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Pirates Hijack Ship Off Somali Coast
NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades have hijacked a cargo ship as it was preparing to dock at Mo...
Read More »Talks aim to stop more bloodshed in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- The dominant clan in Somalia's capital held talks Tuesday with the Ethiopian military in a bid to prevent further bloodshed...
Read More »381 Killed in 4 Days of Somalia Battles
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Four days of fierce fighting between Somali forces and Islamic insurgents has killed 381 people in Mogadishu, a local human ...
Read More »Somalis bury dead during lull in battles
MOGADISHU, April 2 (Reuters) - Mogadishu residents buried their dead and ventured onto streets for the first time in five days on Monday during a lull...
Read More »Somali capital quieter, hundreds thought dead
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - One explosion and some gunfire sounded across Mogadishu on Monday morning, but the Somali capital was generally quieter after fo...
Read More »Hundreds more Ethiopian troops enter Somali capital
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Hundreds of Ethiopian troops were seen entering the Somali capital Monday after four days of heavy fighting sparked by an Ethiopian ...
Read More »Somali Gov't: Civilians Abandon Homes
The fragile Somali government backed by Ethiopian forces called on civilians in the capital Monday to leave their homes in disputed areas ahead of a n...
Read More »CAR BOMB ATTACK ON MOGADISHU HOTEL
2 April (AKI) - A carbomb exploded in central Mogadishu on Monday morning, close to an important hotel in the capital, where members of the transition...
Read More »Relative calm now in Mogadishu
Guns are now silent in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital city, after four days of heavy fighting between opposition fighters and Ethiopian troops backing t...
Read More »Carpet-bombing Mogadishu Is Not the Answer
Like never before, Mogadishu is reeling from the worst carpet-bombing by an unlikely source: The Transitional Federal Government and their Ethiopian a...
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