Somalia: Ethiopian Soldiers Take Over Government Soldiers’ Base (AllAfrica.com)
Somalia The Ethiopian soldiers have taken over the control of Ex-control Afgoi which was a military base for the Somali government soldiers in Mogadishu on Monday, officials told radio Shabelle.
Somalia: Ethiopian Troops Deployed in a Provincial Capital (AllAfrica.com)
Garbaharey Ethiopian troops with more military trucks accompanied by Somali militias have reached in Garbaharey, a provincial capital of Gedo region in western Somalia, witnesses said on Monday.
Ethiopian troops enter Somali rebel area (Moldova.org)
Ethiopian troops have entered parts of Somalia’s Gedo region near the borders with Ethiopia and Kenya, forcing Islamist rebels to retreat, witnesses say.Area residents said insurgents with al-Shabaab, a fundamentalist militia with reported ties to al-Qaida, have retreated in the face of an advance by Ethiopian troops allied with Somali clan chieftains in at least three Gedo districts, including …
Somalia: Fresh Fighting Starts in Mogadishu (AllAfrica.com)
Mogadishu Fresh fighting between Somali Islamist insurgents and government Soldiers has broken out at Dherkenley district in Mogadishu early on Monday morning, witnesses said.
Central Somalia gripped by fresh violence (UPI)
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 5 (UPI) — An outbreak of violence in central Somalia has forced an estimated 50,000 people from their homes since the end of December.
Somalia: Four Islamist Insurgents Make Unity (AllAfrica.com)
Mogadishu Four Somali, Islamist insurgents in the Somalia capital, Mogadishu said Monday they made unity between them.
Journalists released in Somalia (UPI)
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 5 (UPI) — A British journalist and a Spanish photographer have been freed by Somali kidnappers after being held for 40 days in caves, officials said.
Somalia: Two Somaliland Officers Killed in Violence Linked to Voter-Registration (AllAfrica.com)
At least two military officers from Somalia’s separatist republic of Somaliland were gunned down Saturday in a bloody battle in Togdheer region, Radio Garowe reports.
Somalia: Nine People Incl. Four Ethiopia Soldiers Killed in Mogadishu (AllAfrica.com)
At least 9 people were killed in separate incidents of violence in Somalia’s war-torn capital Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reported Sunday. Four Ethiopian soldiers died instantly when a roadside bomb exploded in the outskirts of Mogadishu, witnesses said.
Frankie Martin: Doing the Right Thing in Somalia (HuffingtonPost)
An international stabilization force may well be what is needed in Somalia, but the tough groundwork will have to be laid first. And for this, the Somali people must be on board.
