added 2007 Mon Jun 4 1:45:20 by Deidre
Somalia's Prime Minister has narrowly survived a suicide attack on his home that has left at least seven people dead, including some of his bodyguards.
Somalia's Prime Minister has narrowly survived a suicide attack on his home that has left at least seven people dead, including some of his bodyguards.
added 2007 Sat May 19 16:31:30 by TimALoftis
How bad is it in Somalia? Bad enough that people fleeing the capital have been reduced to renting trees for shelter. It's the sort of thing that happens when drug-addled warlords roam the countryside, imposing taxes of 50 percent on aid recipients.
How bad is it in Somalia? Bad enough that people fleeing the capital have been reduced to renting trees for shelter. It's the sort of thing that happens when drug-addled warlords roam the countryside, imposing taxes of 50 percent on aid recipients.
added 2007 Sat May 5 5:06:00 by berkeley
It's true that shoulder-fired missiles could be used against civilian aircraft in the region. And the Chinese could give a nuclear bomb to the Ku Klux Klan. Germany could invade Poland tomorrow. All kinds of things could happen in this crazy world. But normally, in a "news" story, one offers some kind of evidence.
It's true that shoulder-fired missiles could be used against civilian aircraft in the region. And the Chinese could give a nuclear bomb to the Ku Klux Klan. Germany could invade Poland tomorrow. All kinds of things could happen in this crazy world. But normally, in a "news" story, one offers some kind of evidence.
added 2007 Sat Apr 28 7:51:58 by berkeley
The complete impunity with which Ethiopia and the transitional Somali government have been allowed to violate these resolutions explains the ruthlessness of the military assaults that have been under way for six weeks now.
The complete impunity with which Ethiopia and the transitional Somali government have been allowed to violate these resolutions explains the ruthlessness of the military assaults that have been under way for six weeks now.
added 2007 Thu Apr 26 20:13:26 by populist
A new humanitarian crisis is rapidly taking shape in the Horn of Africa where eight days of heavy fighting in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has forced about 350,000 people to flee.
A new humanitarian crisis is rapidly taking shape in the Horn of Africa where eight days of heavy fighting in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has forced about 350,000 people to flee.
added 2007 Mon Apr 23 19:03:26 by SageXparadox
asked Islamic insurgents and Ethiopian-backed government forces pounded each other with machine-gun fire, mortars and heavy artillery in Somalia's wrecked capital Monday, bringing the death toll from six days of fighting to at least 250, a human rights group said.
asked Islamic insurgents and Ethiopian-backed government forces pounded each other with machine-gun fire, mortars and heavy artillery in Somalia's wrecked capital Monday, bringing the death toll from six days of fighting to at least 250, a human rights group said.
added 2007 Fri Apr 20 21:38:09 by populist
Ethiopian forces battled Islamist insurgents in the Somalia capital on Friday as the United Nations warned of a humanitarian catastrophe with corpses left rotting in the streets.
Ethiopian forces battled Islamist insurgents in the Somalia capital on Friday as the United Nations warned of a humanitarian catastrophe with corpses left rotting in the streets.
added 2007 Fri Apr 6 2:02:43 by populist
European diplomats said Thursday that they were investigating whether Ethiopian and Somali government forces committed war crimes last week during heavy fighting in Somalia's capital that killed more than 300 civilians.
European diplomats said Thursday that they were investigating whether Ethiopian and Somali government forces committed war crimes last week during heavy fighting in Somalia's capital that killed more than 300 civilians.
added 2007 Wed Mar 21 17:57:05 by TechnologyExpert
Somali insurgents dragged soldiers' bodies through the streets of Mogadishu before burning them on Wednesday in heavy fighting that killed at least 13 people and injured scores more, witnesses said. The corpses of five soldiers--either from the Somali government army or their Ethiopian allies--were desecrated during some of the worst clashes in
Somali insurgents dragged soldiers' bodies through the streets of Mogadishu before burning them on Wednesday in heavy fighting that killed at least 13 people and injured scores more, witnesses said. The corpses of five soldiers--either from the Somali government army or their Ethiopian allies--were desecrated during some of the worst clashes in
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added 2007 Wed Mar 14 8:42:03 by Aidenag
A network of U.S. allies in East Africa secretly have transferred to prisons in Somalia and Ethiopia as many as 150 people who were captured in Kenya while fleeing the recent war in Somalia, according to human rights advocates here. The prisoners, include men and women of 17 nationalities and children as young as 7 months.
A network of U.S. allies in East Africa secretly have transferred to prisons in Somalia and Ethiopia as many as 150 people who were captured in Kenya while fleeing the recent war in Somalia, according to human rights advocates here. The prisoners, include men and women of 17 nationalities and children as young as 7 months.
added 2007 Fri Feb 23 20:30:21 by populist
The US military secretly used landing strips in eastern Ethiopia to launch air strikes on suspected Islamists in Somalia last month, it was reported today.
The US military secretly used landing strips in eastern Ethiopia to launch air strikes on suspected Islamists in Somalia last month, it was reported today.
added 2007 Wed Feb 14 19:54:42 by populist
Somalia's warlords are re-emerging and pose a threat to humanitarian aid deliveries to the needy, the United Nations warned Wednesday, as the government struggles to quell growing unrest.
Somalia's warlords are re-emerging and pose a threat to humanitarian aid deliveries to the needy, the United Nations warned Wednesday, as the government struggles to quell growing unrest.
added 2007 Tue Feb 6 22:03:38 by populist
From Afghanistan to Iraq to Somalia and Darfur. War, war, and more war.
From Afghanistan to Iraq to Somalia and Darfur. War, war, and more war.
added 2007 Sun Jan 21 12:48:00 by Aidenag
Mogadishu, Somalia's chaotic capital, is sliding back into anarchy after armed groups launched the latest in a series of hit-and-run rocket attacks yesterday. The transitional government is struggling to take control, raising fears that the city faces a Baghdad-style insurgency which could claim the lives of hundreds of civilians.
Mogadishu, Somalia's chaotic capital, is sliding back into anarchy after armed groups launched the latest in a series of hit-and-run rocket attacks yesterday. The transitional government is struggling to take control, raising fears that the city faces a Baghdad-style insurgency which could claim the lives of hundreds of civilians.
added 2007 Thu Jan 11 14:07:42 by Fabienne
From the article: "A key al-Qaeda suspect was not killed during Monday's air strike in southern Somalia, the top United States diplomat in the region has told the BBC. Somali officials had said that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, accused of masterminding the 1998 bomb attacks on US embassies in East Africa, was dead. Ambassador Michael Ranneberger also strongly denied reports that a number of civilians had died in the attack."
From the article: "A key al-Qaeda suspect was not killed during Monday's air strike in southern Somalia, the top United States diplomat in the region has told the BBC. Somali officials had said that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, accused of masterminding the 1998 bomb attacks on US embassies in East Africa, was dead. Ambassador Michael Ranneberger also strongly denied reports that a number of civilians had died in the attack."
added 2007 Wed Jan 10 13:01:51 by ekklesiawarrior
The suspected al-Qaeda militant who planned the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in east Africa was killed in an American airstrike in Somalia - "One of the items they were claiming was that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed is dead."
The suspected al-Qaeda militant who planned the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in east Africa was killed in an American airstrike in Somalia - "One of the items they were claiming was that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed is dead."
added 2007 Tue Jan 9 2:21:52 by Davepete74
A U.S. helicopter gunship conducted a strike against two suspected al-Qaida operatives in southern Somalia, but it was not known whether the mission was successful, CBS News reported on Monday.
A U.S. helicopter gunship conducted a strike against two suspected al-Qaida operatives in southern Somalia, but it was not known whether the mission was successful, CBS News reported on Monday.
