Somalia – Somalia : A Man Executes His Wife With Pregnant in Mogadishu (AllAfrica.com)

Somalia : A Man Executes His Wife With Pregnant in Mogadishu (AllAfrica.com)
Mogadishu A Somali man has executed his wife in Wadajir district in the Somalia capital Mogadishu after seeing her having pregnancy for another man, witnesses and officials told Shabelle radio on Wednesday.

Somalia ready to escalate war against rebels (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s president swore on Wednesday to intensify his war against insurgents blamed for a suicide bombing at a medical graduation ceremony last week that killed 22 people, including three government ministers.

Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)
His comments come as Al-Qaeda second in command Ayman Al-Zawahiri claims that their brothers in Somalia are behind the recent deadly suicide attack at university graduation ceremony in Mogadishu, which killed more than 24, including three Somali ministers, doctors and students.

Australian ex-hostage feared he would die in Somalia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Freed hostage Nigel Brennan on Wednesday admitted that he regretted ever visiting Somalia and feared he would never survive his brutal, 15-month ordeal.

Freed photographer admits Somalia trip was risky (CBC Calgary)
The Australian photojournalist recently released after being held hostage for 15 months in Somalia says he was trying to highlight the plight of the people living in the country, but “it was maybe a risk I shouldn’t have taken.”

Freed Aussie knew Somalia risks (Herald Sun)
AN Australian photojournalist held hostage in Somalia for 15 months has thanked his family for never giving up hope.

Somalia ready to escalate war against rebels (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Calls on forces to prepare for offensive * Says insurgents have “humiliated” Somalis By Abdi Guled and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Somalia’s president swore on …

Somalia : Calm Returns to Elasha Village After Large Riot (AllAfrica.com)
Somalia Calm has returned to Elasha Biyaha village out of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, just after large riot against the Islamic organization of Hizbul Islam.

Somalia suicide bomber from Denmark (The Copenhagen Post)
A suicide bomb that killed 23 people in Mogadishu last week was detonated by a young Danish-Somali man, reports Berlingske Tidende newspaper.

Militant group’s move sparks Somali riot (UPI)
ELASHA BIYAHA, Somalia, Dec. 9 (UPI) — Somali students and residents of village near Mogadishu staged a riot to protest the actions of an Islamic militant group, witnesses say.

3 Somali soldiers killed (UPI)
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Dec. 8 (UPI) — Fighting between factions of the Somali transitional federal government left three soldiers dead, witnesses say.

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