Somalia

US shows Qaeda pursuit with Libya, Somalia raids
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US shows Qaeda pursuit with Libya, Somalia raids

US raids in Libya and Somalia that captured an Islamist wanted for bombing its Nairobi embassy 15 years ago show…
Suicide bomber, gunmen attack UN office in Somalia
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Suicide bomber, gunmen attack UN office in Somalia

A suicide bomber and several gunmen attacked a United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police and…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to send Arabic books to Somalia
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina to send Arabic books to Somalia

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina announced that Somalia is receiving the first batch of Arabic publications to support its national library and…
Somali Islamist rebels sentence French hostage to death
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Somali Islamist rebels sentence French hostage to death

Somali militants linked to Al-Qaeda said on Wednesday they had sentenced a French agent to death after a failed attempt…
55 people drowned off Somali coast: UNHCR
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55 people drowned off Somali coast: UNHCR

Fifty-five people were drowned, or missing and presumed to have drowned, after an overcrowded boat capsized off the Somali coast,…
Somalia’s tough Islamist question
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Somalia’s tough Islamist question

MOGADISHU — The National Constituent Assembly approved on 1 August the new Somali Provisional Constitution, which will be used until…
Somali militants hit Kismayo as African troops move in
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Somali militants hit Kismayo as African troops move in

African Union troops and tanks occupied Al-Shabab's former stronghold of Kismayo on Tuesday, but the Somali Islamist militants gave notice…
Lawlessness in Somali port after Islamist retreat
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Lawlessness in Somali port after Islamist retreat

Lawlessness is reigning in the Somali port city of Kismayo, where gunmen have killed at least three people since the…
Somali rebels claim killing of MP, threaten more assassinations
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Somali rebels claim killing of MP, threaten more assassinations

MOGADISHU — Islamist rebels said they shot dead a Somali lawmaker in Mogadishu on Saturday and threatened to kill every…
Somali president, Kenyan FM escape bomb attack
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Somali president, Kenyan FM escape bomb attack

MOGADISHU — Somalia's president survived an assassination bid Wednesday, just two days into his new job, when bomb blasts claimed…
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