Nov
28

Somalia – Hardline rebels take Somali border town near Kenya (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Hardline rebels take Somali border town near Kenya (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Rebels suspected of links to al Qaeda seized a Somali town near the Kenyan border on Saturday, sending civilians fleeing towards the neighbouring country.

Hardline rebels take Somali border town near Kenya (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Al Shabaab seizes border town from rivals Hizbul Islam * Civilians fleeing violence try to cross into Kenya MOGADISHU, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Rebels suspected of links …

AU troops remain unpaid in Somalia (Press TV)
African Union peacekeepers have been operating in Somalia without receiving their salaries since May, an AU envoy says.

Plea deal offered to suspect in Somali exodus accused of lying to FBI agents (Pioneer Press)
Federal prosecutors have offered a plea deal to a man accused of lying to FBI agents investigating the exodus of Somali immigrants back to their homeland.

Hardline rebels take Somali border town near Kenya (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Rebels suspected of links to al Qaeda seized a Somali town near the Kenyan border on Saturday, sending civilians fleeing toward the neighboring country.

Hardline rebels take Somali border town near Kenya (Reuters)
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Rebels suspected of links to al Qaeda seized a Somali town near the Kenyan border on Saturday, sending civilians fleeing toward the neighboring country.

Brennan sees family for the first time (BigPond News)
Freed journalist Nigel Brennan has been reunited with his mother after 15 months in captivity in Somalia.

Brennan reunited with family in Kenya (Sky News Australia)
Freed photo-journalist Nigel Brennan has been reunited with his mother in Kenya, after 15 months in captivity in Somalia.

Al-Qaeda, Somali rebels cooperate: AU commander (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Al-Qaeda and Islamists fighting to topple Somalia’s government provide “mutual support” to each other, the head of the African Union peacekeeping force here told AFP in an interview.

Somalia: UN urges to end ‘inhuman practices’ (New Kerala)
New York, Nov 28 An independent United Nations human rights expert has condemned the series of stonings that have been taking place in Somalia, and called for an urgent end to such ‘cruel, inhuman and degrading’ practices.

Al Shabaab seizes border town (Independent Online)
Rebels suspected of links to al-Qaeda have seized a Somali town near the Kenyan border, sending civilians fleeing towards the neighbouring country.