Somali clan fighting claims 20 more (UPI)
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 14 (UPI) — The death toll has risen to 20 in fighting between rival Somali clan militias in the Mudug region of the country, observers say.
French navy hands over suspected pirates to Somalia (Taipei Times)
French navy officers handed over 22 suspected Somali pirates to semi-autonomous Puntland s authorities and they will be arraigned in local courts, officials said on Saturday.
Somali forces ‘inefficient’ and ‘corrupt’ – UN (The Daily Star Lebanon)
NAIROBI: Despite international assistance the Somali government’s military forces are ineffective and corrupt, and it remains dependent on foreign troops for survival, a UN group concluded in a report.”Despite infusions of foreign training and assistance, government security forces remain ineffective, disorganized and corrupt,” the UN’s Monitoring Group
Somalia illegal charcoal exports fuel war within (TVNZ)
Illegal charcoal exports to Gulf states are a big source of income for rebel groups in Somalia, injecting millions of dollars to the war that has devastated the nation
Somalia : Avoid Military Option in Somalia, U.S. Urged (AllAfrica.com)
Nairobi Some Somalia experts in the United States are urging the Obama administration to negotiate with Islamist insurgents instead of facilitating a looming military offensive by the country’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG).
Somalia charcoal exports fuel war – minister (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Exports destined for Gulf states * Charcoal exports banned in government-controlled port By Abdiaziz Hassan NAIROBI, March 15 (Reuters) – Illegal charcoal exports to Gulf states are a big …
Somali forces corrupt: UN report (Brisbane Times)
The Somali government’s military forces are ineffective and corrupt, despite international assistance, UN experts have concluded in a report.
New Force Headquarter (FHQ) Sails For Somalia Anti Piracy Mission (Defence Professionals)
At 11.00 on the 13 of March, the next Flagship of EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta, the Swedish Warship HMS CARLSKRONA, departed from Karlskrona in the south of Sweden. …
Al-Qaida vet ‘takes over Somali jihadists’ (Space War)
Mogadishu, Somalia (UPI) Mar 11, 2009 – The reported takeover of Somalia’s al-Shebab Islamists by al-Qaida veteran Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, alleged mastermind of the 1988 U.S. embassy bombings in East Africa, could rally the divided jihadists as they brace for a U.S.-backed government offensive.
UN: Somali govt forces inefficient and corrupt (Malaysian Mirror)
NAIROBI Despite international assistance the Somali government’s military forces are ineffective and corrupt, and it remains dependent on foreign troops for survival, a UN group concluded in a report. “Despite infusions of foreign training and assistance, government security forces remain ineffective, Read more…
15 killed in fight over land rights between 2 rival clans in northern Somalia (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A clan elder in Somalia says a fight over land rights between two rival clans has killed at least 15 people.
