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Puntland trying to stop people smuggling, says official

DEC 18, 2006

NAIROBI, 18 Dec 2006 (IRIN) - Somalia's self-declared autonomous region of Puntland is doing all it can to stop people smuggling, the governor of Bari...

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U.S. Sees Growing Threats In Somalia

DEC 18, 2006

WASHINGTON — Six months ago, the Bush administration launched a new policy in war-torn Somalia, putting the State Department in charge after secret ...

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Law enforcers work for better relations with Somali youth

DEC 18, 2006

ST. PAUL — Law enforcers in Ramsey County are using a $250,000 state grant to improve relations with Muslim communities...

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Iran Conference on Holocaust: Duke i.a Zionism

DEC 18, 2006

Wolf Blitzer of CNN's Situation Room interviewing David Duke...

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How memories of Black Hawk Down cast shadow over hopes for peace

DEC 17, 2006

At a primitive training camp 30 miles up a crumbling highway north of Mogadishu, just past the rusting hulk of a Soviet tank, 70 young, ragged, would-...

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Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali dec 17

DEC 17, 2006

Radio and TV Djibouti - Journal en Somali dec 17...

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Somali troops defect as nation prepares for war

DEC 17, 2006

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Nearly 200 troops serving Somalia's weak Western-backed government defected to the Islamic courts movement, an Islamic official...

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Helping Djibouti Orphans

DEC 17, 2006

Senior Airman Doyle Cox and Tech. Sgt. Cassandra Stevens offer 12-year-old "Ayou" some finer points in painting a building that will serve as a kitche...

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Somali-Bantu families get holiday treat

DEC 17, 2006

Dozens of children tossed balloons, giggled and bounced on mattresses laid out on a party room floor. Their parents and older siblings, all former Som...

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Somali business owners and locals forge deal

DEC 17, 2006

After suffering vicious xenophobic attacks in which their shops were looted, Somalians living in Masipumelele have brokered a peace deal with South Af...

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