Splits in Somali insurgency deepen as Islamist groups fight over port city, killing 5 (The San Francisco Examiner)
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA Fighting between rival Islamist factions over control of a key Somali port city killed at least five people on Thursday, residents and medical staff said, in the first concrete sign of a major split in the Islamist alliance threatening the fragile U.N.-backed government.
Ethiopian rebels deny helping Somali Islamists (Mail and Guardian)
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they’ll see this message. An Ethiopian rebel group denied on Tuesday it is helping Islamist militants in neighbouring Somalia who are waging a violent rebellion against the country’s United Nations-backed government.
Islamist insurgent groups turn on each other in Somalia – Summary (EARTHtimes.org)
Mogadishu – Clashes broke out between two allied Islamist insurgent groups in the Somali port town of Kismayo Thursday, leaving at least nine fighters dead, residents of the town said. Al-Shabaab and Hizbul Islam have been working together to try and…
SCENARIOS-What do rebel clashes mean for Somalia? (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Clashes between rival Islamist rebels in southern Somalia’s Kismayu port have raised fears that the fighting could spread to other parts of the country.
5 dead as rival Somali Islamist groups fight (KJCT 8 Grand Junction)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Residents say five people have been killed in fighting between rival Islamist factions over control of a Somali port city. Kismayo resident Aden Jibril says fighting between the al-Shabab militia and members of the Islamic Party broke out early Thursday morning.
SCENARIOS-What do rebel clashes mean for Somalia? (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Daniel Wallis NAIROBI, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Clashes between rival Islamist rebels in southern Somalia’s Kismayu port have raised fears that the fighting could spread to other parts of the country. [ …
