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Somalia: Parliament Calls Urgently for Foreign Troops
Shabelle, 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… Read more »
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Somalia: Kenya PM Hints At Military Option for Crisis
Nation, 22 June 2009
Prime Minister Raila Odinga Monday hinted at a military solution to the crisis in war-torn Somalia. Read more »
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East Africa: Al-Qaeda Threatens Peace in Region
Nation, 21 June 2009
An Al-Qaeda force fighting alongside Somali extremists against the transitional government has sent ripples through regional capitals. Read more »
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Somalia: Islamists Attack Govt Call for Foreign Troops
Shabelle, 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. Read more »
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Somalia: Taliban Now Coming to a Guerilla War Theatre Near You
East African, 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. Read more »
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Somalia: Region Must Act On Conflict
East African, 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… Read more »
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Africa: As Attention Turns to Somalia Once Again
This Day, 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… Read more »
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East Africa: Islamic Administration in Kismayu Town Warns Kenya to Stop Intervening Somalia
Shabelle, 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… Read more »