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Shabaab takes control of Somalia's seat of government
Shabaab takes control of Somalia's seat of government
Click map to view. Southern Somalia is now under the control of Shabaab and other Islamist groups. Map created by Bill Raymond for The Long War Journal . Al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia took control of the last stronghold of Somalia's troubled Transitional Federal ...
Somali insurgents take Baidoa after Ethiopians leave - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — BAIDOA (Reuters) Hardline Islamist insurgents captured the central town of Baidoa on Monday, an important stronghold of Somalia's fragile government and seat of the national parliament, witnesses said. Just hours after Ethiopia withdrew its last ... (more) Somali insurgents take Baidoa after Ethiopians leave - ...
The End in Somalia
yglesias.thinkprogress.org — The disastrous American-backed Ethiopian invasion of Somalia seems to have reached its ultimate conclusion today as the Ethiopian-backed nominal government totally collapses and Islamist insurgents capture Baidoa. Now we’ll have to reach some ... (more) The End in Somalia
UN Envoy Calls Attention to Somalia Humanitarian Crisis
voanews.com — Kilner report - Download (MP3) audio clip Kilner report - Listen (MP3) audio clip The U.N. Special Humanitarian Envoy appealed for increased attention to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, following a trip to the country. As Derek Kilner reports from ... (more) UN Envoy Calls Attention to Somalia Humanitarian Crisis
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Bill Roggio: Shabaab takes control of Somalia's seat of government
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Monday, 26 January 2009 The al Qaeda affiliate moved into Baidoa after Ethiopian forces pulled out of the western town, ending a two year occupation. read ...

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