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Islam has tamed a lawless Somalia, but is it raising an African Taliban?

OCT 08, 2006

As a senior drill officer for Somalia's new Islamic army, Col Abukar Sheikh Mohamed is proud to have recruited some of the unholiest warriors ever to ...

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Four Somali siblings mourned, laid to rest

OCT 08, 2006

Wrapped head to toe in white sheets that seemed to emphasize their innocence, the tiny bodies easily fit side by side, two to a gurney....

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Somali militia vows to recapture port from Islamists

OCT 08, 2006

KISMAYO, Somalia, Oct 8 (Reuters) - A militia faction that controlled Somalia's port of Kismayo until it was seized by Islamists last month vowed on S...

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Minneapolis City Council Removes Moratorium on Taxicab Licenses

OCT 07, 2006

Minneapolis, MN – (HOL) Minneapolis City Council passed Friday an ordinance lifting the long-standing moratorium on taxicab licenses, stirring anger...

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Somali militiamen arrest dozens protesting new Islamic administration in key seaport

OCT 07, 2006

BAIDOA, Somalia Militiamen fired into the night to try and disperse hundreds of people who burnt tires, threw stones and vandalized shops as they prot...

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'I just killed my family'

OCT 07, 2006

One by one, workers carried out the small, draped bodies of four Somali refugee children who police say were murdered by their father yesterday mornin...

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Top finance officials meet with bogus Somali delegation

OCT 07, 2006

The Finance Ministry and central bank fall victim to a hoax, receiving a phony Somali delegation that reportedly asked them to transfer billions of do...

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Five Questions for Madina Wasuge

OCT 07, 2006

The New Leader of the City's Anti-Racism Efforts Has Big Dreams for Hamilton and Its Immigrants. As Executive Director of the Centre for Civic Inclusi...

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Somalis protest against new leaders in Kismayo

OCT 07, 2006

KISMAYO, Somalia, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Somali Islamists arrested 35 people and shot in the air to disperse a protest in Kismayo against the new administr...

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Man Kills His Four Children, Injures Wife

OCT 06, 2006

(AP) -- Four children were found dead Friday morning in a housing complex after a man went to police headquarters and said he had killed his family....

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