US a peace obstacle (Gulf Daily News)
T he world is marking this week the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of children. The treaty enjoys the widest international support of any human rights accord – ratified by 193 countries; except the “US and Somalia”.

A passionate voice for refugees cause (Boston Globe)
When Halima Ali, a Somali working at a Boston refugee agency, learned that her own mother and her eight brothers and sisters had escaped Somalia s nightmarish civil war, but were languishing in a refugee camp in Kenya, she knew just who to turn to for help.

Somali sheep start arriving (Arab News)
JEDDAH: The first shipment of 246,000 Somali sheep arrived at Jeddah Islamic Port on Sunday after Saudi authorities granted permission to businessmen to import live cattle from the east African country.

Islamists seize southern Somali town, 12 killed (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Al Shaabab chase Hizbul Islam out of Afmadow town * Residents flee town, others loot property By Ibrahim Mohamed and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamists …

Rival Somali militia fighting kills 14: witnesses (Malaysian Mirror)
MOGADISHU -At least 14 people were killed Sunday in fighting between rival Somali Islamist militia battling for control of the southern town of Afmadow, witnesses said.

Somalis Sign Up To Fight With Yemeni Rebels (Middle East Newsline)
CAIRO [MENL] — The Iranian-backed Shi’ite rebellion in Yemen has recruited fighters from neighboring Somalia. Officials said Yemen has determined that the Believing Youth movement recruited hundreds of Somali fighters for the rebellion against the regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Somalia: Abusive Behavior in Puntland (AllAfrica.com)
In late October, the Puntland government arrested five men of Ogadeni origin. These men came to Puntland using Somali travel documents provided by Somali authorities in Yemen.

Iranian tanker escapes Somali pirates (Press TV)
An Iranian oil tanker has escaped an attack by pirates in Bab al-Mandeb in waters north of Somalia, a media report has revealed.

Islamists seize town in Somalia, 12 killed (Gulf Times)
Somalia s Al Shabaab Islamists said yesterday they had seized control of a southern town from the rival Hizbul Islam insurgents after clashes that killed at least 12 fighters.

International holiday (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Spread across a large row of tables was a unique kind of Thanksgiving feast. Congris from Ecuador, sambusa from Somalia and tamales from Mexico were just three of the dishes.

Health of Thai Union 3 captain deteriorates source (Itar-Tass)
NAIROBI, November 22 (Itar-Tass) — Health of the captain of the Thai Union 3 ship seized by Somali pirates has seriously deteriorated, Andrew Mwangura, who directs the Seafarers Assistance Program and mediates negotiations between pirates and ship owners off the coast of Africa, told Itar-Tass on Sunday.

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