longwarjournal.org - 7/25/2009
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Image of a Shabaab fighter from the terror group's website.
The two main Islamist terror groups battling the weak Somali government may merge into a single outfit.
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, the leader of Hizbul Islam or the Party of Islam, said he is working to unite ...
timesonline.co.uk - 7/23/2009
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timesonline.co.uk —
A gangster who fled to his native Somalia
after taking part in a bungled robbery in Bradford...
in which Pc Sharon Beshenivsky was shot dead was jailed for life today. Mustaf Jama, 29, was told that he would have to serve at least 35 years for the ...
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Somali gangster jailed for life for killing policewoman ...
directorblue.blogspot.com - 7/29/2009
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attractive!Depart from beautiful Sawakin in the Sudan and arrive refreshed at Bagamoya in Tanzania, seven adrenaline-charged days later!Bring your own high-powered weapons ...
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The Somali Coast Cruise Package is Back!
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Bill Roggio: Somalia's Shabaab, Hizbul Islam seek merger
Victory Caucus -- All Content —
... Saturday, 25 July 2009 Hizbul Islam leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys told a crowd in Mogadishu that plans for a merger are moving forward. read ...
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Image of Osama bin Laden from his latest audio presentation on Somalia.
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