Islamists overrun Somalia city as Ethiopians leave (International Herald Tribune)
After a failed two-year effort to shore up the Somali government, Ethiopian forces have completed their withdrawal from Somalia.
INTERVIEW-Somali Islamist leader wants peace with Ethiopia (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Abdiaziz Hassan DJIBOUTI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Somalia’s Islamist presidential candidate said he wants to make peace with Ethiopia, bring young militia fighters into a national security force, and …
Somalia: Somali Talks to Form Unity Government Starts in Djibouti (AllAfrica.com)
Migadishu A United Nations-backed gathering seeking further progress towards expanding the Somali Parliament and electing a new president of Somalia have begun on Sunday in neighboring Djibouti.
Ethiopia pulls last troops from Somalia (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Ethiopia pulled its last soldiers out of Somalia Monday after a more than two-year intervention to combat an Islamist movement in its Horn of Africa neighbor, officials on both sides said.
AU force warns of more suicide attacks in Somalia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia warned Monday that extremist Islamist militia were plotting more suicide attacks in Mogadishu after a weekend car bomb killed 22 people.
Insurgents seize city housing Somalia’s parliament (The Post-Standard)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) Witnesses say Islamic insurgents have taken over the city that houses Somalia’s parliament. Baidoa resident Ahmed Nurow says fighters loyal to the Shabab militia took over Baidoa late Monday after a brief clash with government militiamen.
Islamist rebel group captures Somalia’s parliament: reports (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Islamist insurgents moved into Somalia’s central city on Monday, reportedly capturing the African nation’s parliament building just hours after troops from neighbouring Ethiopia completed their withdrawal.
UPDATE:Moderate Islamist Leader To Vie For Somalia Presidency (Nasdaq)
(Adds quotes, details, background.) NAIROBI (AFP)–Moderate Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed announced Monday he was running for Somalia’s presidency, while lawmakers voted to expand parliament to include members of his group.
Ethiopia completes withdrawal of troops from Somalia (Vietnam Net)
Somalia and Ethiopia have both confirmed the complete withdrawal of Ethiopia troops from the war-wrecked horn of African nation. The last Ethiopian soldiers had left their base in the southern Somali town of Baidoa, a senior Somali government official said on Monday.
Ethiopia pulls last troops from Somalia (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
Ethiopia pulled its last soldiers out of Somalia on Monday after a more than two-year intervention to combat an Islamist movement in its Horn of Africa neighbour, officials on both sides said.
Somalia: Key Road in Mogadishu Reopened (AllAfrica.com)
Mogadishu The main road of Maka almukarama in the Somali capital Mogadishu has been reopened after a suicide bomb attack on Saturday near the AU peace keepers base around that road which left at least 15 and injured more than 20 civilians, witnesses told Shabelle on Sunday.
Somalia: 13 Killed in Mogadishu Violence Triggered By Suicide Bomber (AllAfrica.com)
At least 13 people were killed Saturday in Somalia’s war-wracked capital Mogadishu after a suspected suicide bombing triggered street fighting, Radio Garowe reports.
