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Somalia: Islamist Hardliners Seize Key Town
Garowe Online, 17 May 2009
Rival Islamist militias continued to battle over control of territory in central and southern Somalia Sunday, as Al Shabaab hardliners captured the key town of Jowhar, Radio Garowe… Read more »
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Somalia: Al-Shabab Vows to Collapse Central Govt
Shabelle, 18 May 2009
Al-Shabab Islamists said Sunday they will continue fighting against the government until it collapses and the African Union troops leave the country. Read more »
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Somalia: Mysterious Blast Kills 17, Including 'Foreign Fighters'
Garowe Online, 18 May 2009
At least 17 people were killed Sunday afternoon in the Somali capital Mogadishu after a mysterious explosion occurred at a house where militants were lacing vehicles with… Read more »
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Somalia: The Battle for Mogadishu - Round One
Garowe Online, 15 May 2009
After more than a week of intense fighting between forces loyal to Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (T.F.G.) and its armed opposition in the country's capital Mogadishu,… Read more »