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Prospect of war with Somalia raises fears, questions in Ethiopia

DEC 22, 2006

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopia's government media barrages the public with justifications for war with an Islamic movement in neighboring Somalia. Ma...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali dec 22

DEC 22, 2006

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali dec 22...

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Thousands Flee Fighting in Somalia

DEC 22, 2006

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Thousands of Somalis fled their homes Friday as government and Ethiopians troops used artillery to defend against Islamic fi...

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Ethiopian tanks roll in Somali battle's fourth day

DEC 22, 2006

BAIDOA, Somalia (Reuters) - Ethiopian tanks rolled to the battle front on Friday as Somali Islamists and pro-government troops pounded each other with...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali dec 21

DEC 21, 2006

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali dec 21...

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Flight Ban Takes Heavy Toll On Khat Farming

DEC 21, 2006

NAIROBI, Kenya (Daily Nation) - For the past three weeks, Mr Joseph Kirigia has been watching his three-acre miraa (khat) farm in dismay, pained that ...

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Somalia rocked by fresh fighting

DEC 21, 2006

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Reuters) - Heavy fighting broke out between Somalia’s government troops and rival Islamic Courts militia yesterday, throwing a ...

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'Somalis should take part in this struggle'

DEC 21, 2006

Mogadishu, Somalia - As shelling continued near the government's garrison town of Baidoa, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys called for all Somalis to join the ...

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More money for CERF, but challenges remain

DEC 21, 2006

NEW YORK, 21 Dec 2006 (IRIN) - The high-level conference on the expanded United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) held in New York on 7 D...

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Continuing fighting forces hundreds more to flee homes

DEC 21, 2006

NAIROBI, 21 Dec 2006 (IRIN) - The number of people fleeing the southern Somalia towns of Baidoa and Buur Hakaba swelled on Thursday as fighting betwee...

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