longwarjournal.org - 1/14/2009
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Two commanders of the al Qaeda-backed As Shabaab were killed during heavy fighting with a government-supported Islamist militia in central Somalia.
Shabaab leaders Mohamed Mohamed Salad and Mohamed Yusuf Nur were "martyred" in the town of Guriel during clashes with the pro-government Ahlu ...
news.yahoo.com - 1/10/2009
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MOGADISHU, Somalia Five of the pirates who hijacked
a Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a
$3 million ransom, a relative said Saturday, the day after the bundle of cash was apparently dropped by parachute onto the deck of the ship. The ...
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5 Somali pirates drown with ransom share - Yahoo! News
news.bbc.co.uk - 1/9/2009
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A Saudi supertanker that was captured by Somali
pirates in November carrying two million barrels of oil
has been released, reports quoting pirates say. A regional maritime group also said pirates had left the Sirius Star, Reuters news agency reported. ...
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BBC NEWS | Africa | Saudi tanker 'freed off Somalia'
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Bill Roggio: Shabaab and rival Islamist group clash in central Somalia
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... Operations Iraqi Province Control Bookshelf News Blogs & New Media American Forces Press Service MNF Iraq US CENTCOM Support the Troops Calendar Link to TVC Contact Congress Bill Roggio: Shabaab and rival Islamist group clash in central Somalia Print E-mail Wednesday, 14 January 2009 Somali groups vie for power as Ethiopian forces begin their withdrawal of the country. read read full story from Bill Roggio Next > [ Back ] ...
Somalia: Talibanistan In East Africa
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... Shabaab and a "moderate" pro-government Islamist group called Ahlu Sunna Waljamaa have been battling for control of central Somalia as Ethiopian forces pull out of the lawless country. The fissures between the hard-line Islamists and "moderate" Islamists, while real, will likely be patched over as the Islamist factions seek to consolidate power in the eastern African state and impose sharia, as they did when they gained power in 2006. The Islamists will likely set their sights on the semi-autonomous states of Puntland and Somaliland in the future. ...
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