Somalia – Thousands fleeing deadly clashes in Mogadishu (AlertNet)
Source: UNHCR UNHCR is extremely worried about the worsening situation for the civilian population in Somalia which is, once again, exposed to relentless and indiscriminate fighting in Mogadishu and elsewhere in …
30 killed, dozens injured in renewed Mogadishu fighting (People’s Daily)
At least 30 people were killed and 83 others injured Thursday as fierce fighting continued between Somali government forces backed by African Union peacekeeping troops and Islamist insurgent fighters in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, medical sources said. The fighting, which erupted on Wednesday, resumed in the early hours of the day after a brief lull overnight with both sides claiming …
Somali official tells residents to flee battle zones as fighting flares for a third day (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Fighting erupted in Somalia’s capital for the third straight day Friday in some of the worst violence in nearly a year, as government-backed troops shelled the front lines of rebels trying to advance into government-held territory.
U.N. ends some food contracts in Somalia (UPI)
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 11 (UPI) — The U.N. World Food Program said Thursday it wouldn’t award new contracts to three Somali businessmen accused of diverting food aid to Islamic militants.
Thirty die in renewed Mogadishu fighting (2) (People’s Daily)
&$ &$Soldiers of Somali government forces run for cover at the frontlines of the fighting with Islamist insurgent fighters in Mogadishu, Somali, March 11, 2010. At least 30 people were killed and 83 others injured Thursday as fierce fighting continued between Somali government forces backed by African Union peacekeeping troops and Islamist insurgent fighters in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia …
Somalia: Africom’s First War (Scoop.co.nz)
Over 43 people have been killed in the Somali capital of Mogadishu in the past two days in fighting between Shabab (al-Shabaab) insurgent forces, who on March 10 advanced to within one mile of the nation’s presidential palace, and troops of the U.S.-backed …
Food aid for Somalia being diverted: UN (Taipei Times)
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 UN workers, a UN Security Council report said.
U.S. Man Detained After Al Qaeda Sweep, Shootout (KDKA Pittsburgh)
He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being a member of terrorist group al Qaeda and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.
