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Somali Violence Continues; Clan Elders Slam Transitional Government

MAR 07, 2007

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP)--Leaders of the dominant clan in Somalia's capital called the transitional government biased on Wednesday and demanded it do m...

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Gunman slays two police as AU force deploys in Mogadishu

MAR 07, 2007

MOGADISHU (AFP) - A gunman Wednesday shot dead two policemen in the south of the Somali capital close to the airport where hundreds of African Union p...

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US hires military contractor to support peace mission in Somalia

MAR 07, 2007

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The United States has hired a major military contractor to provide equipment and logistical support to the peacekeeping mission ...

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The Other Somalia: An Island of Stability in a Sea of Armed Chaos

MAR 07, 2007

HARGEYSA, Somalia, March 1 — When the sun rises over the craggy hills of Hargeysa, it sheds light on a different kind of Somalia....

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'We'll fight back if attacked,' AU troops say

MAR 07, 2007

ADDIS ABABA, 7 March (IRIN) - Peacekeepers deployed by the African Union (AU) to Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, will fight back if they are attacked by...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali mar 6, 2007

MAR 06, 2007

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali mar 6, 2007...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali mar 5, 2007

MAR 06, 2007

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali mar 5, 2007...

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AU troops arrive in Mogadishu as exodus continues

MAR 06, 2007

NAIROBI, 6 March 2007 (IRIN) - The first African Union (AU) peacekeepers arrived on Tuesday in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, even as more people conti...

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Three killed in heavy Mogadishu fighting

MAR 06, 2007

MOGADISHU (AFP) - At least three people were killed when a firefight erupted between unidentified insurgents and Ethiopian troops near a military base...

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Heavy fighting erupts in Mogadishu

MAR 06, 2007

MOGADISHU, March 6 (Reuters) - Insurgents attacked the Somali interim government and their Ethiopian allies and battled for nearly an hour on Tuesday,...

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