Somali Islamists: A potential ally? (Aljazeera)
There are some huge misunderstandings within the international community about the role that Islam and Somalia’s Islamists should play in the governance of Somali society and the de-radicalisation efforts.
Somali driver attacked in cab (Bolton News)
A TAXI driver from lawless Somalia told a court he had never been as frightened in his life as the moment he was attacked by a drunken thug.
Cops foil attack on Islamic cleric (News 24 South Africa)
Police in Somaliland say they have foiled an attack to assassinate a renowned Islamic cleric who is a critic of hardline Islamists’ suicide tactics.
Artillery attack targets AU peacekeepers in Mogadishu (Press TV)
At least three people have been killed in an artillery attack on the Somali capital Mogadishu.
Somali militia executes Shabaab rebel commander (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Ahlu Sunna spokesman defends killing * Pro-govt forces try to take Baladwayne By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Jan 10 (Reuters) – A pro-government militia in Somalia executed a commander from the …
welcome to the Horn of Africa (MalaysiaNews.net)
Yemen . The arms traffic is hardly one-way. Indeed, Yemeni ships are more often smuggling arms in the opposite direction, to fuel the terrible conflict in Mogadishu and south central Somalia.The captu…
Somalia : Body of Somali MP Found in Mogadishu (AllAfrica.com)
Somalia The body of one of the transitional Federal MPs has been found in a Muna hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials told Shabelle radio on Saturday.
Somaliland forces foil rocket strike on mosque (Gulf Times)
Security forces in Somalia s northern breakaway enclave of Somaliland said yesterday they had foiled an attack on a mosque in Hargeisa where the imam had spoken out against militant suicide bombings.
