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Xenophobia, Fear Follow Nairobi Blasts
Grenade attacks on a pub and a bus stop in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, which resulted in one death and several injuries, have left many living in fear, while Kenyan Somalis and Somali refugees say they feel they have become terror suspects by virtue...
Thousands Displaced As Fighting Flares in Mogadishu
Hundreds of families are on the move in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, after three days of fighting between government troops supported by African Union peacekeeping troops (AMISOM) and Islamist insurgents, local sources told IRIN.
To Talk Or Not to Talk to Al-Shabab
Al-Shabab insurgents remain a potent force in Somalia, but there is no public hint of talks on the horizon to reach a political settlement.
President of Somalia, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed Orders Thorough Cleanup of Mogadishu
The president of Somalia Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed on Monday went on a tour of the capital Mogadishu where he ordered a thorough cleanup of the quarters previously occupied by the militant Islamist group al-Shabab. How People Arrived Here: sinaay military...
Kenyan Leader Pushes for Support of AMISOM Mandate At United Nations
President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya called on the United Nations Security Council to provide necessary support to boost the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) since the withdrawal of Al-Shabaab militants in Mogadishu.
Al-Shabaab Militants Withdraw From All Key Military Positions in the Somali Capital Mogadishu
The Al-Qaeda linked Somali militants of Al-Shabaab withdrew from their all key military positions in the Somali capital Mogadishu, including their former hotbed Bakara Market, over night on Friday.
Somali Power Struggle Could Intensify As Premier Quits
The June 19th resignation of Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed could prompt an intensified power struggle within the country’s transitional government and negatively affect the ongoing offensive against insurgents in the capital, Mogadishu,...
Fierce Gun Battle in Mogadishu Main Market
Fierce fighting between Somali government troops backed by African Union forces and al-Shabab Islamist fighters has broken out early on Monday in Mogadishu’s main market, APA can confirm from the capital.
