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timesonline.co.uk - 5/23/2009

British and American fighters respond to jihad call in Somalia

— timesonline.co.uk — Analysis: jihadis present risk to Britain | Youths recruited in Whitechapel Up to a thousand foreign fighters,... including Britons, have answered the call to jihad in Somalia and are leading street-fighting Islamist extremists in the war-torn capital ... (more) British and American fighters respond to jihad call in ...

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news.bbc.co.uk - 5/22/2009

BBC NEWS | Africa | Fierce battle in Somali capital

— news.bbc.co.uk — Pro-government forces in Somalia have launched a major attack against Islamist militants controlling parts of the capital,... Mogadishu. The forces said they had made some progress during fierce clashes - a claim denied by the opposition leader. At least ... (more) BBC NEWS | Africa | Fierce battle in Somali capital

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thelocal.se - 5/27/2009

Girl receives damages for genital mutilation

— thelocal.se — Published: 26 May 09 09:36 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/19668/20090526/ Dictionary tool Double click on a word to get... a translation A 19-year-old girl in Gothenburg has been awarded compensation after having been subjected to genital mutilation ... (more) Girl receives damages for genital mutilation

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Ethiopia troops 'back in Somalia'
The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely — May 19 BBC - Ethiopian military forces have crossed back into Somalia, four months after leaving, witnesses told the BBC. Their reported return comes as Islamist militants continue to seize towns from the fragile Western-backed government. One resident said he saw Ethiopian troops digging trenches in Kalabeyr, a key junction that links much of Somalia to the Ethiopian border. An Ethiopian spokesman denied the reports. Its troops left Somalia in January after two years in the country. When its troops left, Ethiopia made it ...

Rumblings from Somalia
Newshoggers.com — ... Some interesting stories coming out of Somalia recently that aren't directly related to piracy.  The first is a report from the BBC a few days ago that Ethiopia has sent troops back across the border four months after leaving.  The Ethiopians are denying the reports, but they've certainly done the same thing before, particularly before they launched the major invasion in December of 2006 after the Islamic Courts Union had virtually consolidated their control of southern Somalia and the US and Ethiopian-backed transitional government was about to be overrun. ...