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American Is Charged in U.S. for Activities in Somalia
HOUSTON, Feb. 13 -- A former Houston man has been charged in Texas with teaming with al-Qaeda in the East African country of Somalia to fight the inte...
Read More »S.Africa says better no U.S. involvement in Somalia
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The United States should not get involved in stabilising war-torn Somalia, where Washington's motives could be questioned, South...
Read More »Suleiman Hassan, Yemen “Now that my parents are both dead I am alone in this world”
SANAA, 14 Feb 2007 (IRIN) - Suleiman Hassan Al Haj Mohammad is an 11-year-old Somali refugee. He and his mother fled conflict in Somalia and travelled...
Read More »Ugandan peacekeepers ready to deploy in Somalia
KAMPALA, 14 Feb 2007 (IRIN) - The first batch of Ugandan troops is expected in Somalia within a week as part of an African peace-support mission after...
Read More »DARK SECRETS
SAY what you will about Ayaan Hirsi Ali, she fascinates. The Dutch-Somali politician, who has lived under armed guard ever since a fatwa was issued ag...
Read More »Somali Islamists seek refuge in Yemen
SANAA, YEMEN - Under cover of darkness, exhausted Somali refugees stagger onto Yemen's southern beaches at the end of a grueling and dangerous journey...
Read More »Somali minister survives bomb attack
MOGADISHU, Somalia (Reuters) - A grenade was thrown at a Somali government minister's house overnight and mortar bombs hit areas near Mogadishu's port...
Read More »UN: 30 migrants drown off Yemen
Geneva (AP) - At least 30 Somali and Ethiopian migrants trying to reach the Arabian Peninsula drowned when their boat capsized off Yemen, the UN refug...
Read More »UN council considers Somalia mission
United Nations, Feb 13: The UN Security Council was considering a British-drafted resolution to authorize an African Union peacekeeping mission to Som...
Read More »Uganda parliament votes to send troops to Somalia
KAMPALA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Uganda's parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously in favour of sending 1,500 peacekeeping troops to Somalia as part of an A...
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