Somali president: Government on verge of collapse (The Star)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP): The Somali government is close to collapse because disputes within its ranks have allowed armed Islamic insurgents to take control of much of the country, the president said.
Somalia now in the grip of Islamists (Calcutta News)
Speaking from the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Somalian President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed has announced Islamist fighters now control almost all of Somalia.
Somali insurgents advance towards Mogadishu (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The President of Somalia, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, has said Islamist insurgents now control most of the country, and have advanced to the edge of the capital, Mogadishu.
Somali head admits militant gains (BBC News)
Somalia president says Islamist insurgents now control most of the country, and are approaching Mogadishu.
Islamist rebels whip 32 dancers in Somalia (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist insurgents whipped 32 people in Somalia Saturday after arresting them for taking part in a traditional dance in rebel-held territory south of the capital Mogadishu.
Somali govt says weakened by Islamist onslaught (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (Adds killings) By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Nov 16 (Reuters) – President Abdullahi Yusuf has admitted Islamist insurgents now control most of Somalia and raised the prospect his government could …
Rebels whip 32 dancers in Somalia (Independent Online)
Islamist insurgents whipped people in Somalia after arresting them for taking part in a traditional dance.
Somali president admits insurgents control most of country (EARTHtimes.org)
Nairobi – Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed has admitted that Islamic insurgents who have been making major gains are now in control of most of Somalia. Insurgent group al-Shabaab this week advanced to the edge of the capital Mogadishu and has s…
Somali Islamists publicly whip dancers (WHBF-TV Quad Cities)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – A spokesman for a Somali Islamic group says they have publicly whipped 32 tradional dancers because it is “Un-Islamic” for men and women to dance together.
