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Somalia: Ethiopia Begins Pullout
Shabelle, 2 January 2009
A convoy of trucks loaded with Ethiopian soldiers, mattresses and other equipment left Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Friday, witnesses said. Read more »
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Somalia: Top UN Envoy Speaks Out Against Killings of Prominent Somalis
UN News, 2 January 2009
Denouncing the recent killings of several prominent Somalis, the top United Nations envoy to Somalia today called for an end to impunity and "lawlessness" in the strife-torn Horn… Read more »
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Somalia: Eight Die as Insurgents Attack Peacekeepers
Garowe Online, 1 January 2009
At least 8 people died Thursday in Somalia's violent capital, Mogadishu, after Islamist insurgents attacked African Union peacekeepers, Radio Garowe reports. Read more »
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Somalia: PM Defends Ethiopia Army Security Operation in Mogadishu
Garowe Online, 1 January 2009
SANA'Somalia's interim Prime Minister Nur "Adde" Hassan Hussein has defended an ongoing security operation led by Ethiopian troops in Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reports. Read more »
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Somalia: Heavy Explosion Kills Ethiopian Soldiers
Shabelle, 2 January 2009
At least two Ethiopian soldiers have been killed after heavy landmine explosion targeted to the Ethiopian troops occurred at around Three Biano building near Maka Al-mukarama… Read more »