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Fighting breaks out at Somali Islamists' front line
KISMAYU, Somalia, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Ethiopian and Somali government troops clashed with Islamist forces on Sunday at the town of Jilib, where the Isl...
Read More »ANALYSIS-Somali PM's hometown victory only first step
With more than a millennium of enmity between Ethiopians and Somalis, who view their much larger neighbour as a Christian imperialist power, the quest...
Read More »Thousands said fleeing Somali flashpoint town
KISMAYU, Somalia, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Thousands of Somalis were fleeing the town of Jilib on Sunday, as Ethiopian tanks and government troops headed to...
Read More »Refugee family sues over lead poisoning
newsinsideThe parents of a two-year-old Manchester, New Hampshire girl are suing their former landlord and building manager, alleging that not enough ...
Read More »Ethiopian, Somali troops corner militants
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Thousands of Somali and Ethiopian troops closed in Saturday on the last remaining stronghold of a militant Islamic movement in so...
Read More »Not a shot was fired yet the Somali jihad was suddenly over...
Their fortress fell without a shot. After just nine days of clashes in Somalia's hinterland, the Islamists who had vowed to fight to the death abandon...
Read More »Local Somalis want peace for homeland
re than a thousand Somalis gathered in Minneapolis on Saturday to call for Ethiopian troops to withdraw immediately from Somalia....
Read More »Somali troops close on militants
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Thousands of Somali and Ethiopian troops were closing in Saturday on the last remaining stronghold of a militant Islamic mo...
Read More »Aid plane crashes in Kenya
Nairobi - A Kenyan plane carrying aid and fuel to neighbouring Somalia crashed and burst into flames on Saturday, but officials said all three crew su...
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