Somalia – ‘Foreign fighters’ join Somali group (BBC News)
‘Foreign fighters’ join Somali group (BBC News)
An Islamist commander in Somalia tells the BBC there has been a recent influx of fighters from overseas joining their battle.
Somalia: Parents Appeal From Somali And Libyan Governments to Release Their Children in Libya (AllAfrica.com)
Mogadishu Duho Artan, a Somali mother, one of the parents whose children are detained in Libyan jails has Friday requested from the both Libya and Somali government to release their children and return to their country.
Leaders discuss new mandate for Somali force (Independent Online)
African leaders are considering a resolution to give African Union peacekeepers in Somalia a mandate to do more than just defend themselves from attacks.
15 Civilians Killed In Heavy Somalia Clashes – Witnesses (Nasdaq)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP)–Heavy clashes between Somalian government troops and hardline militia in the war-torn capital Mogadishu killed at least 15 civilians Friday, witnesses said.
Danger zone (BBC News)
BBC visits Somalia’s radical guerrillas al-Shabab
Somali rebels vow more attacks against peacekeepers (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Extremist rebels in Somalia said Friday they will continue attacking African Union peacekeepers, after fighting this week killed more than 20 people and left hospitals so crowded that patients were being treated in tents.
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