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Somalia village offers hope

APR 11, 2007

Somalia is a hard and hostile environment, in which little seems able to thrive....

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Senator Norm Coleman praised Jendayi Frazer's visit to Somalia

APR 11, 2007

I would first like to take the opportunity to thank you for your recent visit to Somalia, the first such visit by a senior U.S. official in over a dec...

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Somalia: Preparing for a major offensive

APR 11, 2007

As a fragile ceasefire gives both sides time to remobilize and civilians caught in the crossfire time to flee, local analysts say plans are likely und...

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Overnight clashes shatters Somali ceasefire

APR 11, 2007

Mogadishu (AFP) - Clashes between Ethiopian forces and Islamist fighters shattered a ceasefire in the Somali capital on Wednesday and raised fears amo...

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Terror suspects ’treated well’

APR 11, 2007

ADDIS ABABA - Suspected terrorism suspects held in Ethiopia are being treated well, the country’s official media reported....

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Somalia peace meeting delayed over security concerns

APR 11, 2007

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Government forces and clan militia clashed in northern Mogadishu on Wednesday, as continued insecurity in the Somali capital del...

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Somali conference postponed to mid-May- Arab League

APR 11, 2007

CAIRO, April 11 (Reuters) - A conference to reconcile Somalis has been postponed for security reasons for one month until the middle of May, probably ...

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Gunfire Ends Relative Calm in Mogadishu

APR 11, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Ethiopian-backed government troops and Islamic insurgents exchanged gunfire in northern Mogadishu early Wednesday, killing three ...

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Reckless driving’ caused fatal accident: policeman

APR 11, 2007

A POLICEMAN testified yesterday in the court that it was the ‘reckless driving’ by an American motorist of Lebanese origin that led to the death o...

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Igad discusses Somalia crisis

APR 11, 2007

Logistics and lack of technical support continue to hold back deployment of troops to war-torn Somalia. The Inter-Governmental Authority on Developmen...

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