Somalia urges Somali-Americans not to join rebels (CNN)
Amid the worsening conflict in his country, Somalia’s president made a plea for Somalis living in the United States to stop sending their young men to fight.
Somalia: AMISOM Forces Deny for Taking Part Shelling And Fighting in Mogadishu (AllAfrica.com)
Mogadishu The African Union peacekeepers (AMISOM) have denied a statement saying they were taking part the shelling and fighting in the north of the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials told Shabelle radio on Sunday.
Somalia: Fighting Spreads (Tulsa World)
A Somali man carries his wounded child to Medina hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, after a mortar shell landed in his home in Mogadishu during fighting between the Somali government forces and the Al-Shabaab fighters on Sunday.
Somalia: Top UN Envoy Hopes for Return to Stability in Somali Capital (AllAfrica.com)
Following gains made by Somali security forces over the weekend, the top United Nations envoy to the war-torn Horn of Africa nation voiced hope today that stability can soon return to the beleaguered capital Mogadishu.
Somalia: Fresh Fighting Restarts in North Mogadishu (AllAfrica.com)
Mogadishu Fresh fighting between the Islamist forces and government soldiers has restarted in Abdi Aziz district in the north of the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses and officials told Shabelle radio on Sunday.
Somali-American’s family: Who sent son to die? (CNN)
The family of a Somali-American man who died in Somalia have said they want to know who is responsible for recruiting him to join an al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgency.
Somalia: 25 Killed in Mogadishu Fighting, Govt Forces Claim Victory (AllAfrica.com)
Mogadishu, Somalia The fighting sparked on Saturday in parts of Mogadishu’s Abdiaziz district, where pro-government forces and insurgents battled over control of neighborhoods.
