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Seattle convict who espoused radical views flees to Somalia
SEATTLE -- A south Seattle barbershop worker who allegedly espoused radical Islamic views fled to Somalia rather than show up in federal court to be s...
Read More »Million-dollar drive for flood victims
MOGADISHU, 22 Nov 2006 (IRIN) - When Sheikh Nur Barud went on television to co-host a fundraising programme, he knew his clout could move Somalis in t...
Read More »EU experts fear US could spark Horn of Africa war
BRUSSELS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - European Union experts say the United States is pushing to get a regional peacekeeping force deployed in Somalia and this...
Read More »States tied to Somali arms to confront UN experts
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A Security Council committee decided on Tuesday to give governments accused of illegally funneling weapons to Somal...
Read More »US Airways Refuses to Carry Muslim Imams
Minneapolis, MN (HOL)- Six Muslim Imams were removed Monday from US Airways flight bound to their home in Phoenix, but they flew back Tuesday on North...
Read More »Islamic forces take control of Somali town
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) - Militia loyal a powerful Somali Islamic movement on Tuesday stormed into a central Somali town, seizing it without clashes ...
Read More »WFP launches major air operation for flood victims in Somalia and Kenya
WFP has launched a regional air operation to provide fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to transport aid workers and humanitarian assistance to more ...
Read More »Weapons claims rile Somalis
Somali immigrants in Minnesota are expressing deep skepticism about a new United Nations report stating that Iran, Syria and other nations are floodin...
Read More »Gunners become runners
KAPENGURIA, Kenya - At least for one day, hundreds of warriors in northwest Kenya put down their guns and laced up their sneakers in a race for peace...
Read More »Uganda's president rejects UN Somalia arms report
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Monday dismissed as false a United Nations report accusing it and nine other countrie...
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