Fighting Continues in Mogadishu as Insurgents Attack AU Forces
African Union peacekeepers clashed with Islamist rebels in Mogadishu leaving 22 dead. Rebels had launched a pre-dawn attack on an African union base. They also attacked some government troops. The fighting continued through the morning as residents took shelter in their homes as they were being pounded by mortar shells and bullets flying in the [...]
Five Pakistanis Killed in a Somali Mosque
Five Pakistanis have been killed in an attack in Somalia’s Puntland region. Men in masks armed with weapons, entered a mosque in Galkayo and ordered six Pakistanis and one Somali outside, they said. They then opened fire, killing five men and seriously injuring two. Those targeted are said to be preachers from a religious sect. [...]
Gun Battle Between Somali Militia Leaves 17 Dead
Fighting between Somali clan militia’s have left at least 17 dead and 30 wounded. The fighting which began overnight intensified in the morning, forcing most of Haradheere’s residents to flee. The country has been torn by civil war since 1991, and the government of President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed controls only small pockets of the rubble-strewn [...]
UNICEF: Fighting In Somalia Puts Children At Risk
The fighting in Mogadishu, Somalia, between the transitional government and rebels has left nearly 100 thousand people homeless. About a third have stayed in the city. Among those trying to survive are displaced children living in camps or on the streets, many doing menial jobs to earn money. Many of the children are poor and [...]
Oil Tanker Crew Released By Militants
Six crew members seized from an oil tanker by Nigerian Militants have been released. The ship’s managers, EMS, said the six, including the Russian captain, were on their way to Lagos for medical checks. The militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend), said the release was part of a 60-day [...]
Al-Shabab Bars 3 UN Agencies From Somalia
Al-Shabab, the armed Somali anti-government group controlling large swathes of the country has said it will shut down three UN agencies and prevent them from working in areas under its control. Armed men from the al-Shabab group looted a UN compound in Baidoa in south-central Somalia on Monday following the announcement. In a statement broadcast on [...]
AU Troops ‘Intervene’ In Somali Conflict
Peacekeeping AU troops, have reportedly intervened directly in support of government forces in repelling anti-government fighters in the Somali capital Mogadishu. A spokesman for the AU force, whose remit allows them only to protect government buildings and defend themselves if attacked, told Al Jazeera its latest actions were a “show of force” and not combat [...]
Somalia: Threats Of Foreign Invasion
Somalia’s neighbors are pleading for urgent international help to prevent the strategic Horn of Africa nation from falling into the hands of foreigners bent on turning it into a haven for terrorists. Regional foreign ministers held an emergency session to rally support for a last ditch effort to defend the transitional Somali government against a [...]
