holds talks with Ahlu Sunna militia By Abdi Sheikh and Abdi Guled MOGADISHU, Feb 8 (Reuters) - An exchange of mortar shells between Somali government forces and rebels killed at least nine civilians and injured 14 others, a human rights group said on Monday.Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100alertnet-1000c038e7f90b4d6bd163c534551d97alertnetenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6160IK.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE6160IK.htm* Residents say troops seeking man linked to insurgents * Say troops seize family of man they sought By Mohamed Ahmed and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ethiopian troops in armoured vehicles crossed into two border towns in south central Somalia and seized the family of a man with links to al Shabaab insurgents, residents said on Sunday.Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100alertnet-9ef020d3179c26d6128a168af1edd095alertnetenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8491329.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8491329.stmSomali Islamist rebel group al-Shabab has confirmed for the first time that its fighters are aligned with al-Qaeda's global militant campaign. The group said in a statement that the "jihad of Horn of Africa must be combined with the international jihad led by the al-Qaeda network".Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100phantis-7a97813a9614e6fd941af2460c08023cphantisenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/ebf5c154-f451-11de-9cba-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebf5c154-f451-11de-9cba-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ebf5c154-f451-11de-9cba-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebf5c154-f451-11de-9cba-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=MOGADISHU – Somali pirates hijacked a UK-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on the same day they released a Singapore-flagged container, pirates and maritime officials said on Tuesday. Pirates told Reuters they had received a ransom for the Singaporean vessel Kota Wajar and freed the ship with its crew on Monday.Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100ft-dacd9dcae3d84a0fd6e3210b1479f3ddftenhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2010/01/mil-100119-irin02.htmhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2010/01/mil-100119-irin02.htmThousands of internally displaced in Somalia's central town of Beletweyne are on the move again following 10 days of fighting between rival Islamist militias, amid reports of continuing heavy shelling in parts of the town.Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100globalsecurity-78122a17b2de315d14b4f29325b17d8bglobalsecurityenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/world/africa/16briefs-Somalia.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/world/africa/16briefs-Somalia.html?partner=rss&emc=rssFighting in central Somalia has killed at least 138 people and displaced 63,000 others in the past two weeks, the Elman human rights group said Friday.Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100IHT-1435070ecbc0af273fea41d8b80a3010IHTenhttp://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BJ0RD20091220?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Reuters/UKWorldNews%20%28News%20/%20UK%20/%20World%20News%29http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BJ0RD20091220?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Reuters/UKWorldNews%20%28News%20/%20UK%20/%20World%20News%29MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Artillery shelling between Islamist rebels and Somali government forces killed at least 14 people and wounded 28 others in Mogadishu on Sunday, residents and a rights group said.Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100reuters-d558ed7e7736a970bb5c6b85dc6b6a82reutersenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/12/200912513114106318.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/12/200912513114106318.htmlSomali PM says Obama's Afghan plan could be replicated in his country to restore order.Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-4725aa36ae370a7dfb026630b495c3dealjazeera-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/ghC6OXsxycM/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/ghC6OXsxycM/index.htmlAn explosion at a graduation ceremony in the Somali capital Thursday killed at least 15 people, including three government ministers and nine students, local journalists told CNN.Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100cnn-79e6ffef597534cddb1fcca930dee93dcnnenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/605a3412-e00c-11de-9d40-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/605a3412-e00c-11de-9d40-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/605a3412-e00c-11de-9d40-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/605a3412-e00c-11de-9d40-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=MOGADISHU, December 3 - A suicide bomber killed at least 19 people including three Somali government ministers on Thursday at a graduation ceremony in a Mogadishu hotel, witnesses and officials said. It was the worst attack in the lawless Horn of Africa nation since June when hardline al Shabaab....Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100ft-67f755630a7ab4daea282801a2b2759cftenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6932793.ecehttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6932793.eceAn Australian and a Canadian journalist have been released after being held captive in Somalia for more than a year.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100sundaytimes-4e91517ecd63fac9aa7355895d6d3180sundaytimesenhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=9176497http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=9176497Somali officials: Canadian and Australian journalists freed after being held more than a year Somalia - Somali language - Canada - Africa - Society and CultureWed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100ABCnews-e49d5493e0dc5a68ac0b67acb5f44c75ABCnewsenhttp://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/Secret-army-being-recruited-to.5829209.jphttp://thescotsman.scotsman.com/latestnews/Secret-army-being-recruited-to.5829209.jpTHOUSANDS of people, including children, are being secretly recruited and trained inside Kenya to battle Islamic insurgents in neighbouring Somalia.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100TheScotsman-8b589a7e98fb5b915ebde632a717fdb4TheScotsmanenhttp://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=iol1258316556505K523http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=iol1258316556505K523Cattle raiders have gunned down 11 villagers in eastern Kenya in the latest in a string of violent incidents linked to the drought.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100Star-2656515d6eb70d12557cfb53bdfb4408Starenhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200911160663.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200911160663.htmlFighting between the Islamist fighters and African Union troops AMISOM started around Kulliyadda Jale Si'ad, a large base for the Burundians forces in Mogadishu overnight, just as calm returned in areas where the clashes broke out in the Somali capital Mogadishu.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100allafrica-a4ff83478d989d7cfec747f02f47b6bdallafricaenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/z3d77MMKQ_s/la-fg-somalia-shelling23-2009oct23,0,4649696.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/z3d77MMKQ_s/la-fg-somalia-shelling23-2009oct23,0,4649696.storyMortar rounds also hit the airport as the president was leaving for a meeting in Uganda. His plane was not hit. At least 20 people were killed and 61 others injured in shelling that began when Somali insurgents fired on the president's airplane as it prepared to leave Mogadishu early Thursday, officials said.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200latimes-ef9abd236c5f9017b953c32c9aa840e3latimesenhttp://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/african-leaders-adopt-landmark-refugee-convention-20091024-hdlc.htmlhttp://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/african-leaders-adopt-landmark-refugee-convention-20091024-hdlc.htmlAfrican leaders on Friday adopted a convention -- billed as the first of its kind worldwide -- on the protection of the 17 million people on the continent who have fled their homes.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200smh-fa06ae9a88700d470400d1018375099csmhenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/10/200910227534514170.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/10/200910227534514170.htmlAt least 17 die in fierce fighting between AU peacekeepers and opposition fighters.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-d8d12313676992331a9427317df5f4a3aljazeera-enenhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200910110002.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200910110002.htmlBELEDWEYN (Sh. M. Network) - More Ethiopian troops with many battle wagons have poured into several villages around west of Beledweyn town in central Somalia, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Sunday.Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200allafrica-9120224b2e92f555bf9897bce9bfe64dallafricaenhttp://www.smh.com.au/world/somali-pirates-strike--but-at-the-wrong-ship-20091009-gplx.htmlhttp://www.smh.com.au/world/somali-pirates-strike--but-at-the-wrong-ship-20091009-gplx.htmlSomali pirates attempted a brazen night-time assault in the Indian Ocean, but were in for a surprise.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200smh-d2e3f99c740ed4f0e68410bc067c700esmhenhttp://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=34774http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=34774Uganda says thought Somali junior defence minister to be 'dissident' when arresting him.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200middle-east-online_en-96039eaabb235009329e7d30e0105ee9middle-east-online_enenhttp://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=8742872http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=8742872Somalia's president tells Somalis in Minnesota that his country needs help fighting terrorismSun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200ABCnews-73aa6b7a819f3d3499c43123395f234bABCnewsenhttp://da.feedsportal.com/c/851/f/10838/s/6705735/l/0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Cbreaking0C20A0A90C10A0A30Cbreaking180Bhtm/ia1.htmhttp://da.feedsportal.com/c/851/f/10838/s/6705735/l/0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Cbreaking0C20A0A90C10A0A30Cbreaking180Bhtm/ia1.htmSomali gunmen have reportedly released three foreign aid workers who were kidnapped in July in northern Kenya in a cross-border raid.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200irishtimes-27695f376950f4e28443797951c866d2irishtimesenhttp://www.voanews.com/english/2009-10-03-voa30.cfm?rss=africahttp://www.voanews.com/english/2009-10-03-voa30.cfm?rss=africaA U.S.-based media rights group has condemned the leadership of Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland for banning all reporting by journalists who work for VOA. The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Puntland's leaders to immediately allow the U.S.-funded media organization to resume its news coverage without harassment.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200voanews-e4910e9c5c4c205b12c20e639ceb7a32voanewsenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/R0_UouT38Zc/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/R0_UouT38Zc/index.htmlTwenty-one people were killed when suicide bombers attacked the African Union base in Somalia's capital this week, the organization said Friday.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200cnn-d561374d34afd9718fd7ad64f3c1994acnnenhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/17/world/main5317347.shtmlhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/17/world/main5317347.shtmlMany Injured After Cars With Explosives Drive into African Union Peacekeepers BaseThu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200CBSnews-43a854e03b458bc6612319a9216d967eCBSnewsenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/09/200991420134601829.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/09/200991420134601829.htmlOperative high on FBI's most-wanted list dies in helicopter raid, officials say.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-76e77c4b1e5e322fe16c12d55702087daljazeera-enenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/09/20099141313144648.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/09/20099141313144648.htmlAt least two people reportedly killed by unidentified soldiers in Barawi district.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-4d2aa6eac2c438ae0d554980a9a2022faljazeera-enenhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jihad-the-somalia-connection-1786608.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jihad-the-somalia-connection-1786608.htmlBritish intelligence chiefs have targeted war-torn Somalia as the next major challenge to their efforts to repel Islamic terrorism, after scores of youths left the UK for "jihad training" in the failed African state. MI5 bosses have warned ministers that the number of young Britons travelling to....Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200independent-c68b78c7712720866b7f87a361d264ebindependentenhttp://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/disabled-veterans-in-somalia-attacked-20090912-fljj.htmlhttp://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/disabled-veterans-in-somalia-attacked-20090912-fljj.htmlMortars slammed into a home for disabled veterans in Somalia's capital, killing at least 12 disabled men and wounding nearly a dozen, officials said Saturday.Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200smh-69f4da0a6cfb8e3ff7f200662088ac71smhenhttp://www.apanews.net/public/apa.php?page=show_article_eng&id_article=106194http://www.apanews.net/public/apa.php?page=show_article_eng&id_article=106194APA- Mogadishu (Somalia) At least seven people died and more than 20 were injured when fresh fighting followed by heavy shelling between the Islamist insurgents and Somali government troops erupted on Saturday night in Mogadishu, eyewitnesses and hospital sources confirmed to APA.Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200apanews-en-5c14e366ada8d00982e11e39d8d43bedapanews-enenhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/09-09-03-2146_842_0064.aspxhttp://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/09-09-03-2146_842_0064.aspxMANILA, September 03 (QNA) - The Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has offered her country''s help in training the Somali coast guard as well as in the building of strong institutions to help Somalia fight piracy. In her meeting with Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed on the....Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200qnaol-f29565b30773221a1441aa772ee859fdqnaolenhttp://www.irishexaminer.com/world/snsnojgbid/rss2/http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/snsnojgbid/rss2/A FRENCH security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month said he escaped yesterday while his captors slept, then walked five hours through one of the most dangerous cities in the world to safety at the country’s presidential palace.Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200examiner-b290b7a6a730dc9cc8e96274258ccbfaexaminerenhttp://www.voanews.com/english/africa/2009-08-25-voa28.cfm?rss=africahttp://www.voanews.com/english/africa/2009-08-25-voa28.cfm?rss=africaUN report blames conflict, drought, hyperinflation and warns situation could get worseTue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200voanews-f9451651dd47b54f3e762024781d52e0voanewsenhttp://www.voanews.com/english/africa/2009-08-24-voa3.cfm?rss=africahttp://www.voanews.com/english/africa/2009-08-24-voa3.cfm?rss=africaHard line insurgents, including al-Shabab are determined to demonstrate that they are more devout Muslims than the governmentMon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200voanews-34c6c7cb42fc363e98f762e2c5b31a1fvoanewsenhttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/africa/2009/08/22/221535/24-dead.htmhttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/africa/2009/08/22/221535/24-dead.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - At least 24 people were killed in fighting that pitted Islamist insurgents against government forces and African Union peacekeepers in Somalia's capital Friday, witnesses and medical staff said.Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200ChinaPost-5b677f7f52117bb0ecddef1d6b5d08e8ChinaPostenhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1208067/At-24-dead-Somalias-capital-insurgents-launch-new-raid.html?ITO=1490http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1208067/At-24-dead-Somalias-capital-insurgents-launch-new-raid.html?ITO=1490At least 24 people have been killed in fighting in Somalia that pitted Islamist insurgents against government forces and African Union peacekeepers.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200dailymail-8e1f0edab685a71eb92715550d77203edailymailenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LD095622.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LD095622.htm13 Aug 2009 10:05:59 GMT Source: Reuters * Local administrations accuse each other * Seven preachers were gunned down in mosque By Abdi Sheikh and Abdi Guled MOGADISHU, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Officials in lawless northern Somalia traded ...Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-0cbce2b8439c74c8c62010721916e69calertnetenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090812/ap_on_re_af/af_somaliahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090812/ap_on_re_af/af_somaliaAP - Masked gunmen killed five Pakistani preachers Wednesday outside a mosque in Somalia following morning prayers, witnesses said.Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-e6666dabd9648a459114dc7595a123a2news-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090808/ts_nm/us_somalia_conflicthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090808/ts_nm/us_somalia_conflictReuters - Gunbattles between clan militiamen killed at least 17 people and wounded 30 on Saturday at a pirate stronghold on the coast of Somalia, witnesses said.Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-f04461f96cec919ee83b2246721423d0news-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090807/ap_on_re_af/af_eritrea_somaliahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090807/ap_on_re_af/af_eritrea_somaliaAP - Eritrea brushed off a U.S threat of sanctions Friday and said Washington is exacerbating the conflict in neighboring Somalia by providing the country's government with tons of weapons and training.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-869402a3a120bcc17b0d6057f5be40d6news-yahooenhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200907271063.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200907271063.htmlThe United Nations has taken part in the first meeting of a new joint initiative in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, that aims to boost security and safety across the war-torn country.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200allafrica-06d0e6566fadc9fc79baa80fe0137a02allafricaenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090723/ap_on_re_af/af_somaliahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090723/ap_on_re_af/af_somaliaAP - A Somali official and witnesses say insurgents have attacked government soldiers and African Union peacekeeping forces in southern Mogadishu in fighting that killed 16 people.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-6bd6ab90b71f4d965642c77a91a73de6news-yahooenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6723783.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6723783.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084A police killer who fled to a lawless region of one of the world’s most dangerous countries was captured and returned to Britain after a top-secret intelligence operation.Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200thetimes-588ceee8cc567b5e08705ead4a8655fbthetimesenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/5869860/Somali-insurgents-to-put-French-hostages-on-trial.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/5869860/Somali-insurgents-to-put-French-hostages-on-trial.htmlSomali insurgents holding two French hostages threatened on Sunday to place the two men on trial for allegedly being "spies".Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-351e15325e392418c241929a65808badtelegraphenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/19/rebels-to-try-french-captives/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/19/rebels-to-try-french-captives/NAIROBI, Kenya | Two French security advisers being held hostage in Somalia will soon be tried under Islamic law for purported spying and "conspiracy against Islam," a senior member of a rebel group holding the men said Saturday. The official with the insurgent group al-Shabab said no date had been set for the trial.Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200washtimes-b5f574f33a090f7d76610508cd58ad12washtimesenhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/gunmen+seize+foreigners+in+somalia/3265907http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/gunmen+seize+foreigners+in+somalia/3265907Updated on 14 July 2009 Source PA News Gunmen stormed into a hotel in the Somali capital and kidnapped two French men who were working for the military, officials said. The manager of the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu said the men had registered as reporters, but a senior Somali government official....Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200channel4news-df32dfdf337deedca0e7b8b0104f609achannel4newsenhttp://www.euronews.net/2009/07/12/heavy-fighting-rocks-mogadishu/http://www.euronews.net/2009/07/12/heavy-fighting-rocks-mogadishu/Clashes between Islamist insurgents and government forces in the Somali capital Mogadishu have killed at least forty people. African Union…Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-a1b10f942c90bfbb87ca28e6aa0e8a65euronews-enenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/07/20097420526395612.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/07/20097420526395612.htmlFighting between government troops and rebels leaves at least 23 dead in capital.Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-7c45554e70002d2e6b174d744c88dc51aljazeera-enenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/07/200973233915988889.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/07/200973233915988889.htmlRebels in Somalia have vowed to continue attacking African Union peacekeepers, as heavy clashes in the war-torn capital Mogadishu left at least five people dead. Fighting between government troops and al-Shabab fighters has killed more than 20 people this week and left hospitals so crowded that patients were being treated in tents.Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-b2a153aebf31941019ab26e9cbeb3d96aljazeera-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8111312.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8111312.stmEthiopia says it will not provide military support requested by Somalia without an international mandate for such an intervention.Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-f00086e41cd1fbeddd5d24c34f7834c8bbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8110685.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8110685.stmFierce fighting that has spread to the north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, is continuing for a second day.Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-africa-a73317c84682420ab9e2eff20201e00cbbc-africaenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/africa/2009/06/200961810154483156.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/africa/2009/06/200961810154483156.htmlSuicide bombing near Mogadishu kills security minister and Ethiopia's ambassador.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-773df92dc6c2297b2152504e037d019aaljazeera-enenhttp://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1243825298183&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayouthttp://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1243825298183&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayoutMOGADISHU — Luring them by promises of food and rewards, Somali warring parties are recruiting children as young as 10 years old to join the raging fighting in the war-torn Horn of Africa nation. "(Use of child soldiers) is regrettably not a new phenomenon in Somalia," UNICEF Somalia's senior expert....Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200islamonline-en-b953b672a902a3a4bef816144c456207islamonline-enenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/africa/2009/06/20096765340858146.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/africa/2009/06/20096765340858146.htmlMore than 100 people have been killed in clashes between rival armed groups in central Somalia, a rights group and witnesses say. Reports that Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, the leader of an anti-government group and a former Islamic Courts Union leader, was among the dead were quickly denied by his followers on Sunday.Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-25a7de30d2c50f6deb5d707a3dab7b63aljazeera-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/EghjgagAzfo/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/EghjgagAzfo/index.htmlSomali pirates freed a Nigerian tugboat they seized 10 months ago, and the Dutch navy frigate De Zeven Provincien was escorting it to a safe harbor, the Dutch Defense Ministry said Saturday.Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200cnn-68c0bd3123aa55fed40925f4fd914a91cnnenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8083712.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8083712.stmEthiopia says it has "reconnaissance missions" in Somalia but denies it is re-deploying its troops there.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-b73fdfa7899c01767c132901bc4c3e77bbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8070144.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8070144.stmThe head of Somali Islamist militia Hisbul-Islam passes the leadership to the radical cleric, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys.Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-africa-4d853cd33df4b969e1328c8ba2b8bee8bbc-africaenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=179495http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=179495MOGADISHU: More than two weeks of fighting between pro-government forces and insurgents in the Somali capital have left at least 208 people dead and 7Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200NewsJang-en-cb6203fac7fff3b8689a9470610f8808NewsJang-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8065902.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8065902.stmA suicide bomber kills three government guards in the Somali capital, where Islamists are fighting pro-government troops.Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-8aa435caddfdd2ab0ed17edabbf7b669bbcenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0523/somalia.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0523/somalia.htmlResidents fled the Somali capital following a day of fierce fighting between government forces and Islamist hardline rebels.Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200RTERadio-43dddca7c3975336a351b78333f04d86RTERadioenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8062883.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8062883.stmSomalia's Western-backed government forces launch a big counter-attack on Islamist militants in Mogadishu.Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-028221c51dd529d5eece917f5420e7c8bbcenhttp://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=32172http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=32172Regional body warns Islamist rebels’ deadly offensive in Somalia threatens security of neighbouring countries.Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200middle-east-online_en-b15563e36468aeaebb94769b599d98bfmiddle-east-online_enen