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Mass exodus from Somali capital

APR 22, 2007

Battles in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, between the Ethiopian army and fighters opposed to the transitional government entered a fourth day on Saturd...

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Young Tourists Pick Somalia, and a 3-Nation Ordeal Begins

APR 22, 2007

WITH a blend of naïveté and a love of travel, Saifa Benaouda flew into Somalia last December from Dubai, where she and her boyfriend had gone for an...

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Furor over author Ayaan Hirsi Ali's visit stirs debate on religious freedom

APR 22, 2007

A community debate over religious freedom surfaced in Western Pennsylvania last week when Dutch feminist author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali refugee who ...

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Ku xigeenkii duqa magaalada oo geeriyooday

APR 21, 2007

Danjiraha Somalia ee magaalada Nairobi, Maxamed Cali Americo, ayaa BBC-da u xaqiijiyay in Ku xigeenkii Duqa magaalada Muqdisho, Ibrahim Cumar Sabriye ...

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52 killed in battles in Somali capital

APR 21, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Heavy fighting Saturday between Islamic insurgents and Ethiopian troops backing the government left at least 52 civilians dead in...

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Heavy Fighting Continues For Fourth Day in Somalia

APR 21, 2007

Heavy fighting between Islamic insurgents and Ethiopian forces in Somalia has continued for a fourth day in the capital, Mogadishu....

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Mogadishu war escalates, hundreds dead

APR 21, 2007

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Shells pounded Mogadishu on Saturday, killing at least 73 people to swell a death-toll already in the hundreds from this week's ...

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Heavy fighting rocks Somali capital

APR 21, 2007

A barrage of mortar bombs crashed into the Somali capital for the fourth day yesterday as Ethiopian army units battled Islamist insurgents after a nig...

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Ban says Somalia may need "coalition of the willing"

APR 20, 2007

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A "coalition of the willing" may be needed to enforce peace in Somalia, where U.S. peacekeepers came to grief in the 1990s,...

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Report: 113 Slain Over 3 Days in Somalia

APR 20, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Three days of fighting between Islamic insurgents and Ethiopian troops backing the government has killed at least 113 civilians, ...

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