Tag Archives: War in Somalia

Ethiopian troops need a mandate

Nairobi – A Somali government spokesperson on Monday denied that Ethiopian troops have entered Somalia to help fight insurgents despite several witnesses reporting the movement of troops. Abdirahman Omar Osman said Ethiopian troops would only be welcome if they had … read more »

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Somali lawmaker killed in Mogadishu

Mogadishu – Several armed and masked men on Wednesday shot to death a Somali lawmaker in front of his house in the capital Mogadishu, witnesses and colleagues said. Adan Bule Mohamed was killed after being shot several times in the … read more »

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Sudan Bashir rules out dual citizenship for Southerners

The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir on Friday made it clear that there is no prospect for Southerners living in the North to have dual citizenship if the referendum vote comes in favor of creating a new state. The oil-producing … read more »

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Sudan vote tests Obama’s Africa diplomacy

South Sudan’s independence referendum on Sunday marks the start of a new test for U.S. diplomacy in the region, which analysts say could yet present President Barack Obama with his “Rwanda moment” if violence explodes in its wake. U.S. officials … read more »

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Who’s funding Al Shabaab’s war in Somalia?

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Rake-thin young men wearing headscarves covering their faces shoulder AK-47 rifles and rocket propelled grenade launchers. They clamber through the ruins of Mogadishu, heading to the frontlines where they begin firing upon positions held by the Transitional … read more »

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Al-shabab vows they would kill all Ugandan, Burundian in Somalia

One of the high officers of Al-shabab Sheik Fuad Mohamed Khalaf has Thursday talked with more people in a mosque at Heliwa district in the capital saying that they would revenge for the Somali people bombed by the Burundian and … read more »

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Somalia: The biggest source for rebels’ arms is the government forces, official says

Somalia’s former military commander, Gen Yusuf Osman Dhumal has revealed that soldiers working for the UN backed government are selling their weapons to the Islamic militant factions who are fighting against them. Though the details of this process have been … read more »

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