longwarjournal.org - 5/18/2009
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The newly formed Somali government is in danger of being ousted from its remaining strongholds in Mogadishu and central Somalia as Shabaab and Hizbul Islam took control of a key city.
Shabaab and Hizbul Islam seized the central town of Jowhar in Hiran province after several days of fighting ...
guardian.co.uk - 5/11/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
Document obtained by Spanish radio station says 'well-placed
informers' in constant contact by satellite telephone The Somali
pirates attacking shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean are directed to their targets by a "consultant" team in ...
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Somali pirates 'guided by London intelligence team'
timesonline.co.uk - 5/23/2009
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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 ...
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British and American fighters respond to jihad call in ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 5/19/2009
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news.bbc.co.uk —
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 ...
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BBC NEWS | Africa | Ethiopia troops 'back in Somalia'
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Bill Roggio: Shabaab on the offensive in Somalia
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... Monday, 18 May 2009 Shabaab and the allied Hizbul Islam are consolidating control of central and southern Somalia and are ousting Islamist forces loyal to President Sharif, their former ally. read ...
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Bin Laden urges jihad against new Somali government
longwarjournal.org 3/19/2009 —
Image of Osama bin Laden from his latest audio presentation on Somalia.
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Somali “Pirate” Wanted US Protection: He’s 16 Years Old
themoderatevoice.com 4/13/2009 — Of the four Somali terrorists in a life boat holding US Captain Phillips hostage, three are dead. Captain Phillips is alive and free and well.
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reason.com 5/7/2009 — As Ethiopia invades to break the power of the Union of Islamic Courts over Mogadishu and much of Southern Somalia, Benjamin Powell over at the Independent Institute argues that Somalia has been doing better without an effective central government of ...
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