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The Biography of Somali General Abdulahi Mohamed Hirsi

0 Visits: 2298 | Monday October 25, 2010 - 16:20:23

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Somali Journalists in Uganda establish new association

0 Visits: 1735 | Monday October 25, 2010 - 10:48:15

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Somali pirates' trials appear again in Yemen

0 Visits: 1600 | Monday October 25, 2010 - 10:02:21

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Alshabab display soldier's body in Mogadishu

0 Visits: 1885 | Monday October 25, 2010 - 09:56:50

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Somali Pirates hijacked two ships in the last days

0 Visits: 1722 | Monday October 25, 2010 - 09:36:08

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British Couple Live In Poorest Condition

0 Visits: 1645 | Monday October 25, 2010 - 08:42:41

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Somali President Weighs Into PM Vote Spat

0 Visits: 1636 | Monday October 25, 2010 - 08:35:55

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Clashes killed 20 people in Somali Capital

0 Visits: 1784 | Sunday October 24, 2010 - 15:43:12

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Mayhem delays approval of the Somali Premier

0 Visits: 1675 | Sunday October 24, 2010 - 15:40:48

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ICRC concerns about Somali violence

0 Visits: 1966 | Saturday October 23, 2010 - 19:33:54
The number of civilians wounded in the conflict in Somalia is up 72 percent for women and children compared with 2009 levels, the ICRC said.

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New radio show features Somali language

0 Visits: 1711 | Saturday October 23, 2010 - 19:26:21
Gleason Media has begun broadcasting a new Somali radio show Sunday mornings on WEZR 1240-AM, General Manager Dick Gleason said.

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27 People Killed After Al-Shabab Attempted to Retake Town Near Kenyan Border.

0 Visits: 1837 | Saturday October 23, 2010 - 19:08:47
At least 27 people have been killed in a failed offensive by Somalia's al-Shabab group near the Kenyan border, according to government forces.

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Piracy Hijackings on the Rise

0 Visits: 1774 | Tuesday October 19, 2010 - 08:17:09
The International Maritime Bureau said Monday that ship hijackings worldwide hit a five-year high during the first nine months of this year.

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Somali Islamists Clash in Mogadishu Resulted the Death of 5 Persons and Injury of 3 other

0 Visits: 1828 | Sunday October 17, 2010 - 19:51:54
At least five people have been killed and about three others injured in Mogadishu after Al shabaab militants clashed with another Islamist insurgent group, Hizbul Islam.

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Farmajo, New Somali PM promises to improve national security

0 Visits: 1744 | Sunday October 17, 2010 - 19:40:05
The newly elected Somali prime minster says his first priority will be to address the security situation in the country as Islamist insurgents trying to topple the weak Somali government.

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Somali pirates hijacked fishing boat on board 43 sailors off Kenya

0 Visits: 1875 | Sunday October 17, 2010 - 19:19:10
Somali pirates have hijacked a South Korean-operated fishing boat with 43 sailors, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

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Somali pirates release Greek vessel

0 Visits: 1858 | Sunday October 17, 2010 - 19:00:28
Somali pirates have freed the Greek vessel "Eleni Pea." The vessel was seized May 12th from southeast of the Omani city of Salalah.

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Somali Woman Named Farhia Sentenced to 15 Years in Jail for Kidnapping

0 Visits: 1788 | Saturday October 16, 2010 - 21:31:12
A court in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland has sentenced a Somali woman to 15 years in prison after she plead guilty to a crime of kidnapping.

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Talks on to free Briton seized by Somali gunmen

0 Visits: 1736 | Saturday October 16, 2010 - 21:20:47
MOGADISHU - Somali local leaders were negotiating Saturday with the kidnappers of a Briton snatched by gunmen near the Ethiopian border, his Somali aide said.

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African Union seeks ministerial approval for 20,000 Somali force

0 Visits: 1858 | Saturday October 16, 2010 - 20:56:52
The African Union (AU) Friday formally requested a hike in the number of Somali peacekeepers to 20,000, calling for the deployment of military units including an air force, a naval unit, an engineering component and an intelligence unit to stabilise Somalia.

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Heavily Armed Somali Men Abduct British Humanitarian Consultant

0 Visits: 1890 | Saturday October 16, 2010 - 20:24:11
Somali gunmen abducted a humanitarian consultant with dual British and Zimbabwean nationality along with his local fixer, non-governmental organisations said on Friday. Heavily armed men travelling in three vehicles burst into the compound of the British NGO Save The Children-UK in Adado, in central…

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Sailor from North Andover helps hand over Somali pirates

0 Visits: 2104 | Saturday October 16, 2010 - 20:11:39
When the USS Princeton, a guided missile cruiser, sailed into the port of Mombasa, Kenya, this week, a young Navy officer from North Andover was aboard.

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