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U.N. Hopes Somalia Resolution Averts War

DEC 07, 2006

NITED NATIONS (AP) - Hoping to head off a regional proxy war, the U.N. Security Council came to the aid of Somalia's virtually powerless government, a...

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More funds needed to cope with floods

DEC 07, 2006

NAIROBI, 7 Dec 2006 (IRIN) - The main challenge in responding to the flood emergency in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia continues to be providing adequate...

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Lifting of arms embargo dangerous, UIC says

DEC 07, 2006

NAIROBI, 7 Dec 2006 (IRIN) - The Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) condemned on Thursday a decision by the United Nations Security Council to lift an arms...

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Somali Islamists angry at U.N. peacekeeper move

DEC 07, 2006

MOGADISHU, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Somalia's powerful Islamist movement said on Thursday that U.N. endorsement of an African peacekeeping force will "add fu...

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Congo, Tanzania and United States of America: draft resolution

DEC 06, 2006

Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions concerning the situation in Somalia, in particular resolution...

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Fire Burns Down Part of Mogadishu's Bakara Market

DEC 06, 2006

Wednesday, Dec. 6 (HOL) - Part of Mogadishu's Bakara market got burnt again after some one left a fire in a kitchen unattended....

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Kenya's Muslim Leaders Deny Somali Islamists Recruitment in Northeast

DEC 06, 2006

As fear mounts of an all-out war in Somalia which could drag in neighboring countries, Muslim leaders in Kenya are denying allegations that Somali Isl...

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Flood Situation Report No 12

DEC 06, 2006

The Flood Response Plan was launched in Geneva today, appealing for US$18.2 million. (Total needs for ongoing flood response are estimated at US$28.6 ...

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Somalia official issues beheading threat

DEC 06, 2006

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Residents of a southern Somalia town who do not pray five times a day will be beheaded, an Islamic courts official said Wedn...

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Urgent Appeal for Peace in the Horn of Africa

DEC 06, 2006

To urgently take effective measures that will put an end to the rapid deterioration of relations between Ethiopia and the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC...

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