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Fighting said breaking out near Somali govt base
MOGADISHU, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Fighting broke out on Friday between Islamist fighters and government troops backed by Ethiopian soldiers near the govern...
Read More »Somali Islamists Report Attack by Ethiopian Forces
Officials from Somalia's Islamist movement report heavy clashes between their militias and Ethiopian forces who back Somalia's interim government....
Read More »Floods increase risk of malnutrition, diseases
NAIROBI, 8 Dec 2006 (IRIN) - Floods in Somalia have destroyed meagre food stocks for communities that were struggling to recover from the effects of a...
Read More »Fresh floods hit refugee camps
Fresh rains have caused new flooding in north-east Kenya, compounding the misery of flood-hit Somali refugees at United Nations camps, the UN said on ...
Read More »'Heavy fighting' in Somali town
Somali government fighters, backed up by Ethiopian troops, have attacked Islamist positions sparking heavy fighting, an Islamist leader says....
Read More »Islamic militiamen fighting Ethiopian troops in southern Somalia town
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamic militiamen are fighting Ethiopian troops in a southern Somalia town, a top Islamic official said Friday....
Read More »Flood Situation Report No 13
During the week, IDPs were evicted from public buildings in Baidoa and moved to two sites in Baidoa town. Pastoralists who have lost livestock during ...
Read More »US troops join Somali refugee relief effort in flood-hit Kenya
NAIROBI (AFP) - The US military has said it would begin airlifting relief aid at the weekend to more than 100,000 Somali refugees left homeless by mas...
Read More »Statement on the Security Council Resolution on Somalia
Statement by Ambassador John R. Bolton, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, on the Security Council Resolution on Somalia, in the Security Coun...
Read More »One killed in Somalia clash
MOGADISHU - A pro-government fighter has been killed after Islamic forces clashed with militia from a semi-autonomous region in central Somalia, ratch...
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