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Somalia fighters quit capital but remain a threat

August 7, 2011 by benim

African peacekeepers have forced Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamists to abandon their campaign to hold the capital Mogadishu, but the fighters’ retreat hardly ends the country’s bloodshed and could herald a wave of al Qaeda-style suicide attacks. As convoys of al … read more »

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Somalia’s al Shabaab militia leaving Mogadishu

August 6, 2011 by benim

Islamist militants fighting to topple Somalia’s Western-backed government were abandoning their bases in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday, a rebel spokesman and the government said. African peacekeepers and Somali government forces have been steadily wresting control of the rubble-strewn capital … read more »

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SOMALIA: Al-Shabab removes suspension from aid agencies in Somalia

July 6, 2011 by benim

Somalia’s Al-Shabab group announced that they took suspension from the international and local aid agencies to operate in Somalia amid severe droughts that hit the country. The group’s spokesman, Sheikh Ali Mahamud Rage [Sheikh Ali Dhere] said that Al-Shabab movement … read more »

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Somali Al-Shabaab vows to avenge bin Laden

May 8, 2011 by benim

Mogadishu – Somalia’s al-Qaeda linked rebels vowed on Saturday to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden and said his death would not hurt their fight to topple the country’s Western-backed government. Analysts have said bin Laden’s death is unlikely … read more »

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