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US calls for resumption of negotiations in Somalia
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States called for a resumption of power-sharing negotiations between Somalia's rival factions after government forces ba...
Read More »Islamic courts abandon Mogadishu
Ali Mohamed Gedi, the Somali transitional government prime minister, says troops have entered Mogadishu after the Council of Islamic Courts abandoned ...
Read More »Somali govt troops march into Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Triumphant Somali government forces and their Ethiopian allies marched into Mogadishu on Thursday after Islamist rivals abandone...
Read More »Somali pro-govt militias seize buildings in capital
BAIDOA, Somalia (AFP) - The Somali government said its Ethiopia-backed forces will enter into the capital Mogadishu in the "coming hours."...
Read More »Somali pro-govt militias seize buildings in capital
MOGADISHU, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Militias allied to the Somali government captured several key buildings including the former presidential palace in Moga...
Read More »Islamic Forces Abandon Somalia's Capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The Islamist forces who have controlled Somalia's capital for months abandoned the city Thursday after government forces advance...
Read More »Somali government to seize Mogadishu after Islamists flee
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A joint Ethiopian and Somali government force controlled the main routes into Mogadishu and was poised to capture Somalia's capi...
Read More »Ethiopian Forces Take Control of Somali City
LONDON, Dec. 27 -- Ethiopian forces backing Somalia's interim government took control of the key Somali city of Jowar on Wednesday, and were on the ve...
Read More »Somalis, Ethiopians sad to see new battles
Ethiopia’s military incursion into neighboring Somalia is not winning support from immigrants from either country living in central Ohio....
Read More »Ethiopian-backed Somali troops seize Islamist town, push to capital
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Ethiopian troops backing Somali government forces ousted Islamist fighters from a key southern town and moved closer to the capital,...
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