Somalia, rebels clash in air wars (The Washington Times)
NAIROBI, Kenya | Last year, Somalia’s Radio Warsan was a pro-government station that vilified al Qaeda-linked insurgents. Today, it is in the hands of the rebels as they battle the U.N.-backed government on the ground with guns and on the nation’s airwaves with pro-jihad messages. As the propaganda war intensifies in the battered Horn of Africa nation, the government is using a newly modernized …
Fights between Islamists and Somali gov’t kills 17 (WFMJ Youngstown)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – A medical official says intense fighting in the Somali capital between Islamist insurgents and government forces has killed at least 17 people.
Report: Contractors, militants steal half of food aid to Somalia (EARTHtimes.org)
New York – At least half of the World Food Programme’s food supplies to Somalia’s needy people has been diverted by unscrupulous contractors, radical Islamist militants and even UN staff in the country, the New York Times reported Wednesday. The Time…
Death toll hits 54 from fighting in Somali capital (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The death toll from two days of fighting in Somalia’s capital between government forces and al Shabaab rebels has risen to 54, ambulance services said on Thursday as clashes subsided with both sides claiming successes.
World U.N. report: Much of Somalia’s food aid diverted (Japan Today)
Up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry people in Somalia is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and
Somali Islamist military leader killed (The Herald)
AFP. MOGADISHU. Gunmen yesterday killed a Somali Islamist military leader critical of his group s recent merger with the Al Qaeda-inspired Shebab movement, officials and witnesses said.
Somalia : U.S. Should Accept Islamist Authority, Report Says (AllAfrica.com)
Washington, DC The United States should accept an “Islamist authority” in Somalia as part of a “constructive disengagement” strategy for the war-torn country, according to a new report released here by the influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on Wednesday.
Dozens die in Somalia in two days of fighting (Independent Online)
Heavy fighting between Somali insurgents and pro-government troops has killed at least 43 people in Mogadishu over two days.
UN report: Much of Somalia’s food aid diverted (AP via Yahoo! News)
Up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry people in Somalia is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local U.N. workers, according to a U.N. Security Council report.
Somalia : Fighting, Shelling Restarts, Injuries Five Civilians in Mogadishu (AllAfrica.com)
Heavy fighting with shelling between the transitional government troops and Islamist forces has restarted in parts of the Somali capital Mogadishu, just days after heavy fighting continued in the capital that left more lives in the north of the capital.
