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East Africa: 'Civil War' Breaks Out Within Al-Shabaab
IPS, 22 October 2013
For years the Islamist extremist group Al-Shabaab was seen as the most cohesive, united and powerful force in the failed state of Somalia. But it is now disintegrating like a house… Read more »
How United is Al Shabaab Militia in Somalia?
Experts say the group is now disintegrating because of internal divisions and power struggles within its leadership.
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Ethiopia: Al-Shabaab Takes 'Last Gasps' in Ethiopia
IPS, 21 October 2013
The explosion went off at 2:40 on a Sunday afternoon, on a tree-lined side street in Ethiopia's capital city of Addis Ababa. The area was a quiet one - home to foreign diplomats,… Read more »
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Somalia: 'Warring Militia' to Return to Kismayo Under New Jubaland Deal
Garowe Online, 23 October 2013
A new deal brokered during talks between Somali Federal Government (SFG) delegation led by Interior Minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled and Jubaland president Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed… Read more »
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Somalia: Osman - Cutting Remittances Will Hurt Ordinary Folk
Radio Dalsan, 23 October 2013
The decision by Barclays Bank plc to terminate its support for the money transfer operations that are a lifeline for Somali citizens and their families risks choking the fragile… Read more »
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Somalia: Gunmen Wound Somali Journalist in Mogadishu
Sabahi, 22 October 2013
Unknown gunmen seriously wounded Somali journalist Mohamed Mohamud Timacade Tuesday morning (October 22nd) after he left his house in Mogadishu's Wadajir district. Read more »
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Somalia: Heavy Fighting Between Government Troops and Alshabab in Bakol Region
Shabelle, 23 October 2013
government officials based in Elbarde town located in the southern somali region of Bakol confirmed to Shabelle radio that a heavy fighting between government troops and Alshabab… Read more »
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Imposes Blockade On Bay Region Town of Qansah Dhere
Sabahi, 23 October 2013
Al-Shabaab since Saturday (October 19th) has instituted a blockade on the town of Qansah Dhere in Somalia's Bay region. Al-Shabaab has turned back vehicles leaving Qansah Dhere en… Read more »
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Somalia: Somali Police Arrest Six Suspects in Connection to Beledweyne Attack
Sabahi, 23 October 2013
Somali police in Beledweyne have apprehended six suspects in connection to al-Shabaab's suicide attack at a busy market in Beledweyne that left at least 17 people dead at the… Read more »
