Somali pirates seize weapons ship, attack tanker (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Somali pirates seize ship carrying weapons * Also attack oil tanker north east of Seychelles * EU force says that attack furthest yet from Somalia * Gunmen expect …
Somalia : Ahlul-Sunnah Displays Trained Army in Central Town (AllAfrica.com)
Somalia’s Ahlul-Sunna Waljama’a group which control most of Galgadud region has on Sunday displayed a uniformed military outfit that would maintain the security to the region.
Somalia : TGF Officials in Bakol Say They Are Continuing Plans to Retake Over Regions (AllAfrica.com)
The officials of the Transitional Federal Government in Bakol region have said that they are continuing plans they want to retake over the control of both Bay and Bakol region in southern Somalia, official told Shabelle radio on Monday.
SOMALIA: Life getting harder for Mogadishu displaced (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN Heavy rain, lack of medical services, few latrines and reduced aid have worsened the plight of the growing number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) camping on the outskirts of Mogadishu, sources said.
China eyes lead naval role against Somalia pirates – report (The Star)
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China wants to take a lead role in spearheading naval anti-piracy operations off the Somalia coast, underscoring its spreading military ambitions beyond Chinese waters, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday.
Somali pirates seize weapons ship, attack tanker (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Somali pirates have seized a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship loaded with weapons bound for the anarchic Horn of Africa nation in contravention of a U.N. arms embargo, maritime experts said Monday.
U.S., U.N. perspectives on food aid to Somalia examined (News-Medical-Net)
Emergency food aid to Somalia has been interrupted, partly because of a recent U.S. decision to delay food contributions to the country out of concern that it would end up in the hands of terrorists, U.N. officials said on Friday, the New York Times reports.
Somali pirates seize arms shipment (Financial Times)
Somali pirates have seized a vessel laden with arms being shipped to Somalia, in an incident likely to reawaken concerns about links between pirate gangs and factions in the country s long-running civil conflicts.
