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SOMALIA: Islamic Courts warn of possible renewal of civil war
NAIROBI, 9 October (IRIN) - The Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), which controls much of southern and central Somalia, has warned of imminent war between...
Read More »Somalis Protest Militia; 100 Arrested
BAIDOA, Somalia — About 100 demonstrators were arrested at protests against an Islamic militia that has seized much of southern Somalia, a new offic...
Read More »Islam has tamed a lawless Somalia, but is it raising an Taliban
As a senior drill officer for Somalia's new Islamic army, Col Abukar Sheikh Mohamed is proud to have recruited some of the unholiest warriors ever to ...
Read More »Somalia: Islam has tamed a lawless Somalia, but is it raising an African Taliban?
Other aspects of the new regime are less welcome. As traditionally secular Muslims, many Somalis have been worried at how the courts have tried to shu...
Read More »Islam has tamed a lawless Somalia, but is it raising an African Taliban...
As a senior drill officer for Somalia's new Islamic army, Col Abukar Sheikh Mohamed is proud to have recruited some of the unholiest warriors ever to ...
Read More »Islam has tamed a lawless Somalia, but is it raising an African Taliban?
As a senior drill officer for Somalia's new Islamic army, Col Abukar Sheikh Mohamed is proud to have recruited some of the unholiest warriors ever to ...
Read More »Four Somali siblings mourned, laid to rest
Wrapped head to toe in white sheets that seemed to emphasize their innocence, the tiny bodies easily fit side by side, two to a gurney....
Read More »Somali militia vows to recapture port from Islamists
KISMAYO, Somalia, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A militia faction that controlled Somalia's port of Kismayo until it was seized by Islamists last month vowed on S...
Read More »Minneapolis City Council Removes Moratorium on Taxicab Licenses
Minneapolis, MN – (HOL) Minneapolis City Council passed Friday an ordinance lifting the long-standing moratorium on taxicab licenses, stirring anger...
Read More »Somali militiamen arrest dozens protesting new Islamic administration in key seaport
BAIDOA, Somalia Militiamen fired into the night to try and disperse hundreds of people who burnt tires, threw stones and vandalized shops as they prot...
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