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Radical Islamists linked to alQaeda set to take control of Somalia
Radical Islamists linked to alQaeda set to take control of Somalia
telegraph.co.uk — Hardline Islamists are poised to take control of large areas of southern Somalia opening a possible new... front in the war on terrorism. (more) Radical Islamists linked to alQaeda set to take control ...
Somalis may be leaving Minn. for jihad
Somalis may be leaving Minn. for jihad
usatoday.com — The Somali immigrant, who moved to the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" when he was 8, had good... grades at the University of Minnesota and called Muslims to prayer at his mosque, where he also slept during the holy month of Ramadan. But on Nov. 1, Hassan ... (more) Somalis may be leaving Minn. for jihad
Reports concerning Somalia - 751
littlurl.com — Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia UN SITE SEARCH: Home Resolutions Committee... Guidelines Annual Reports Selected Documents Monitoring Group on Somalia Press Releases Sanctions Committees ... (more) Reports concerning Somalia - 751
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Shakesville — by Shaker Llencelyn (Don't forget to check out the other happy-making contributions in the comments threads of Happy Posts One and Two.) Shaker Deadra is happy to live in a picture postcard, and to get to spend Christmas in one, too! From Shaker Blue Sky (careful, if you watch this, don't be drinking anything that might squirt out your nose): (Liss has offered her praise of that stunning work of art before.) Shaker Susan shares with us two photos from what ...

Pen-Elayne on the Web — Silly Site o' the Day Off to work on this Boxing Day. I still can't breathe very well, but Llencelyn at Shakesville told us the folks behind "Kenya" (aka Weebl) have just made a video about Somalia... ...and I just had to pass it along...

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Pirates overshadow humanitarian crisis in Somalia
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Islamists’ Advance: No Effect on U.N. Aid to Somalia
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An American Jihadi in Somalia and His Washington Friends in al Qaeda
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UN Envoy Calls Attention to Somalia Humanitarian Crisis
voanews.com 1/28/2009 — 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 ...
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africa.reuters.com 11/16/2008 — MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Islamist insurgents whipped 32 people in Somalia on Saturday after arresting them for taking part in a traditional dance in rebel-held territory south of the capital Mogadishu. Fighters enforcing a strict form of sharia law have ...
Dim UN support for US-sought Somali peacekeepers (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/17/2008
AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday there is almost no international support for sending a peacekeeping force to Somalia as proposed by the United States.
Arms embargo on Somalia 'constantly broken' (AFP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/19/2008
AFP - The 16-year UN arms embargo against Somalia is constantly being violated with weapons mainly coming from Yemen and financed from Eritrea, a United Nations report said Friday.
Analysis: Pirates, poverty mark US Somalia failure (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/20/2008
AP - The Bush administration inherited a mess in strategic Somalia and may be leaving President-elect Barack Obama with a worse one.
African Union holding talks on Somalia chaos (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/22/2008
AP - The African Union is holding talks on the violent chaos in Somalia.
AU extends Somalia mandate, will impose sanctions (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/23/2008
AP - The African Union will keep its peacekeeping force in Somalia for two more months, an official said, but there was little hope of deploying extra soldiers before Ethiopian troops pull out at the end of the year.