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Somali refugees pack capital after rebels quit
World
August 8, 2011
Somali refugees pack capital after rebels quit
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Thousands of Somali refugees, fleeing famine and years of violence, streamed into Mogadishu on Monday searching for…
Somali Shabab rebels ‘abandon Mogadishu positions’
World
August 6, 2011
Somali Shabab rebels ‘abandon Mogadishu positions’
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali Islamist rebels abandoned several key positions in Mogadishu overnight that were then taken over by government…
Fighting breaks out in Somali capital
World
July 28, 2011
Fighting breaks out in Somali capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Heavy fighting broke out Thursday in the Somali capital Mogadishu, after government forces backed by African Union…
Children abandoned on east Africa’s ‘roads of death’
World
July 25, 2011
Children abandoned on east Africa’s ‘roads of death’
ROME, Italy - Desperate Somali mothers are abandoning their dying children by the roadside as they travel to overwhelmed emergency…
Special from Kenya: Famine fuels mass exodus for hardship stricken Somalis
World
July 23, 2011
Special from Kenya: Famine fuels mass exodus for hardship stricken Somalis
DADAAB, Kenya - The dry heat beats down on the vast, arid landscape that stretches through northeastern Kenya. Torrid winds…
Somali militants vow to block aid workers
World
July 22, 2011
Somali militants vow to block aid workers
MOGADISHU, Somalia - An Al-Qaeda-linked militant group has said it will not allow banned aid organizations to return, meaning only…