Somali insurgent groups merge
The al-Qaeda-linked Mujahideen Youth Movement in Somalia has announced a merger with a rival rebel group.
February 2, 2010 | Posted in Statements | Read More »
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Mogadishu shelling kills 12 civilians
MOGADISHU (AFP) – Heavy mortar fire between African Union peacekeepers and Islamist insurgents killed at least 12 civilians and left scores wounded in the Somali capital, officials and medics said Monday.
February 1, 2010 | Posted in Breaking | Read More »
UK students recruited for Somali jihad
STUDENTS from some of Britain’s top universities are travelling to Somalia to fight with a terrorist group linked to Al-Qaeda.
January 24, 2010 | Posted in Breaking | Read More »
Islamist rebels take central Somali town, eight dead
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed when insurgents from the hardline Hizbul Islam and al Shabaab rebel groups took a town in central Somalia from pro-government militia, residents and a rights group said.
January 22, 2010 | Posted in Breaking | Read More »
Al-Shabab denies Somalia blast link
A spokesman for al-Shabab, a Somali group opposed to the country’s transitional government, has denied responsibility for a suicide bombing in the capital that killed at least 23 people.
December 4, 2009 | Posted in Breaking | Read More »
Three Somali ministers die in bomb blast
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A police spokesman says three Somali Cabinet ministers are among nine people killed in a bombing that ripped through a university graduation ceremony.
December 3, 2009 | Posted in Breaking | Read More »
Security firm’s role in rescue under scrutiny
Amanda Lindhout and Australian photographer Nigel Brennan narrowly missed being shot or recaptured during the daring – and some are alleging foolhardy – nighttime rescue last week that freed them after 15 months of captivity in Somalia.
November 30, 2009 | Posted in Breaking | Read More »
Miltants tell UN to leave Somalia
Al-Qaeda linked militants in Somalia have warned the UN World Food Programme to cease operations in the country.
November 26, 2009 | Posted in Statements | Read More »
Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
LONDON – A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon.
November 20, 2009 | Posted in Breaking | Read More »
Sonic blasters see off pirates
A container ship repelled an attack by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia with the aid of sonic weapons, it was revealed today.
November 18, 2009 | Posted in Technology | Read More »
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