Somali Fighting Worries East Africa


News Stories and Documents
Somalia:   Parliament Asks Foreign Troops to Come Within 24 Hours
Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
20 June 2009

The transitional parliament speaker Sheik Aden Mohamed Nor, better known as Madobe, Saturday held a press conference in Mogadishu and asked the international community to send foreign troops to ...

Somalia:   Kenya PM Hints At Military Option for Crisis
The Nation (Nairobi)
22 June 2009

Prime Minister Raila Odinga Monday hinted at a military solution to the crisis in war-torn Somalia.

East Africa:   Al-Qaeda Threat to Peace in East Africa
The Nation (Nairobi)
21 June 2009

An Al-Qaeda force fighting alongside Somali extremists against the transitional government has sent ripples through regional capitals.

Somalia:   Sheik Aweys Says 'They Will Fight With Any Foreign Troops'
Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
21 June 2009

Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, the leader of the Islamist organization of Hisbul Islam has said on Sunday that they will fight with any foreign troops that the TFG demanded on Saturday.

Somalia:   Taliban Now Coming to a Guerilla War Theatre Near You
The East African (Nairobi)
22 June 2009

Last month, several hundred jihadis came to link up with Al Shabaab's latest offensive, and now the Taliban are reportedly flocking to Somalia en masse.

Somalia:   Region Must Act On Conflict
The East African (Nairobi)
22 June 2009

THE DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION in Somalia, which last week culminated in the murder of the country's defence minister, Omar Hashi Aden, is a matter of grave concern across East Africa.

Africa:   As Attention Turns to Somalia Once Again
This Day (Lagos)
22 June 2009

Focus has been on Iran, North Korea and even Gabon, Somalia's predicament has been overlooked in recent weeks. As the situation in the embattled African nation has worsened dramatically as of late, ...

East Africa:   Islamic Administration in Kismayu Town Warns Kenya to Stop Intervening Somalia
Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
21 June 2009

The Islamic administration in the port town of Kismayu 500 kilometers south of the Somali capital Mogadishu has warned to the Kenyan government to stop intervening Somalia mainly Jubba regions in ...


Read comments. Write your own.





AllAfrica - All the Time

SELECT
SELECT

Most Active Stories

Topics