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Islamists under 'black flag'

OCT 20, 2006

Somalia's interim president appealed on Thursday for international help in dealing with a powerful Islamist movement he accused of operating under the...

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From T.O. to Mogadishu

OCT 20, 2006

In this dusty, broken city, past the pockmarked walls bearing the scars of countless battles, through the guarded gates of the Al Furqan University an...

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EU unveils Horn of Africa strategy, as diplomats expelled

OCT 20, 2006

The European Commission have unveiled a new strategy to encourage peace and stability in the conflict-prone Horn of Africa, as two EU diplomats were e...

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Somalia/Yemen: Thousands still crossing, dozens still dying

OCT 20, 2006

Despite a crackdown in some parts of Somalia's Puntland region, hundreds of Somalis, Ethiopians and Sudanese are still resorting to smugglers' boats t...

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War of words over Islamic Courts' role

OCT 20, 2006

NAIROBI, 20 October (IRIN) - An international forum trying to reconcile rival political groups in Somalia has urged the Islamic movement to refrain fr...

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Shir ku saabsan doorashada Mareykanka oo ka dhacey Magaalada Rochester.

OCT 19, 2006

shir si aad ah loo soo abaabuley ayaa lagu qabtey magaalada Rochester, shirkaasi oo ay ka...

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2006 Peace and Justice Week Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

OCT 19, 2006

On October 11, 2006, Mayor John F. Street of City of Philadelphia, presented to Mrs. Asha Haji Elmi a model of Liberty Bell as the City’s token of �...

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Ethiopia's Meles: Somali Islamists approach border

OCT 19, 2006

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Somalia's Islamist fighters -- backed by foreign troops -- have neared Ethiopia's border, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on ...

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US-backed panel bids to salvage Somali talks

OCT 19, 2006

Nairobi, Oct. 19 (AFP) - A US-backed international panel is to meet in Kenya this week in an attempt to salvage peace talks between Somalia's weak gov...

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Diplomats meet in Kenya to push Somali peace talks

OCT 19, 2006

The Arab League is mediating talks in the Sudanese capital Khartoum between the Islamists and the Western-backed but virtually powerless government, b...

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