Somalia – Somalia: Fresh Fighting Breaks Out in Mogadishu (AllAfrica.com)
Somalia: Fresh Fighting Breaks Out in Mogadishu (AllAfrica.com)
Mogadishu Fresh fighting between the transitional government soldiers and Islamist forces has broken out in Derkenley district in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Thursday.
Somalia: Explosion Kills Children in Kismayu Town (AllAfrica.com)
Kismayu At least two children have been killed near Kismayu town 500 kilometers south of the Somali capital Mogadishu after a landmine exploded around where they were playing, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Wednesday.
3rd UPDATE: Pirates Seize Turkish Ship Off Somalia – Co (Nasdaq)
ANKARA (AFP)–Pirates on Wednesday seized a Turkish cargo ship and its all- Turkish crew of 23 off the coast of Somalia, a spokesman for the company which owns the ship said.
Pirates seize Turkish ship off Somalia (Sky News Australia)
Pirates have seized a Turkish cargo ship and its all-Turkish crew of 23 off the coast of Somalia, a spokesman for the company which owns the ship said.
SOMALIA: Young men running from militia conscription (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN More and more of the thousands fleeing fighting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, are young men trying to avoid being conscripted into the various militias, locals told IRIN.
Uganda: Museveni Hosts Somali President (AllAfrica.com)
Kampala President Yoweri Museveni yesterday received the President of Somalia, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, who was on a one-day working visit to Uganda. According to a statement issued by State House, the meeting took place at State House, Nakasero.
Somalia: MPs ‘Visiting’ Somaliland Capital (AllAfrica.com)
Hargeisa Three TFG lawmakers flew from the Somali capital Mogadishu weeks ago and spent some time in Nairobi, Kenya, before boarding a plane to Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland.
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